Benzine
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Submit Your Community Challenge Ideas
Benzine replied to High Bridge Pottery's topic in Studio Operations and Making Work
grype, I like it... Mainly because they are parts of my idea... hehehe... -
Submit Your Community Challenge Ideas
Benzine replied to High Bridge Pottery's topic in Studio Operations and Making Work
I made some suggestions in the original thread. Some type of theme, like "Nature" or "Technology". Or since it's the first contest, we could do a "My Style" or "Self-Portrait". It would just be making something that describes you, not an actual depiction of yourself... unless of course that is your style. -
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From the album: Child's Tea Set
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From the album: Child's Tea Set
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Making some jars as gifts, but couldn't work on them the last couple nights, and I have Parent/ Teacher Conferences tomorrow. So it's like caring for plants. I water them, so they don't dry out, otherwise, they just sit there...
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use some miracle grow and they will get taller
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Oh no Crusty, I'm not falling for that again. Last time I did that, not only did they not get any bigger, but the fumes they gave off, when fired, were nasty!... But on the plus side, the fumes gave me the ability to taste colors.....
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Colors must taste like bat poop.
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Did a Raku Firing with my Art Club students yesterday. A good time was had, great results, despite it being the coldest temperature we had fired in.
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What's the coldest you've had success at?
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Well, this one was 20 F, when we started. It was in the teens, by the time we got through all three loads.
That is probably the coolest, that I've fired in. The only difference, that I've found that it makes, is how comfortable I am, while firing. It was a little chilly the other night. The students went inside, from time to time, but I was minding the kiln, so I was outside nearly the entire time.
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From the album: Low Fire Glaze Combos
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From the album: Low Fire Glaze Combos
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From the album: Low Fire Glaze Combos
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From the album: Low Fire Glaze Combos
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Raku firing on a crisp Fall evening. A student project, one of my own, and some test tiles.
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Luckily, yes I do.
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did you like the results ?
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Yes, fairly happy with the results. A vase, was supposed to have a blue lower portion, but turned out more copper-ish because of the reduction. I've accepted this part of Raku firing. The student project turned out great, but had some dunting, probably because of interior glaze thickness.
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The moment, when you just realized, that you forgot to ask a student, if they poked a vent hole in their intricate sculpture, that you are now firing...
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No worries. The student came in, and they vented it, through the mouth that was part of the sculpture.
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Yo've taught them well!!
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I try. This student though, extremely talented, and will spend hours on these incredible, subtle details. But sometimes, will ignore things that are the most obvious.
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From the album: Raku Sculpture
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From the album: Raku Sculpture
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From the album: Raku Sculpture
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From the album: Raku Sculpture
The sculpture turned out well overall. A couple pf the glazes didn't reduce as much as I would have like, so the color is a bit off in spots. However, nothing broke, or even cracked during either firing....Must have been the expertise of the artist... -
Just got done reclaiming the heaping clay bin from my classroom, by hand. What, you think my arms got this toned by sitting around all day?
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Typical teacher . . . getting the big bucks for playing around in clay all day.
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Yeah,my Dad at loss how to explain my teaching job said I played with clay until my arms got tired and then played some more on the computer I didn't teach, had two playrooms. Ben your arms will recover, just as the clay recycled has.
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Honestly, wedging never really tires me out that much. Give me a few minutes, a quick drink and a snack, and I'm ready to go.
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Raining outside, throwing mugs for graduation gifts inside.
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Is it common practice for art teachers to make grad mugs in the US?
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no, but often a courtesy and sign of respect.
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I usually end up with 15-20 a year, but always have. a few extra. I'm trying to include a letter tile opposite the handle, for the student's first initial.
Min, I've almost always done mugs, because I want to give the student, something they will be able to use, and have for many years. Especially being as young adults seem to survive on cereal, coffee, Easy Mac and Ramen. So the mugs i make work well for all of those.
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It will be Raku fired. What happens as a result...... Sometimes I come up with ideas, and create them, before I fully figure out if they are practical or possible... -
From the album: Raku Sculpture
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