Rae Reich
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I have a fiberglass stationary tub sitting just outside my studio door (southern California) where the wall is plumbed for a cold water bathtub spout, at stationary tub height , and a hand-held shower head. No drainage plumbed, just a bucket beneath the drain, so I am careful with water usage. Since the tub is not plumbed, but freestanding, I can move it out of the way if necessary.
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Also, your chimney stack can be lengthened by going horizontal on the ground a couple of feet before rising. That would get it further from the house. I think Olson or Rhodes has an example. It's what we did on my large catenary so the stack didn't need to be so tall.
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Damp at flue exit. Sounds like you're blowing heat out as fast as you're making it, maybe even using too much gas to maintain an even climb.
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So it goes. Can't blame the pot, but it does become an unfortunate artifact
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@GEP, pretty nice idea. Design suits your aesthetic and the raw clay too. Does the user put the leaves into the steeper, then put the steeper into the cup, then pour water? Thinking about displacement... (don't worry about the bail, you don't want it to fall over)
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@GEP The wash supports the delicate ink work. Lovely. Good form for the table.
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Size?
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@liambesaw, have you considered a small dehumidifier? Leave it running overnight (cover the throwing bucket). Under $200 could save you lots of waiting time. Of course, you want those carafes to dry more slowly than cups.
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Inspiring, Lee <3 Mysteries and secrets! I like "Assembling..." -
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Looking forward to seeing the whole series! I have saved some mask forms with the idea of masks, but have yet to find my way.
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Old credit cards! Excellent scrapers inside glaze buckets, I also use for screening. Cut to any shape for custom jigs, shapers and trimmers. Clean off wheel head and clay tables without scratching.
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My fellow demonstrator transformed a lump into a vase for a group of observers. First question, "How did you get it hollow?" ( A patient answer here could create a new newbie.) Zeiner proceeded to make another. The question, "How long will it take?" is easy to answer with "Wait and see," "That depends," and "Take notes." But it's the hardest part to learn about clay, for lots of students - "Patience!"
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I read the emailed version of this project. Sounds like it will be as perfect as you can make it! Heated closets!!!
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Hey! Welcome back, Preeta! I missed your contributions. What are you up to now?
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yes! glad to see you back. hope all was well during your absence. miss photos of your work.
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Awww thank you guys. Just have had a lot going on. Mainly my teenage daughter's medical issues. Just trying to find answers which we are close to finally after suffering for 5 years.
Taking a principals of cooking class (3 hours straight standing and cooking. I loved every minute of it but it was only on the way back home the exhaustion would hit me) , starting a garden at a community plot plus working more.
I've taken all the community college classes in clay so now I volunteer to keep using the lab. So I have had no free time. Plus i really got into researching the political world. I had to leave that now because it got too depressing (But thanks to Vaclav Havel i havent lost hope) and so I'm back here.
Clay is my first love and you guys are a great bunch to hang out with. I've missed the clay talk. So I've come home.
I love this sense of community. I found that in culinary and gardening as well as clay.
Eeh one day I'll have the guts to post pictures of my work. I've got the form to where I like it but now am working on the skin I'd like to complete my work. I love our gas kiln. I've also finally accepted who I am as a potter. Which influence I want to show more. My political research helped me with that. I was grateful to find my voice of protest through my pottery. Now finally as a potter I am at peace.
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Wow! What a lot of new input for your clay work - will we see "message" veggie steamers? Serving dishes for Peace? With all the talk about "kitchen table issues," the table surely is where community begins.
Love and best wishes to you and your family
Rae
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Actually, @Mark C.just gave us one with his "quick cooling" story in "temp for opening the kiln?"
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Good thing you're a philosopher, Hulk. Can't wait to see those next pots!! Drastic/Tragic Learning Experiences - good topic
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...leaving a fine coating of alumina, which can be brushed or washed off after firing. A sufficient coating of alumina is what prevents sticking.
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Sit, and hold the pot over your lap. Tap evenly around the pot near to the lid. Do not tap on the thinnest parts of the pot. If you're not successful, leave the pot for a few days and try again. Sometimes pouring hot water over it can help. Sometimes it lets go itself after a few years....
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Thanks, Mark. Looks like what we used to call Stoney, but with more variation. I'll compare formulas....
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@Mark C., got an example of Mamo Wamo? Not a glaze I've heard of - Stoneware? and, of course, what's in it??
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And then you changed the way you fired?
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Well, Louise did try other colors :/ For potters, though, barring deliberate constraints like glazenerd's or economic/local restrictions, probably very few potters find a favorite glaze and never change it, never look for variety. It would have to be a very successful formula for them. Sometimes even when we don't want to change, we must, as when Kingman Spar was no longer available. Changing locations/kilns can sometimes mess with a glaze too. Even when I still had Kingman, we could never get Stoneware Yellow in my home kiln.
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To respond to the question, any potter who still has their curiosity will eye new glazes and wonder.....
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Sounds like fun, @Mark C.! The old redwood and mahogany are treasures. I love the Toto I got for my tenant - nickname: Big Gulp!
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@LeeU, love my Bag Balm Never thought of using it as a release!
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