Int'l Ceramic Artists Network (ICAN) Operations and Benefits

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1. QotW: How do you store your clay?

   By Pres, November 7, 2022   

   • clay storag
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   • oldlady
   • November 18, 2022

2. QotW: What's your genre, Fine Art, decorative, sculptural, or Functional?

   By Pres, November 14, 2022
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   • kswan
   • November 17, 2022

3. QotW: Do you synthesize, formulate  or modify the clay bodies for your use?

   By Pres, October 31, 2022   

   • clay bodies
   • clay additives
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   • glazenerd
   • November 5, 2022

4. QotW: What do working areas in your studio look like? Post a picture!

   By Pres, October 23, 2022
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   • Hulk
   • October 26, 2022

5. QotW: What are your favorite repurposed/modified tools?

   By Pres, October 16, 2022
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   • oldlady
   • October 24, 2022

6.  QotW: Which came first?

   By Pres, October 9, 2022
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   • neilestrick
   • October 12, 2022

7. QotW: What are some of the best places to inquire about and buy used pottery equipment? 

   By Pres, December 19, 2021
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   • Min
   • October 6, 2022

8. QotW: Do you have a favorite tool that you use with a lot of different materials?

   By Pres, October 2, 2022   

   • stick blender
   • galzes
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     • galzes
     • stains
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   • Kelly in AK
   • October 6, 2022

9. QotW: have you had to change any recipes or purchases because of supply chain issues?

   By Pres, September 25, 2022
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   • Kelly in AK
   • September 26, 2022

10. QotW: what item that you use in your studio came to you free, almost free or as a gift? 

    By Pres, September 11, 2022
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    • neilestrick
    • September 19, 2022

11. QotW: Is trimming just a clean-up job for you, or do you use it to enhance the bottom of the pot in some way?

    By Pres, April 3, 2022
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    • LeeU
    • September 14, 2022

12. QotW: What is your latest background "noise" in the studio? 1 2

    By Pres, August 28, 2022
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    • LeeU
    • September 11, 2022

13. QotW: How well do you represent yourself and  how much do you tolerate when dealing with your suppliers?

    By Pres, September 4, 2022
    • 7 replies
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    • Min
    • September 11, 2022

14.  QOTW: What tips do you have to make cleaning up your studio easier or more time efficient?

    By Pres, August 15, 2022
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    • Chilly
    • August 29, 2022

15. QotW: Do you or have you ever mixed your own clay for your studio, and if you do describe your equipment and working space?

    By Pres, August 21, 2022
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    • Chilly
    • August 29, 2022

16. QotW: Do you keep your glazes in a notebook, or some other paper depository, or have you gone digital with your glaze and materials recipes?

    By Pres, August 8, 2022   

    • digital records
    • glaze formulation
    • 3 replies
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    • Denice
    • August 19, 2022

17. QotW: Do you use or ever used a throwing aid of any sort due to a physical weakness/ailment?

    By Pres, August 1, 2022
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    • JohnnyK
    • August 3, 2022

18. QotW: Have you have opted for digital scales, or anything digital of late because of the convenience or because you grew up with digital?

    By Pres, July 24, 2022
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    • Bill Kielb
    • July 26, 2022

19. QotW: When reading the posts on forums do you have a tendency to like detailed information in long form or quick fix with supporting information?

    By Pres, July 16, 2022
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    • Bill Kielb
    • July 19, 2022

20. QoTW: Do you have any long standing orders that you fill every year for several years?

    By Pres, July 10, 2022
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    • Callie Beller Diesel
    • July 18, 2022

21. QotW: Do you take on custom work?

    By Min, June 30, 2022
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    • Piedmont Pottery
    • July 6, 2022

22. QothW: How would you help out beginners stuck working alone with their processes?

    By Callie Beller Diesel, June 15, 2022
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    • Callie Beller Diesel
    • July 3, 2022

23. QotW: What Were You Thinking?

    By Min, June 22, 2022
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    • Denice
    • June 23, 2022

24. QothW: Which intrigues you and motivates you most when working with or looking at pots: Form or Surface? 

    By Pres, May 22, 2022
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    • Pyewackette
    • June 9, 2022

25. QotW: Do you have a favorite tool for throwing or hanbuilding that you can not do without?

    By Pres, May 30, 2022
    • 6 replies
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    • LeeU
    • June 1, 2022