Denice
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- Birthday 10/15/1952
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Remodeling projects, gardening and restoring classic cars.
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Rae Reich reacted to a post in a topic: QotW: Have you had to reformulate any clays or glazes due to a shortage of materials?
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How fast did you fire it? Is it still sitting on the garage floor, if the floor is concrete you could have a uneven firing. The concrete is cold and will keep the bottom of the kiln colder. I understand that this is a small kiln, small kilns have to be set up correctly. I had one in front of a window but had to keep the window closed. It could really slow the firing and cool it down to fast. Small kilns already have a problem with fast cooling. Denice
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Hulk reacted to a post in a topic: QotW: Talisman, Bucket or other type of sieve for glaze mixing?
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I have a sieve that fits a 5 gal bucket, I bought it about 40 years ago. A few years ago the screen started break along the edges, so I went to the supply store and the same screen had a flimsy plastic body on it. My old screen has a heavy plastic body, my husband sealed the screen in with a waterproof adhesive. It isn't very pretty but it works and I have a really small sieve for test glazes. Denice
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MKG001 reacted to a post in a topic: Suggestions for pottery tool bag
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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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Suggestions for pottery tool bag
Denice replied to MKG001's topic in Community Marketplace – Buy/Sell/Trade/Free
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 -
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
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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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I’m in need of a water basin for my potters wheel
Denice replied to Sigintenough's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
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 -
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’m in need of a water basin for my potters wheel
Denice replied to Sigintenough's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
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 -
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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pottery007 reacted to a post in a topic: The Pottery of Sound
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Rae Reich reacted to a post in a topic: QotW: Slip, Slip with vinegar, Magic Water: What is your choice, and why?
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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.
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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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Thanks Neil for the reminder I was thinking one of them was called a Udu. Denice
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Pres reacted to a post in a topic: QotW: Where and how do you store your clay?
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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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Kemper Tools sold New Owner new Location in future .
Denice replied to Mark C.'s topic in Business, Marketing, and Accounting
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 -
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