Denice
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- Birthday 10/15/1952
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Remodeling projects, gardening and restoring classic cars.
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Roberta12 reacted to a post in a topic: Bisque firing quit at 1353 after 6 hours
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Are exhibitions or juried art shows worth entering?
Denice replied to Bam2015's topic in Business, Marketing, and Accounting
I use to donate pieces a couple of times a year, one was for AIDS and the other Hunger. I never got any business from them and I thought they treated the artist badly, I finally quit in protest with other artist who were treated badly by the committee. I didn't have any problems . my piece sold but the work that didn't got dumped on the sidewalk the day after the auction. One of my friends who is a well known metal sculptor had his work thrown out. His sculpture covered home is in tourist guide books. Denice -
Bisque firing quit at 1353 after 6 hours
Denice replied to Bear Creek Studio llc's topic in Clay and Glaze Chemistry
Refiring is need, speckle clay have a lot of impurities that need to burn out, I use several clay's that have a excess of impurities. I fire a slow C04 to keep my glazes clean. Denice -
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Full Shelves or Half Shelves in Electric Kilns
Denice replied to HenryBurlingame's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
Henry I am not sure the Corelites will break in half like the standard shelves, They have a grid pattern on the underside. Is there anyone who owns a kiln near you or a pottery class, you could help someone load and fire. I have a degree in ceramics but I will take a evening pottery class when they have a teacher I want to learn from. They are always happy to have help loading, firing and unloading. Denice -
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Full Shelves or Half Shelves in Electric Kilns
Denice replied to HenryBurlingame's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
I bought Corelite shelves for my new kiln, I have only 16 firings on them so I can't review them yet. I was a little disappointed when I got them I thought they would be a lot lighter than my old standard shelves. I guess at my age I should be happy with a little less weight. Denice -
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vacuum recycled clay to remove air pockets
Denice replied to philmid's topic in Studio Operations and Making Work
Slam wedging before you hand wedge and sometimes if your hand is twisting the wrong way you wedge bubbles back into it. I use my recycled clay for handbuilding or mold making, I don't hand wedge any more. I slam wedge clay from a fresh bag, I go a step further and put the bag of clay in a 5 gal bucket of water a day or two before. The clay comes out smooth and even consistency and soft enough for old tired wrist, fingers and hand to throw. If is is to soft I will pull the plastic down and let it air dry for awhile. Denice -
I have fired many large pots and sculptures that filled the kiln. Taking the kiln apart and candling over night is the way to go, I also use a shelf to build and fire it on, I pick one that is not in the greatest shape. I am getting ready to work on new sculpture, I have already figured out a way to make it in two pieces so I don't have to take my new kiln apart. It only has 16 firings on it and it is bigger around than my old skutt but shorter. The rings are harder to manage, I am not ready to bump, scuff and chip the edges yet. Denice
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Full Shelves or Half Shelves in Electric Kilns
Denice replied to HenryBurlingame's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
I have one purchased set of half shelves, eventually your full shelves break in half. I use them as half shelves, I always end with steadier stack when I use full shelves. Two half shelves cost more than one full shelf. Denice -
I add some ball clay to my 5 gal bucket of reclaim when I add more waste clay, just a handful and mix it in. I like to work with a clay that has more body to it so I can hand build with the recycled clay. I also use it for the original piece when I make a mold, you have to toss the original piece and first mold pull. Denice
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Kelly thank you for the informative reply, it gives me a little more hope that it will work. Me and my arthritis are to old to make another set. I could buy a set but I like unusual daily utensils in my life. Denice
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Clay recommendations for wheel thrown sculptural work
Denice replied to tman123's topic in Studio Operations and Making Work
Maybe you could contact the clay company and see if they have a technician that can help you with choosing a clay. I have had problems with Laguna's Buff clay cracking in slab type sculptures and B Mix has always cracked for me. I would be interested in finding out what the clay is that the clay company recommends. Denice -
I hadn't thought about the plates retaining moisture, I could put a salad plate in the oven and let it heat for a while before I test fire it. I don't need to refire the whole set just the plates. I probably should start using my china dishes, I no longer have a family to cook a holiday dinner for. They also don't sell well at estates sales, younger people aren't interested in formal occasions. I have extra sets of stainless silverware that I might as well start using everyday. I have been trying to talk my husband into putting in a pool table and getting rid of the unused dining room furniture. Denice
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You might also include your firing schedule, moisture in your piece is usually the cause of pots exploding or firing to fast. Denice
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I have been thinking about refiring some dishes I made 20 years ago. We use them for our daily dishware, the glaze is a dark cobalt blue developed by Tony Hansen. It is a glaze that is suppose to be durable on dish ware. I guess 20 years is to long to expect it to hold up, the surface of the plates look like a wedgewood blue now from utensils scraping against it. I still have some of the glaze, I guess I will just have to test fire and see what works the best Denice
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Denice reacted to a post in a topic: Is this an unusable wheel head? Please help me
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Is this an unusable wheel head? Please help me
Denice replied to Karo's topic in Studio Operations and Making Work
I bought a used Brent wheel that had a sticky foot pedal, everyone here of the forum told me it probably needed adjusting. I found a video on-line that showed how to fix it. It was adjusted totally wrong, I followed the instruction and put it back together. It ran like a new wheel. Denice