Cavy Fire Studios

hmmm guinea, its good to get off the hamster wheel once in awhile. drawing is good.

You have a great spirit..maybe I could shore myself up better with some drawing-thanks for the inspiration.

It's been frustrating as heck... even painting is exhausting to me nowadays. But, we just gotta keep trying, I suppose. :3

Make up some magic slip for your joints.

No worries with slabs. Just let them dry evenly and slowly. Put them together, so they hold their weight enough, without being too dry. And smooth/ round the seams well.

When I roll out slabs I usually cut the shape I want then let them rest for a while to firm up. Less soggy to handle, especially with larger pieces. Also, a clay with a little grog in it helps. Less warping and firms up better.

Are we talking graphic as in lots of visual illustrations, or graphic as in "R" rated?

Both, lol. It's going to be pretty violent, but that's only part of the story.

Hehe, that's my fella. He fancies himself a corgi-fox with a taste for tea. He wanted him looking grumpy and cold in the woods. Thanks, Benzine!

OK, you're killin me here...you know that, right? <3

Awww, nuuu! No dying for you!

I know! You get like, what? Five per day? So silly.

Yes, please call me Guinea. And my logo is totally going to have pottery in it, and a peeg. Must have peeg. Not many people know what a cavy is, but a picture will help. A cavy is a guinea!

I hope your logo is a guinea pig going super saiyan

Hahaha! I was thinking a peeg poking out of a pot with a graphic fire symbol behind him. Maybe the name will be on the pot. :3

some of my works in progress were posted today, i will be removing some of them and putting up new ones.

I saw that! You should keep them up for good memories. :3

I know, when I see a new person I always go to see what they've made. I was surprised at how many people don't have ANY pictures shared at all. LOL I had three albums by the time I'd been on here two days!

Hahaha! I keep saying I gotta hire a studio monkey to wedge clay for me, but now the job apparently includes cleaning up after my derpy moments.

Like I said. Intern;)

GOBLINS!

Pbfth! I let them think that. I DID remember to change my pants before going to Safeway, though. On the pooper side, I woke up with my right hand stuck in a fist. Hnghhhh....

Ohhhh your poor hand!

In response to the other comments: once I had been scraping shelves and painting them with kiln wash. I forgot about it and went to the store because the next day I was making some desserts for a party. The cashier looked at me and then said, "Oh, have you already been baking?" I said no and was so confused until I got home and saw what my shirt and pants looked like in the mirror. She must have thought it was flour and sugar. I was a MESS. LOL

Usually the indicator of how much fun I've had is the amount of clay in my hair! I throw with a big towel over my legs. But yeah, you get the odd looks from the other Moms when you pick up the kid from school...

I am new and tried to update my profile today. The picture would say it was uploading then available to crop but it wouldn't display.

I resisted doing this for two of the last three years. I did little projects, I made my stamps. No glaze for those. So cheap. I finally gave in, I'm setting up my studio and I'm so broke!!!

I'm so frugal about everything else, too. Jewelry? Nah. Haircut? Won't spend more than $25. Shoes? Only if they're buy one get one free. That all goes out the window when it comes to pottery equipment! LOL

I keep looking at free kilns on the internet and wanting to take them all. If only I could lift the weight of 4 men by myself.

use water and you might get some silicon carbide powder it make a paste to dip the tip of the bit. Keep it wet.

start with a small size bit and work up to the size you want. I'd recommend epoxying a metal hanger on the back rather than a hole.

Oh yeah! Man, I really prefer the aesthetic of a threaded wire over epoxy, though. Epoxy is just so messy and it stinks to handle. Maybe I could learn to put wire along the corners like jewelry makers do with big stones, or something.

I wedged about 3/4 a 25lb bag before calling it a day. Putting the pride in a bucket was hard, but I gotta start being nice to myself. Tomorrow's 71 and sunny in Davenport, so I'm gonna throw in the sun. 'Tis good for the joints and the mud. :3

Glad to hear you are getting yourself set up again.

Thankies. :3 Waiting a few hours for the weather to warm a little today (it's just before 9am) so I can throw outside in the sun. :3

I want to see pics when you're all done!!!! Oh yes! We MUST have PICTURES!!!

I've been bad about pics...just too crazy busy to take them! Hope that will change soon.