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Location
Kingston Springs, Tennessee - making pots out in the woods
Interests
Ceramic Musical Instruments, Figure Sculpture, Handbuilt/Thrown-altered Pieces (with music themes). Paul sketches...probably has something to do with his architectural background.

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I opened up a bag of clay that I mixed, pugged, and wrapped over a year ago...I am more convinced than ever that age improves throwing (at least for the clay...hopefully for the maker).
- April 15, 2015
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  Roberta, I don't always let freshly mixed clay 'rest', but it seems to help the water content to become more homogeneous.
  
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  Paul, I age all of my clay, but then freezing it in the Winter kills any bacteria/mold that may have started. Later though it is just fine. Aging does improve the clay.. immensely to me!
  
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4. Roberta12
  
  Good to know. I had a couple of bags of clay in the garage that I had forgotten about during our 30 below season. They froze solid. While thawing out, they have gotten mushy. I just keep flipping the bags over and I will rewedge them at some point. Is that proper procedure?
  
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