Stellaria
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For once, I don't feel like I was hit by a truck on Monday morning! Let's see if I can motivate myself to get the necessary cleaning done to swap my sewing room and pottery workroom around. I'll have so much more space!!
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The reporter can't write for crap and she got virtually NONE of her facts right, but hey! Our Clay Club is in the newspaper! http://www.petoskeynews.com/graphic/clay-creations/article_d8271924-61d9-5be9-a0ab-7d6ca156f662.html?TNNoMobile
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I'm kinda peeved that this new job I took has been wiping me out so bad. My practicing and production (and thus, progress) have gone straight down the tubes as I come home from work sore and exhausted :/ Thank goodness it's only part time - I think I'd die if it was full time. *slump*
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Tried milk-firing last night! I'm mostly pleased with the results, but I can't find my jar of beeswax polish so I won't know for sure until that's located.
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Surely you'vee been using the polish daily!! no potting till the furniture smells like Granny's dining room!!
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Oh, surely. *coughs on the dust coating everything in my house*
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Sounds like my house, have you ever tried paste wax. I think it's easier to use and durable. Denice
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Ridiculously low motivation this week. I'd make myself make some stuff, but experience tells me that that would end in frustration and crappy output...just gonna ride it out.
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early v early morning here, just about to start yoga.
What Tyler says is true. Just go into your space , mope around or tidy and before you know it you'll have a crapton of ideas!!
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Have to agree. If I'm out of sorts, I can't even center. Clean and rearrange.
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I cleaned, made some plant markers for the garden, got stuff glazed....so it wasn't a TOTALLY non-productive week, at least.
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Mixed up my first glazes tonight! Of course, I flubbed up the first one by not re-reading the advice I was given and starting with too much water. So that will have to evaporate. Oh well, at least I learned something!
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I was concerned that there may be soluble components dissolved in the water that would change the glaze chemistry if I bailed it. Guess I should study the formula to see if that's even possible, eh?
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good question ... maybe post the question and the recipe in Clay and Glaze Technical? I bet someone here can answer that.
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I just looked at the list - it's all clays, stone, and oxides. I think I'm good. Thanks!
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Was asked today by a Clay Club newbie how many years I'd been working with pottery, and then shocked her by saying "since September". Made me feel pretty good! It led to a good conversation about practice frequency, goals, and research.
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*grumble* let my plates get too dry before trimming. Dangit!
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Chris told me to dampen a paper towel and wrap them in plastic. It works like a charm
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I used damp paper towels overnight, and it did help. They were still flaky and weird, though! But I didn't seriously ruin any, so I'm happy. 5 dinner plates and a slightly wonky pie dish to be bisqued this weekend
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Ordered my own glazes for the first time! I decided to give glazemixer.com a try - we'll see how it goes. I ordered Diana's Fake Ash, Jeannie's Purple, and the CAD ^6 Eggshell. Excited to get experimenting again!
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I got a short tips session on throwing and trimming plates today while waiting in line to order my lunch! One of the local production potters I know was there with his family. He always gives good tips, too
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Whyyyyy does learning how to throw plates have to be SO HARD!! I should totally be able to do this without all this practicing crap. Yup. Ok, back to practicing. UGH!
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Hey, I am impressed that you find time to do all this practicing!! Focus on how thrilled everyone will be to eat off their own hand made plate ... really!
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I'm a believer in mathos pathei -- if it's not painful and difficult, you're not really learning. Keep up the practice! You'll have stunning plates soon!
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You're probably right. But I don't have to like it!
It probably doesn't help that all of my joints hate me right now, so the clay gets the better of me half the time. I made 3 that looked decent and didn't flop within 10 minutes. We'll see if I can keep it up.
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