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Foot Impression?


maya

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99% of the time I make flat, handbuilt platters using my slab roller........but every once in a while I'll make a bowl shaped platter with a foot.  Invariably, no matter how gentle or how unobtrusively I try to place the foot, it always leaves an impression, albeit a very faint one at times, on the other side.

 

Any suggestions on how to place a foot without any evidence of its presence on the inside of the bowl?

 

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It appears to me that your foot ring is too small; the weight of the sides is not being supported and during firing, slumping -- revealing the foot ring. Try moving the foot ring more towards the shoulder of the bowl -- where the sides and bottom start to curve.

 

It could also be the result of putting the foot ring on while the clay is soft; again not being able to support the weight of the bowl.

 

How are you forming the bowl? Slump mold or hump mold. If a hump mold, you should be able to put a foot ring on while the plate is still on the mold, then turning it over after it is more firm/leather hard -- and able to support the bowl.

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I had the wish to do this type of thing way back. Wanted the bottom of the form with a narrow foot. Had the same slab slumping problem. Solved it part way by adding a second ring on the outside of the first, but did not attach it. In the glaze firing I waxed a line to the outer ring, and set the piece as before. Did not have glaze completely on the bottom, but then it was a decorative piece.

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Thank you for your comments.......... I've already gone the no foot route, but making a larger foot sounds like it might work.  I will try that, as well as perhaps waiting longer than I have been waiting.

 

I am enjoying the look of these pieces ---- finding objects to make all the different sized holes has been a challenge......... :))

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  • 3 weeks later...

I just saw 'oldlady' comment regarding the textile piece on which the bowl is placed. I totally agree. STUNNING-- Would love to know ? designer, location, anything about the piece. I'm thinking the design could be an inspiration data point for the majolica technique, huh?

Would it be considered 'out of place' if you could attach a photo of just the textile?

When I resize my photo, I would to post a photo of what my instructor did with the watercolor technique.

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