Marcia Selsor
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Got my 2 new raku kilns sprayed with rigidizer. Now they just need the kiln shed finished to get them protected from the weather. Last year it snowed -22" around Sept. 15th. First frost ( its late this year) is expected next weekend. Happy to have those kilns out of the studio. I now have 3 raku kilns outside the dining room patio door. It makes it easy to read the pyrometer.
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My extension to old wooden kiln shed weill have all metal clear story with windows and exhaust fans 2 barn doors and 14 ft ceiling slanting down to10 or 12'. I already have 4 kilns to go inside. My tiny demo kiln I built for taping my online courses. I have a sawed -ed oil drum with the tope third removed, a 2' high x 2'wide chamber to sit on brick plus my large pulley or topcoat kiln. Very excite to be able to fire in winter. BUT I do regret not being able to fire much this summer.
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From the album: Kilns
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This was my first solo kiln built in upstate NY using recycled hard bricks and new insulating bricks, Catenary Arch cross draft.I built the propane burners for the kiln with the access to the local HS metal shop. Built in 1971.
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attaching to rigid metal -
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these were developed from an idea of using small tiles in a sagger with a pot. The byproduct was intriguing and this is the result for more finished pieces. -
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the general form of the kiln -
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attaching a metal frame for rigidity
Marcia Selsor posted a gallery image in Browse Member Galleries
From the album: Kilns
need to give it some structure -
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these will sit on a 3.5 x 4 brick wall -
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this will go into my new kiln shed -
Concrete slab getting poured on Monday. Walls will follow shortly. This will be my new kiln shed for year-round firing ability ...as long as I can shovel my way out there!
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That's awesome Marcia!
In regards to the snowy walkway, just have a dedicate snowblower ready at the beginning of the path, and you can just easily clear the way, as you walk to the shed.
No need to pull a muscle, or tire yourself out, before you even start working.
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finally got an electric I can carry thru the house from back to front. ..after losing 20 pounds from shoveling. We had 200% normal snowfall last winter beginning with 22" in Sept.
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I do not envy those, in the Northern US, and obviously places North of that.
We get a decent amount of snow here, but nothing like that. I got my current snow blower at the end of a record setting Winter, in terms of snowfall.
So I did my driveway, by hand all season, then got the snow blower. We haven't had a season like that since...
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cloth..actually hand towels. I have one on a hook by my wheel. Marcia
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Taking my little demo kiln to Art in the Beartooths on Sat. for our art center's annual fundraiser. I will be firing saggars and obvara. The top piece will be auctioned off. Looking like nice cool weather for the event. Enjoy your weekend.
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my finger id for my phone never works. I think they may be worn down. Marcia
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Just got back from 3 weeks in Italy : wood firing at La meridian installed our group installation in the amphitheater, then took our work to a gallery in Faenza for a display, and presented talks at the Carlo Zauli Museum.Glad to be back home.
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50+ years of working in clay.Just back from Italy and a wood firing at La meridiana, installed an installation and exhibited our work in Faenza plus presented talks at the Carlos Zuali museum. I find the clay in Italy to work like a softener. My hands don't usually look this good when working in porcelain.
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its been a while, but how does one change the avatar?
I noticed many people not using images. I have been searching for info on how to change avatar. Use to be easy..just "make this my avatar".
So anyone know-how the new system allows changing the avatar?
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found it. changed it.
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It has been a pleasure watching you develop this new firing technique. Hopefully you will submit an article on the technical requirements required to produce this very unique glaze effect. I will catch up with you at NCECA soon.
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it's not a glaze but salts and water on an absorbent surface of terra sig. great fun.
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I stand and stare in that exact pose. When i need a kick in the butt, I read, start a home improvement project like shelves in the laundry room to raised garden beds, or clean and rearrange the studio. Take hikes, research natural objects, etc. I often get the AHA moments in my dreams. I just finished some surprise deadlines AFTER I delivered work to a gallery for an Invitational on May 11. I was a featured artist at 2 more galleries this past weekend. Now I am just relaxing a little bit. Fired new work this weekend using a hybrid technique of aluminum foil saggar chemicals in ceramic saggars. Discovered this technique may 5 so the first gallery didn't get any for their show. The second gallery is taking all the larger pots to the potential buyers house to see how they look on the built in shelves. This client purchased 4 $5000 paintings at the opening. Must be a HUGE house. These were large paintings. I find pressure to produce to be a stimulus to get the creative juices flowing. I am heading off to a wood firing at the end of next week. Plus an exhibition of our work afterwards. Marcia
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From the album: saggar, horse hair, feathers, foil saggars, Obvara
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QotW: Why?
Marcia Selsor replied to Pres's topic in Int'l Ceramic Artists Network (ICAN) Operations and Benefits
I did make mud sculptures and very just drip sand castles as a kid. In college I discover clay. I soaked up as much knowledge as I could. I focused all my art history research papers on ceramic topics relevant to each AH course I took. I designed kilns, built burners and experimented with glazes. Some of my happiest moments have been working in studios in the woods. After 50+ years, I am very engaged with the interaction of chemistry and firing marks on surfaces. It is my passion. And there is inner peace and there are stellar moments of excitement and discovery. I love it. never a dull moment.- 13 replies
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Marcia Selsor commented on Pres's gallery image in Browse Member Galleries
lovely glaze on the pitcher. I love the texture and the burnt orange color.
