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Nice mugs...The "unexpected" luster looks like what I get with Potters Choice "Ancient Copper" glaze and is very reproducible...

For me it is the bottom of a plastic trash bucket that I cut and modified as a splash pan for my CI wheel, which was literally a "barn find" that I got from a friend. Another is the top of a plastic trash bucket that I use as a trimming shield for my Giffen Grip...another is an old ceiling fan that I turned into a banding wheel...

Nice mugs...The "unexpected" luster looks like what I get with Potters Choice "Ancient Copper" glaze and is very reproducible...

Nice mugs...The "unexpected" luster looks like what I get with Potters Choice "Ancient Copper" glaze and is very reproducible...

For me it is the bottom of a plastic trash bucket that I cut and modified as a splash pan for my CI wheel, which was literally a "barn find" that I got from a friend. Another is the top of a plastic trash bucket that I use as a trimming shield for my Giffen Grip...another is an old ceiling fan that I turned into a banding wheel...

One is a Brad Shweiger. got lucky at NCECA cup sale. The other is unexpected luster in my own  kiln.
 

That depends...This time of the year, getting into the studio is difficult. Since Spring has sprung and everything is growing on our1.5 acre property with multiple lawns and a lot of trees, landscape maintenance is a given and I am the one who does most of that. Then there is also the farm. While the fruit trees and vegetable patch occupy about 1/4 acre, the rest of the 3/4 acre is open field, and with the abundance of rain we've had this winter and spring, it seems like keeping the wild grasses down is a forever task. So, with all that going on, if I say I'm going into the studio, I get a look that says "Seriously...with all the yardwork that has to be done?" However, regardless of "the look", I go anyway just to get the feel of the clay in my hands instead of the dirt from pulling weeds. Then there are the times when, going through a magazine, she comes across something that she likes made by another artist and excitedly suggests that I might make something similar. So, I would say she runs hot or cold...

That depends...This time of the year, getting into the studio is difficult. Since Spring has sprung and everything is growing on our1.5 acre property with multiple lawns and a lot of trees, landscape maintenance is a given and I am the one who does most of that. Then there is also the farm. While the fruit trees and vegetable patch occupy about 1/4 acre, the rest of the 3/4 acre is open field, and with the abundance of rain we've had this winter and spring, it seems like keeping the wild grasses down is a forever task. So, with all that going on, if I say I'm going into the studio, I get a look that says "Seriously...with all the yardwork that has to be done?" However, regardless of "the look", I go anyway just to get the feel of the clay in my hands instead of the dirt from pulling weeds. Then there are the times when, going through a magazine, she comes across something that she likes made by another artist and excitedly suggests that I might make something similar. So, I would say she runs hot or cold...

That depends...This time of the year, getting into the studio is difficult. Since Spring has sprung and everything is growing on our1.5 acre property with multiple lawns and a lot of trees, landscape maintenance is a given and I am the one who does most of that. Then there is also the farm. While the fruit trees and vegetable patch occupy about 1/4 acre, the rest of the 3/4 acre is open field, and with the abundance of rain we've had this winter and spring, it seems like keeping the wild grasses down is a forever task. So, with all that going on, if I say I'm going into the studio, I get a look that says "Seriously...with all the yardwork that has to be done?" However, regardless of "the look", I go anyway just to get the feel of the clay in my hands instead of the dirt from pulling weeds. Then there are the times when, going through a magazine, she comes across something that she likes made by another artist and excitedly suggests that I might make something similar. So, I would say she runs hot or cold...

How mechanically inclined are you, Lucia? You could get a length of 1/2" black pipe at a big box or hardware store, have it cut to the length you need and threaded on the fresh cut end. Then you could thread elbows on each end, get additional pipe cut to height and threaded to fit the elbows at one end and flanges at the bottom end to mount to some sort of base or the floor itself. Then you could use shower curtain rings to hang your curtain or lights. You could paint it all to match your decor...

How mechanically inclined are you, Lucia? You could get a length of 1/2" black pipe at a big box or hardware store, have it cut to the length you need and threaded on the fresh cut end. Then you could thread elbows on each end, get additional pipe cut to height and threaded to fit the elbows at one end and flanges at the bottom end to mount to some sort of base or the floor itself. Then you could use shower curtain rings to hang your curtain or lights. You could paint it all to match your decor...

I have 2 pieces of Mark Cortright's work that I got from him when I met him at a UC Davis art fair. One is a mug that I traded one of my bowls for and the other, a French butter dish that I bought, both of which have fantastic glaze work! Old Lady traded one of her beautiful serving platters for some carving tools I made for her. The bad news here is that nothing is getting served on the piece...the good news is that it is sitting in our display cabinet for many to see!

I have 2 pieces of Mark Cortright's work that I got from him when I met him at a UC Davis art fair. One is a mug that I traded one of my bowls for and the other, a French butter dish that I bought, both of which have fantastic glaze work! Old Lady traded one of her beautiful serving platters for some carving tools I made for her. The bad news here is that nothing is getting served on the piece...the good news is that it is sitting in our display cabinet for many to see!

Welcome to the Forum, Julia! I would guess that it is a thick layer of clear glaze since the crazing of the green shows through...

Welcome to the Forum, Julia! I would guess that it is a thick layer of clear glaze since the crazing of the green shows through...

It's rare that I get to make a complex piece, but if I did, depending on what it is and its function, I would probably make multiple versions.
I'm currently working with my extruder making lotion dispensers in both square and octagonal configs, so, I am making  4 squares and 5 octagonals since that's what I can get out of each slug in the extruder. Tops and bottoms are cut from slabs. In addition to the lotion dispensers, I can make salt and pepper shakers using the same dies by cutting the pieces shorter. I also plan on slab-building tissue boxes and glazing them the same as the dispensers with the idea of selling them as sets.

It's rare that I get to make a complex piece, but if I did, depending on what it is and its function, I would probably make multiple versions.
I'm currently working with my extruder making lotion dispensers in both square and octagonal configs, so, I am making  4 squares and 5 octagonals since that's what I can get out of each slug in the extruder. Tops and bottoms are cut from slabs. In addition to the lotion dispensers, I can make salt and pepper shakers using the same dies by cutting the pieces shorter. I also plan on slab-building tissue boxes and glazing them the same as the dispensers with the idea of selling them as sets.

Just a little additional clarification, LiDAR works by continuous scanning from all angels and would require more than a single shot.  The background would not really matter because it is not using the visual image but laser detected distances in a large point cloud.  You would then have a large data file to export to some processing program. 
Might be a lot easier to just have a series of boxes and the smallest one it fits in is a specific price. 

Hi vika...would you show us a photo of the object you are trying to make a mold of?

I think it looks a lot better, less cluttered and better formatted giving you the 5 most recently updated topics instead of 5 newest posts which could all be in the same topic.

I would have told myself to get involved sooner rather than waiting until I almost retired...

I would have told myself to get involved sooner rather than waiting until I almost retired...

I would have told myself to get involved sooner rather than waiting until I almost retired...

I have used Rustoleum Painter's Touch 2X Ultracover matte Clear on a Raku fountain. The fountain was exposed to winter weather with rain and low temps in the upper 20s as well as summer heat to 115 degrees in direct sun. The finish lasted more than 2 years in these conditions without yellowing. It was a working fountain, spouting water on a regular basis. I have also used it on various other types of yard art with great success.

One of the things I do when storing a bag of clay that has been opened with some of the clay removed is to put a wet piece of towel about the  size of a hand towel in the bag before closing it back up. That seems to keep the clay's moisture at an adequate level during storage...