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Decals Fired - Cityscape Bottles
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Judith, The background was created by masking off areas (literally with masking tape) and then spraying multiple layers of glaze. Thanks for the kind note!, Paul -
It is nice enough in the studio today that I have the outside door open...and I can mop without fear of creating an ice rink!
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I may ave to have my long underwear surgically removed...I think it is starting to "root".
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Something that is more like a sketch problem might have a broad reach...like, start with one cubic inch of clay and make something functional? something whimsical? something humanoid? These could be quicker turnaround projects while the quarterly thing happen, 'just a thought, -Paul
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I'll have to wait until late evening to open the latest gas firing...unless I can find a little robot-guy in a fire suit to squeeze through a peep hole and broadcast pictures from inside...OK, so I still get excited to see new work, so shoot me ! *grin*
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And.........
What happened?
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Opened the kiln Saturday morning. It was a good Cone 10 reduction firing. There are at least a couple of pieces that I feel really good about. I will be starting over with a new batch of Ohio White...not happy with that mistake.
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Opened the kiln Saturday morning. It was a good Cone 10 reduction firing. There are at least a couple of pieces that I feel really good about. I will be starting over with a new batch of Ohio White...not happy with that mistake.
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I have that uneasy feeling that I accidentally added 2x the amount of Bentonite to a 5 gal mix of Ohio White...And I won't know the exact effect until I test it. Pooh!
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Always hate those niggling doubts. Bother you until proven otherwise.
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You do so have to concentrate during some aspects of ceramics - glaze mixing being one. For me, when attaching & refining delicate clay stencils (cut from 1/8" thin slabs) to the rim of bowls - the slightest loss of focus and I can catch the stencil and it's irreparably broken. As an inexperienced thrower, I also have to avoid throwing when I'm tired! Hope you can salvage the glaze!!
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Do you have a little Easy-Bake kiln to test your batch with? Man, I wish I had one of those little babies!
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I am starting to really like slab constructed mugs...with all this practice, one might conclude that I "under-stein" the process
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Point taken, Babs
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Bad Pun! Sit! lie Down.
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Oh Diesel, I blame the bad puns on that new, earthy coffee...you know, the one that was 'ground' this morning (I'll go sit in the corner now)
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It seems like such simple thing...pouring glaze through the spout of a tea pot back into the glaze bucket. It takes real talent, however, to consistently land one big splash as a direct hit to the crotch. It is not a pretty picture
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Just watched the DVD from Ceramic Arts Daily...Jason Bige Burnett's "The Graphic Pot". I can definitely recommend it...and for anyone from Colorado, it may not be what you think it is
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LOL yea its visual they wouldnt like it.. heard you have a hole in the top of your foot, the Romans do that to you? Pilate , he will let them use anything now days.guess its better than a bowie knife
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Oh Paul! Do you think that is ALL we think about here in Colorado?? Hmmmmm??
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It's all Washington thinks about...
Well, besides meth, in the middle of the state.
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Just so you know... a sharpened needle tool, when knocked off a countertop, can put a hole in one's foot. No need to try this for yourself, trust me
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Lots of finger pokes here, I'm ready to mop my studio. All of my work tables and wheel are clean. I'm ready to mess it up again. Denice
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I've never dropped one, on my foot, but I was mixing my classroom relcaim bin by hand, and felt a poke. I took my hand out, and it was sticking through the top layer of skin. No blood, just a discussion with the class...
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Protect your feet, they're what gets you to your studio
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Cleaning the studio. I should kick the person who made such a mess. Oh. Wait.
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I'm pleadin' the Fifth on my studio's current state.
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That guy must have dropped by my place of late. .. no pictures please!
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My studio is pin neat. Too cold for it to get mussed up.
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Taking down a pop-up market event today...turned out better than I anticipated and feels good to be packing up a lot less than I stocked.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
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I wonder if I leave extra cookies and milk out for Santa if he'll bring along some elves to clean up the studio. *big sigh*
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I'd settle for a path "clean" through the studio wide enough to squeeze my derriere
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send em my way when their done...
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Mmmm. I may amend my Christmas wish.
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I just received my first, ever, shipment of Mizzou Castable...in no small part because I just like to say "Refractory". First project - peephole plugs. Wish me luck!
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"Diesel" gave us the day "eutectic" you must use it in conversation with everyone you talk to today..
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ooops "word of the day" ha ha yea i forgot a word like eutectic.
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I'll definitely follow the dialectic about eutectic...the "eutectic dialectic
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One more decal firing and one more lustre firing and I am off to help Santa. Ho, Ho, Ho!
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I was showing a lady my son's soda fired work at the pop-up market yesterday. She seemed truly interested. Then she asked, "Coke, or Pepsi?" It took me a second before I cracked up
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Watch out for the "making pots" when speaking to hard of hearing folks. They think you are dealing!
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Pres, I already have enough problems with images of Udu's...too many seem to think they resemble large bongs!
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take any vase and put a small hole in it, or even turn a teapot lid upside down and what do you get with a little ingenuity. 36 yrs of teaching made me a skeptic if it was questionable.
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Finished a long day of working a holiday pop-up market... this may be what clay feels like as it is slammed against a wedging table.
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First time to run a FaceBook Ad to promote a pop-up gift market...pretty pleased so far. I'll post full report later.
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Did you feel it was promoted to the right people? I have seen a few things about paid likes for pages being a bad idea. Not so sure about how ads work.
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I have targeted specific zip codes, age range, and financials. I should know more right after Christmas when the ads stop running.
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excited to hear this- I have thought about but never pulled the trigger
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Packing up for a month-long, pop-up, botique market with 20 other artists featuring only high-end pieces...good thing it is in the 'high-end' side of town
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Happy Thanksgiving! I count my friends here on the forum as something to be 'thankful for'.
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Happy thanksgiving from me too! i am thankful for this forum as well.
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Yes Happy Thanksgiving!
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So many things to be thankful of thanks to all here
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One of those breakthrough days when sketches seem to make sense...anxious to get started.
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It was a good (long) day. Fired the gass kiln. Finished one bisque kiln. Fired a decal batch. Loaded another bisque. And for fun did a raku firing. I think I'm getting the hang of this
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It was a good (long) day. Fired the gass kiln. Finished one bisque kiln. Fired a decal batch. Loaded another bisque. And for fun did a raku firing. I think I'm getting the hang of this
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It is end-of-the-semester Crunch Time...when students finally realize that firing isn't done in a microwave and wet clay doesn't turn into glazed ware overnight.
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I love the mental image. Microwave, indeed!
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Bloody hell, I wish...
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It is the truth. Last night I had a student walk up to me carrying a freshly constructed, hand-built, life-size boot that was probably 3/4" thick at the thinnest point...and she asked, "Will this get into tomorrow's bisque firing, I really need to glaze it over the weekend?". *headspin*
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I could just see your face!! 
Well, besides meth, in the middle of the state.
