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Rae Reich

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  1. One of my fellow students, back in school, did a self-portrait sculpture of herself hunched over a wheel that was attached to her ankle with a massive chain. Mine was so complicated it was never finished.....
  2. I use a short piece of dowel or stick to clear the straw when punching multiple times. Saving any size plastic straws I come across now....an endangered species ;)
  3. @Chilly, nice chocolate glaze! Serving dishes are pretty, too.
  4. Well, it's not all rehab ads, there's also arthritis and depression. Clay and throwing seem to be symbols of creativity that are tactile and don't require you to "draw a straight line." Most people won't really try it, but they admire it. I think it's good that folks like JohhnyK were inspired to pot by Ghost and I'm sorry that it inspired some jerks to ogle. I didn't realize the depth of feeling it released in Real Potters to have their livelihoods made iconic. I still love Patrick Swayze and Whoopie, so there's that.
  5. I think, Mark, that only practicing potters took exception to Demi's "throwing." Making pots is still romanticized in a lot of commercials today because - it really looks magical when you do it. Really, what was it about pottery that caught your imagination? Why did you start in this back-breaking field (assuming you didn't know about the drawbacks when you began)?
  6. I made a squirrel and a spoonholder sometime before 3rd grade. Then, in my twenties, returning to JC, I watched George Geyer on our first day throw a classical Greek vase about 18" tall with grace and economy of motion on a Lockerbee kickwheel in a trice (a technical term meaning I was too bewitched to keep track of time). Still bewitched. I saw that vase's archetype about 12 years later in the Athens Museum - breathtaking, and even taller.
  7. Very nice, @liambesaw! Aaaand you've discovered the joys of throwing with stiffer clay. I prefer it.
  8. Sorry to miss your sale, decided not to drive north on Saturday. Glad you had a good day. 

    Rae

  9. I have an old kiln log page that shows a radical jump to ^10++ and the notation TED GOES TO SLEEP Comiserations
  10. @Pres, so, now you're extruding cone pads? Where will it end? Pretty teapots
  11. You broke your arm?  Just lately? So sorry to hear that. Right or left? Hope your recovery time is minimal, don't go bananas over inactivity. Best wishes - Rae

    1. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      last Saturday while pressing 91 gallons of apple juice with 25 friends at our place-i was in one of my trees on an orchard ladder when the limb I was extended out on broke. we both went down about 7 feet-i landed on my back a little more on my left side. fractured my head of the left arm radius bone-very clean and should heal fast. I'm out out sling now -hand is still very swollen I'm using ice and as they suggest starting to use the whole hand and arm-pain is my guide they said.its my left forearm 

      no heavy work at all for 3-4 weeks-i can carry a letter with left hand but cannot tear paper off a roll yet-gradual stregthing needs to happen .

    2. Rae Reich

      Rae Reich

      Ouch! Falling out of an apple tree is how George Bernard Shaw met his end at close to 100 yrs. You were lucky. I never broke a bone until I fell on my right wrist 1 1/2 yrs ago. Afraid I started PT a little late as there is definitely some pain with some kinds of pressure/use and my hand is now shaped a little funny. I was pleased to discover that I can wield a hammer better with my left hand than my right, I never would have known.

      No doubt you'll heal quickly, as your lifestyle keeps you active and strong. 

      Best, Rae

       

  12. I learned to make a twisted cut-off wire with stainless wire: Put washer (or half-clothespin) in the center of the wire (cut doubled wire longer than the desired finished line to allow for twists). Attach washer to center of wheel head with a lump of clay. Hold an end of wire in each hand, slightly tensioned, above the wheel at about a 45-90 degree angle from each other. Power the wheel to provide twist. The wheel speed and angle of wires to each other will determine density of the twist.
  13. I think @Mark C.'s is ears, as is mine, unless sometimes on bigger mugs that seem to be for big guys - then I do big C's.
  14. Additionally, your test tiles need to be squeezed into the rest of the load, not only for loading efficiency but to get the same temps as your pots. If you know your top shelf is a cone off, that's not the place for tests. Make a bunch more pots than you think you will need to fill the kiln. You don't need extra headspace on bottom shelf, just taller pots and/or those with more volume (airspace inside). Best wishes.
  15. I'm curious about how you keep kiln logs. Do you always enter what you do? Do you use a form? Have you tried to follow other's logs? Seen any unusual notations? My favorite odd notation on Zeiner's logs looks like (P**p emoji), radiating aroma. When I asked what it meant he said "Reduce the dogs**t out of it." That was for the little old updraft -maybe a Denver? - at the Pottery Shack, Laguna. Flames 6" out the peepholes. That became our shorthand for Hard R. Wow! Zeiner's invented that emoji in the '70's!!
  16. I think the sculptor in the article uses coffee beans impressed into the slabs because they are big enough to be an obvious textural element when burned out. I'll be interested in seeing if grounds in the glaze (left to soften or not?) give you any effect since they would probably burn out far sooner than the glaze will melt. Maybe with a stiff glaze and your feel for organic surfaces you'll make something new!
  17. Yes, more necessary for hanging, tho. Callie, love your smushie mug surfaces!!( Haven't figured out how to Tag yet)
  18. Green Mason stains are tricky. Some particularly won't work as well as others with your overglaze. Do some tests. Nice mermaid, will go well with crab dip! I like your sachets, is the idea to stuff a net bag of aromatics into the large hole?
  19. I made chess sets for my grandsons, years ago. Pics are archived without reference
  20. Ah, I have many. Each holds a memory for me, from beginning fellow students, trades with other potters, admired artists and teachers. Most are cups and mugs, some larger serving pieces, some sculpture I've been wondering what the best way to catalog/document The Permanent Collection. A note inside or bottom? Photo album with notes? Video tour? What do you guys do or recommend?
  21. You can establish a code number/letter that would be easier to inscribe on small areas, just don't lose the code!
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