Marcia Selsor Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Here are some pictures and results of the participants from the workshop. Went to the Palms' .St Pier for late lunch since we fired the last pieces around 2. We fired the two kilns for a total of 11 firings for Obvara, horse hair and feathers, saggar and raku. Coconut Shrimp was great. The Shrimp nachos looked good too. Marcia I think the Palm Street Pier was having a wake in the bar. I whole line of oldsters shuffled by doing the "locomotion" and a live singer was singing Amazing Grace when we left. Wild place! At our friend, Pete's,funeral the Shriners played Amazing Grace on Kazoos. There wasn't a straight face in the house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJR Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Oh! Stop it. Looks warm there. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 It was a beautiful day. We were wearing long sleeves! Stay warm. Spring will come! Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Sure looks like you had a great time. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 I will take one order of those shrimp nacho's please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabama Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 There is about a ten minute window of opportunity while primitive pottery is cooling down which designs can be drawn on vessels with organic matter. Ethnohistorians wrote about the Cherokee potters doing that with turkey feathers, in the early to mid-18th century. Vessel temperature needs to be between about 600 to 800 degrees F. Their maximum temps could only be 951 F. Your feather pot is impressive because of the sharp image. My favorite is the happy fish plaque. Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Thanks. They were both the participants pieces. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabama Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hey, Have you tried different types of flours and such, or are the results too good to mess with? It would be interesting to see what 1/2 to one cup of cornmeal added to the batch on the last vessel of the day would do. Carol Spindle wrote an article in Ceramics Monthly 1990, about African pottery of the Ivory Coast. There they boil large amounts of tree bark to make a solution of tannic acid, so they can dip the smaller vessels in to taint them a tannish color with dark brown splotches. The reason I mention this is your techniques are close, just different liquid solutions. There again what would happen if you combined the two and added your flour and sugar to a tannic acid solution? Acorns have lots of tannic acid in them, and all that is required to get it, is to soak them. You might want to see Carol's article, then ponder about the two methods. I think it is the tannic acid that makes the light brown patina and tannic oils floating on top that create the dark brown blotches. See ya, Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekah Krieger Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 such great pots and awesome information in this post! Thanks for sharing everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I do try different flours This time I used Stone ground hard red wheat. The temperature differential is critical. I had difficulty with some of the bigger pieces but eventually managed. Unfortunately they were time consuming and had to reheat the remaining pieces in each batch. I am not familiar with carol's article. I had all the CMs from the early 70s on. I gave them to my college when I retired because I assumed the CDs would be coming. They only got to the 1970s. I am exploring the wheat/yeast brew and that is plenty to keep me busy. But I will watch for a way to read about her information. Thanks, Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabama Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 ----I will watch for a way to read about her information.--- Thanks, Marcia The author is Carol Spindle, the title is Potters of the Ivory Coast, pgs., 54 - 60. Ceramics Monthly, Sept., 1990 I have a xeroxed copy, if you can't find one. It's one of the better articles on the subject. See ya, Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabama Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Don't believe spell check... It Spindel. I re-read the post too late, and knew I didn't get it wrong either times! Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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