personal disasters and the god of fire(ot)
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blackshirt5 said:
?? i really donot know, but i can find out. if you want a smaller one(thereby cheaper to ship), or just some melted bricks i can check. the bricks are actually quite beautiful (to me) with a dark green/black glaze on them...shame really.
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alsih2o said:
Melted bricks would be great, when you find out how much they'll be to ship, lemme know and we'll work out a method of payment.
I agree, melted bricks are especially beautiful, I've been trying to get some debris from this house around the corner that burned a few months ago, but the house was very unstable and now they've torn it down. Bummer.
Well Clay, lemme see what I can come up with. Firstly, are you just going back to work long enough to save some cash for a new kiln and pay some bills? If so, then what you do isn;t as important as making as much money as possible over a short term. There are some jobs for unskilled laborers out there that pay well but usually they require travel (I had a friend that went to Alaska one summer to be on a fishing boat and he earned a ton of money, but it was dangerous and very very hard work.) You live in the South, do they have Oil in Tennessee? Roughnecking is hard and dangerous and pays well. Not into danger? Why not use you skills as an artist in a different direction?
Can you get a job in a hobby or art store? I worked as a framer for a while. I was still allowed some creativity and I got to build beautiful frames and help people make their homes and offices more pleasant. It was prety rewarding and I also was able to update my personal art collection with new frames at very little cost. Also, it's a hobby or art store so you could do a little networking and mett some people who may tun into patrons. How about a flower shop? May not even have to cut your hair for that one. Arranging flowers is cool and you might be able to sell some pots as vases or something (if you have any in stock and unspoiled by brick meltage.)
You seem a personable fellow from the chat channel and from these boards, have you considered waiting tables? If you can get in a better place (busy is as good as fancy in a lot of cases) then you can make a lot of money in tips. It's not the best work, but if you are only looking short term then it's not so bad. Also, if public school goes year round in your area, you could always try to be a substitute teacher in art. Your resume speaks for itself and honestly, if Memphis is like San Angelo, Texas, then the requirements are not too stringent. Of course you have to work with jackass kids that don't want to be there a lot of times, but you may be able to impress them and who knows, maybe you'd influence the next Michaelangelo, Dali or Chagal? I'll try and think of some more later.
Can you get a job in a hobby or art store? I worked as a framer for a while. I was still allowed some creativity and I got to build beautiful frames and help people make their homes and offices more pleasant. It was prety rewarding and I also was able to update my personal art collection with new frames at very little cost. Also, it's a hobby or art store so you could do a little networking and mett some people who may tun into patrons. How about a flower shop? May not even have to cut your hair for that one. Arranging flowers is cool and you might be able to sell some pots as vases or something (if you have any in stock and unspoiled by brick meltage.)
You seem a personable fellow from the chat channel and from these boards, have you considered waiting tables? If you can get in a better place (busy is as good as fancy in a lot of cases) then you can make a lot of money in tips. It's not the best work, but if you are only looking short term then it's not so bad. Also, if public school goes year round in your area, you could always try to be a substitute teacher in art. Your resume speaks for itself and honestly, if Memphis is like San Angelo, Texas, then the requirements are not too stringent. Of course you have to work with jackass kids that don't want to be there a lot of times, but you may be able to impress them and who knows, maybe you'd influence the next Michaelangelo, Dali or Chagal? I'll try and think of some more later.
You do some good work. I'm sorry to hear about the disaster.
You might contact some of the local colleges about teaching art--and they may have some facilities for you to use as well. Of course, you may have already tried that a long time ago, or concluded that you weren't tempermentally suited for it.
Best of luck in the job search.
You might contact some of the local colleges about teaching art--and they may have some facilities for you to use as well. Of course, you may have already tried that a long time ago, or concluded that you weren't tempermentally suited for it.
Best of luck in the job search.
Ashardalon
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Sorry to hear that, alsih2o!
alsih2o
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Harlock said:
bingo, i hope i have not overstated myself here. i am not in danger of missing meals or losing the house or any of that. i just have to go to work to get enough money to rebuild, around 4k.
it is not a life crushing event or anything, just a bummer of magnitude and a reality check
the Jester
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Bummer!
Here's hoping things work out for you- and that you can get another kiln put together quickly.
Here's hoping things work out for you- and that you can get another kiln put together quickly.
Mathew_Freeman
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Clay, speaking as someone who's met you - you seriously don't deserve this. I'm so sorry for you, but I'm sure you can pick yourself up and turn it around.
You know we're all rooting for you.
You know we're all rooting for you.
Mark
CreativeMountainGames.com
I am terribly sorry to hear about this set back.
As I understand it, you need about 1,500 fire bricks to rebuild the kiln and those babies aren't cheap (collectively). Hopefully another municipal project will surface to help supplement things. It'd be a shame to take so much time away from your pottery crafting to do something so mundane but whatever gets the bucks rolling in so you can follow the dream will have to do. I hope that you can find something quickly, and that is lucrative, to get you back on course soon.
All the best to you, Clayman!
As I understand it, you need about 1,500 fire bricks to rebuild the kiln and those babies aren't cheap (collectively). Hopefully another municipal project will surface to help supplement things. It'd be a shame to take so much time away from your pottery crafting to do something so mundane but whatever gets the bucks rolling in so you can follow the dream will have to do. I hope that you can find something quickly, and that is lucrative, to get you back on course soon.
All the best to you, Clayman!
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