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  • Birthday 10/15/1952

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    Wichita, Kansas
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    Remodeling projects, gardening and restoring classic cars.

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  1.    Hulk reacted to a post in a topic: Suggestions for pottery tool bag
  2.    Denice reacted to a post in a topic: QotW: Slip, Slip with vinegar, Magic Water: What is your choice, and why?
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    A tool bag that mechanics use might be something to look into. There are many different sizes and features, I have tool box trays in my studio, you couldn't carry them but they are very handy and inexpensive. Denice
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    It sounds like you need to have a neighborhood meeting to discuss how to handle your problem. To start with everyone should start keeping a folder on medical expense, the whole works time, date, cost, receipts, symptoms, loss of wages. I sure there is more cost to organize, cost of repairs, specialists, hotel expenses. Take photos of creepy growth on the walls and start researching the lands history. My town has had to reimburse families that bought houses in a area where large dry cleaning facilities were located. People started becoming ill especially children, after some research they found out the chemicals they used for dry cleaning was dumped on the ground for decades. Good Luck. Denice
  5.    Rae Reich reacted to a post in a topic: I’m in need of a water basin for my potters wheel
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    Actually the vinyl is for protecting your paint and cleans up easily, certain clays can stain your paint. If you are renting you would have to repaint. My first studio was a small folding top and chair, bowl for water and a few tools. I made mostly pinch and coil pots not enough room for slabs. I eventually bought a used small kiln, the garage area was so small I could barely fit it in. My husband used the garage to repair cars, the desk top and chair had to fold up so he could walk around the car. Every potter I know has had a crummy first studio, the studio situation in college isn't great. A lot of yelling going on you just have to ignore it. Denice
  7.    Hulk reacted to a post in a topic: I’m in need of a water basin for my potters wheel
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    I have a Brent with a large splash pan, I still get curls of clay on the floor when I trim. I hung vinyl wallpaper around my wheel because I will splatter clay when throwing. I actually love seeing the curls, it means that I am still able to work in my studio at the age of 71. To me a part of being a potter is having a mess to clean up. Today I am cleaning the studio so I can mix up glazes for testing and making a new mess. Embrace the mess. Denice
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    I haven't try to make one of these it is a idea that has been rolling around in my head. The ancient Greeks would put large gourds in trees. The gourds would have a hole in them and strings strung across the holes. They would have dinner al fresco and listen to the gentle wind creating musical tones from the gourds. I was thinking that I could make some gourds out of paper clay to keep the weight down. I grew some large Snake type gourds to give to my son, he has never lived anywhere long enough to hang them up. I finally have trees in my yard large enough to hang gourds on. Making your own gourds would be easier than growing giant snake gourds. Denice
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    I don't use any Chromium in my studio, I considered it dangerous to my health. One of the first things my glaze professor told us was to wear mask and gloves and don't use chromium if you have a open cut, it can kill you. I decided that there was different ways to make green glazes, I can live without chromium green.
  13.    Hulk reacted to a post in a topic: QotW: Slip, Slip with vinegar, Magic Water: What is your choice, and why?
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    If I just have short seams I use the clay body, water and lots of compression, I am to lazy to mix up some magic water. When I start on a large pot I will mix up some magic water, I really never noticed any magic in slip with vinegar. Denice
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    Thanks Neil for the reminder I was thinking one of them was called a Udu. Denice
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    I made some musical instruments for my son when he was in high school. I believe they were African, one you blew softly into the top and it had a hole in it that you could change the pitch with. It was a large vase shape. I think the other one you pounded on it like a drum. I didn't know to much about it, I just followed his directions and he cut out the holes. I found them on-line for $100.00 and higher for ones with fancy carvings on them. My son wanted to start a on-line business selling them, he didn't help me make any of the instruments. I told him I didn't want to spend all of my free time making instruments for him to sell. He was angry with me at first and decided later that it really wouldn't be fair to me. Denice
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    I have the same luxury so I don't buy very many at a time. Besides I like going to the ceramic supply store, look at the new tools and visit with other potters. I have been shopping there since 1968, I was one of there first customers. Denice
  22. Denice
    Thank you for the info on Kemper tools I am going to the Ceramic supply store tomorrow, I have been thinking about buying some new tools. I'll make a list before I head out. Denice
  23. Denice
    Like Lee my clay is indoors, the recycled clay is in 5 gallon buckets on dollies and the fresh clay is stacked in their boxes. I put my fresh bags of clay in a 5 gal bucket of water before I use it. I do that with clay that is on the dry side. I have found that by treating fresh clay the same way I don't need to slam it around to soften it that Cone 5/6 clay usually needs. Denice
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    When I was getting my ceramics degree I thought I came up with original designs. One week a professor gave us the assignment of finding a original design in pottery. I spent hours looking through books on pottery through history. Every time I thought I had found one there was another one like it further back in history. You were using a technique even if you copied it you can never quite get the same look. Copying is a good way to learn, I had one class where we were given a photo, the amount of clay used and size, we had a week to throw it. Usually there would be only one piece in the class that came close to the original. You should of said " there are mugs that look like mine, I was just copying the seams on my jeans." Denice
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    I used Mayco Fundamentals underglaze to achieve this look. A hake brush is my go to brush, do not put clear glaze over it. Fire it to C 5, if you are using a low fire clay you will need to find different underglaze. Denice
  26. Denice
    I am so happy that you are able to spend so much time in your studio. I hope you are able to get some big bucks for your works of art. It is always nice to know that someone appreciates your work and are willing to pay for it. I think I will make a sculpture of my dog when I finish making some repair tiles for a mural. He is a Chiweenie so he is on the small size, I could fit a life size sculpture of him in the kiln. My last dog would go crazy when I was working on a portraiture sculpture. I'd better start taking some photos, he looks like the dog in the old RCA ads. I think I will try that pose. Denice
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