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updated sat 27 sep 03

 

Connie Christensen on thu 25 sep 03


Tony wrote:
> There a couple of babes in my class that show their cracks and aim to draw
> your attention to it by a tattoo just a little north of The Great Divide.
> They also usually wear halter tops, so as a male teacher you ain't got no
> place to stand. Instead of them getting more attention, they get less.

Tony

I've had two uncomfortable situations in workshops I attended. One I wasn't
sure if it was intentional, the other I know he didn't have a clue.

The first one was in a hands-on workshop where everyone was throwing. A
women wore a loose knit shirt with sort of a wide neckline - and no bra.
When she leaned over to throw, everything was showing. There were a lot of
uncomfortable people around her.

The second was a male giving a workshop who wore a pair of loose shorts with
boxers underneath. Well, to put it bluntly, he should have worn jockeys,
there was nothing to hold things in and things were exposed. No one would
sit directly in front, they sat at the sides. So guys, if you're going to do
a workshop in shorts, maybe you should sit in front of a mirror first to
make sure everything is covered up.

And, how do you tell someone that things are exposed without being totally
embarrassed or embarrassing them even more?

Connie Christensen
Denver

Cecilia Wian on fri 26 sep 03


>
> And, how do you tell someone that things are exposed without being totally
> embarrassed or embarrassing them even more?
>
> Connie Christensen


Uhm, you just tell them? "Hey, you're showing a bit too much there." and
then smile.

Or,

You just quit being embarrassed by the parts of the human body?


Cecilia

Sheron Roberts on fri 26 sep 03


Well ya'll,
Down here below the Mason Dixon
Line, we would just slip up to the
guy and whisper,
"Your mule is peeking out the
barn."=20
Or in the case of an unzipped
fly, "Your barn door is open."

To the lady we would have said
"Cover them puppies"

Sheron in NC
grin, grin, big grin
ear splitting grin

wayneinkeywest on fri 26 sep 03


Connie:
I do not mean to start an uproar. Actually this has little to do with
actual clay.
That having been said:
Not everyone shares the western values of "modesty". It all depends on the
culture in which you were raised, I suppose. Just as some families are more
physical with each other, touching, hugging, and the like, other families
disdain
such physical contact. In this respect, we are all products of our
environment.

I have sliding glass doors on the back of the house I am in now, and it's
about
6 feet from the door to the pool. Am I supposed to wear a bathing suit at 1
am
just because "someone might see?" I personally don't think so. If they do
not
like what they see, they can choose to look in another direction. My
partner wryly
observed "...and if they do like it, tell them to throw money". (No one ever
has :>)

There is an old joke about a man brought in to court for "exposure" by his
neighbor.
When the lawyer for the guy pointed out that there was a six foot high wall
between
the two properties, the judge asked the woman how she could see what was
going
on in her neighbor's yard. She said "well, your honor, if you open my
second floor
window, and lean way out and look to the right..." The court erupted in
laughter, and
the case was dismissed.

Yes, persons should take more care about what they wear, especially in tight
circumstances like a class or workshop. That woman you describe certainly
knew
better. The guy didn't think about it, and should not have had to. The
angle just
happened to be wrong. Had anyone been looking from above, it would not have
been an issue.

My appliance guy came to our house last week. Had to lie on his back to
adjust
the oven burner (which sounded like it was taking off for Saturn). He wore
his normal
shorts. Our English boxer came up, nosy thing she is, got between his legs
and
started licking his thigh for some reason. When the guy got back up, not
only was
his face beet red, but very little was left to the imagination. These
things happen.
Is it a big deal? No. (Well, in his case it was :>)
We should all know by now what the other sex looks like, and realize that
modesty is
mostly a decorum for polite society.
It's not like exposure is an open invitation to procreate!

How do you tell them? Easy. Discretely mention it to them like it's no big
deal
because it really isn't, unless we choose to make it one.

Just my opinion, feel free to delete.
Wayne in Key West

> The first one was in a hands-on workshop where everyone was throwing. A
> women wore a loose knit shirt with sort of a wide neckline - and no bra.
> When she leaned over to throw, everything was showing. There were a lot of
> uncomfortable people around her.
>
> The second was a male giving a workshop who wore a pair of loose shorts
with
> boxers underneath. Well, to put it bluntly, he should have worn jockeys,
> there was nothing to hold things in and things were exposed. No one would
> sit directly in front, they sat at the sides. So guys, if you're going to
do
> a workshop in shorts, maybe you should sit in front of a mirror first to
> make sure everything is covered up.
>
> And, how do you tell someone that things are exposed without being totally
> embarrassed or embarrassing them even more?
>
> Connie Christensen

clennell on fri 26 sep 03


There a couple of babes in my class that show their cracks and aim to draw
your attention to it by a tattoo just a little north of The Great Divide.
They also usually wear halter tops, so as a male teacher you ain't got no
place to stand. Instead of them getting more attention, they get less. i
don't want to help them for fear i'll be labeled Pee wee Herman.
I luv women being sexy, but not in the pottery studio. I'm there to teach
and work. So as a general rule- I don't do crack.
Cheers,
Tony

Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King Street
Beamsville, Ontario
CANADA L0R 1B1
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com

clennell@vaxxine.com