LeeU
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Very jazzed!! I just received an invitation to participate in a raku firing this spring. I am going to focus on vase-like forms (not for water-dry only).
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Definitely interested in the results of the sealant.
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I have a two part ceramic sculpture. I need to cememt the upper torso to the lower body. The piece is well balanced. I thought I could mix clay and cement but was told that would not work. Then there is extra strength epoxy. Any knowledge of suggestions?
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Hi--best to put this in a Forum (Studio/Making Work) -you'll get more feedback.
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drying a large slip cast item - still in the plaster form- is it better to leave it upside down to drop out or will it dry faster right side up?
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Might get more replies if posted in Studio Operations and Making Work-maybe title slip casting .
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Got an invite to have a booth at a "handmade only" craft fair--may do it, since it is small and local.
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Nah--more likely a need for more paying customers to occupy spaces .
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Will be making a couple of funerary containers this week in a much larger form of my tri-tube bud vases...
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Just curious---are you working creamains into the clay body and/or the glazes or are these containers soley to put the ashes in?
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Can I add glaze and glaze fire again?
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Hi Artebella---my suggestion is add this as a new topic in the Clay and Glaze Chemistry forum. Use a title like Glaze and Refire so it will be clear and easy for people to respond. You will get good feedback and direction in that forum. You can copy and paste the info along with your query. Welcome!
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Can I add glaze and glaze fire again?
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Need more info: reduction or oxidation? electric? bisqued with underglazes or full fired already? fired originally to what cone or temp? what is the clay body? what kind of glaze are you adding on top of what kind of glaze? using commercial glazes or are they mixed from your individual ingrediants--what is in the glaze? matte? gloss? iron oxides? what is the form? Lots of variables. (I single-fire commercial clay bodies and commercial glazes in an electric kiln, cone 5 and am usually successful if I am reglazing/refireing for some reason, when I am sure the glazes are compatable--not all combinations are. )
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David Judd Nutting's book, "The Language of Nature" has had a profound impact on my view of the creative process. I was fortunate enough to work with Dave when I worked for the video game company "Astrocade" in the early 1980's. But, my already high opinion of his creative genius skyrocketed with my reading of this book decades later. It's out of print now. But, anyone desiring to understand the essence of creativity would do well to try to find a copy and read it.
It comes to mind today because I just ordered my fourth copy today because I keep giving away the ones I've had.
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In the U.S. it can be ordered from https://www.alibris.com
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What's on my workbench? Nothing...becasue it's all in the kiln!! (Finally). Yee Haw.
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Pilfered from my sister. She says it all the time. We are fom New Jersey -both of us lived for years in NYC--both moved to Virginia at different times (survival-long story) and while she is still there, I am in NH. So, long story long, I have no clue where she got it from. If you catch me saying Howdy, I pilfered that one from my daughter. No connections to Texas. High enthusiam--breaking out of a bad spell...and...just cracked the lid and all is right with the world (tho it's mostly only a bisque).
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Finished four chapters, have drawn several charts and graphs. About 35% done! but have most outlines done. Took off Febuary and most of this month, have to go back shortly.
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Great project...good for you! That will be a fine and useful addition to the literature for ceramics.
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has anyone used patch a tatch? on greenware?
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Am not familiar with it. I try not to repair anything I can remake but have used Spooze (do a search if interested-there is a recipe for it) with great success on greenware that I just had to keep going with, and it always fired great...no sign of a crack or break.
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Makin' pencil holders and utensil holders for the farmer's market, hope I can get them bisqued and glazed by Dec 1st... stupid "money" job interfering with my "dream" job, lol. - Mugs are ready to go
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Hey--don't knock it. Having a money job to fuel and support your dream job is smart--creativity put into practice throughout your endeavors. Add business card/letter holders--people love them as gifts for people who have a desk at work or for their retail store card at the cash register. Trust me on this!
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Visual Society... the next big thing!
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Oy. Has it really been six months since I've been on here???
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Great to see you back!!
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Aarrgghhh...we only got a few weeks notice that the guild I belong to is doing a raku demo 10/28. I just emptied my kiln and I do not have anything low fire to fill it with, so I could bisque (required) a few raku pieces for the event. I'm going to try to crank out a lot of ^5 and bisque that along with the raku clay. I don't want to pass up the opportunity.
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My landlord has been wonderful about allowing me to install the electric kiln (closed in back porch) & a studio (was the bedroom) in my trailer, but there is not an inch of space to spare & I'm not permitted to do anything out in the yard. I did get my pieces done though, & will bisque this week.
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bit of hair stuck out from the face shield while raku-ing today - its crispy - good thing I have a hair appt on Fry-day
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A great auction! KVIE sold the trio of pots for $350...way more than the retail of $120!
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Have to cancel my next weekend art fair due to broken elbow 1st canceled show ever
(cracked radius bone)
I was in my old apple tree when a 5 inch limb broke and I fell about 7 feet.1st ever broken bone.Two weeks in sling no clay for at least a month. kiln is firing last glaze fire now.just coming to terms with this setback
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Uh oh...hope the mending/recovery is not too too painful! I imagine it's actually a lot less painful than not making the art fair---bummer. Whatta ya doin' up in an apple tree anyway?
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Made a crude throwing stick out of some black walnut, today. Needs a little more sanding, but works pretty well. Think I'll make a few more with different shapes.
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I had a chocolate lab too--so special. The stick sounds wonderful--a photo would be nice--too bad it's such a pain to resize them (well, to me, anyway)..
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Kiln is cooling under 300, but I'm going to bed now....so "Christmas " will come tomorrow morning
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I took pics and lost the whole bunch. But the presents were pleasing. I'll get a few into the Gallery next week--I hate how long it takes to resize them just for this site so I don't post much there anymore.
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Well, it's got nuthin to do with ceramics, but a big black bear just helped himself to the suet cakes hanging from my car port roof. He made a crushed wire mess of my pricey squirrel proof double cake suet hanger. I've been hanging suet for 8 years w/o being visited by a big fuzzy thief. Guess I won't be putting that out anymore. Did I mention he was big? (And beautiful-a treat to see, truth be told).
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I'll have to put my bear claws clay stamps to good use so I'm not clogging up the board with off-topic stuff! I'll make more biz card holders. There were 3 last nite--very unusual--mom & 2 cubs--got in all the trash ready for pick up. We're a single little street at the base of a small mountain, and near a big lake. The landlord called the fish & game guys--I think they encouraged them to go back home using the scent of dogs.
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Well, it's got nuthin to do with ceramics, but a big black bear just helped himself to the suet cakes hanging from my car port roof. He made a crushed wire mess of my pricey squirrel proof double cake suet hanger. I've been hanging suet for 8 years w/o being visited by a big fuzzy thief. Guess I won't be putting that out anymore. Did I mention he was big? (And beautiful-a treat to see, truth be told).
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The bears have been steadily losing ground to human rural development & low water tables, but it is fairly rare for them to come down from the ridge into our little mobile home park. I hate not being able to put out the suet, but on his (or her) second foray it came up on my porch and took out the bird feeder hanging off the beam. I hope I don't have to stop feeding the birds!
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Enjoy.
