Joanie m
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Here is another one I attempted. The spiral on mine was out of control off! Might this be slip casted? Would that make a difference?
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Here is an example of a bowl. This is not mine. This was on Pintrest Mine was very similar. I just realized, that this was not yet fired. Mine looked lovely at this stage. I guess I should have looked closer. The whole flange area on mine is about an inch our of round. I would be interested to see what this one looked like when finished.
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OK, so this may seam like a everyone knows but me thing, but what is the secret for making yarn bowls that don't get wonky when glaze fired at cone 5-6? I made 7 of varied designs. They looked good with the bisque at cone 05 but when I opened the kiln today there were only 4 that are maybe passable. I left the rims get to nearly bone dry before making the final cut for the yarn slot. I did designs that I saw similar examples on line. It seams that any slot that runs horizontally slumps and the cut gets out of round. Any info or tricks to have a better success rate would help. at 50% success, 'm not sure that I will be making more. Thanks in advance!
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Johnny K,
Nice fountain, I think the clear will just make the raw clay look wet not stay white. I once made a piggy bank that was going to be black and white and I wanted to get it to the person I made it for so I decided to spray it with clear instead of firing it again. It turned out to be a pink piggy. I will just do some tests and see before I commit to a finish on the sculpture. The clear probably works great on colors, vs raw clay. Thanks for the info!
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The sculpture is unglazed. I am going to do a trial of Thompsons on a scrap. I need to see if the clay darkens and stays the wet look or if it will dry white. I didn't want to glaze it for fear that I would loose some of the detail with the glaze thickness. I will let you know the results as I try different products. Russ, where do you find Okon. Not familiar with that brand?
Thanks!
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Peter, Thanks for the info, I understand the need to seal and I will be bringing them in before it freezes in my area. What I was looking for is whether anyone has used the seals, and do they yellow or darken. Is there a brand that doesn't? What are the preferred brands?
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Hey All, I apologize in advance if this topic is in the forum somewhere, but I had no luck in my search. I have newly started doing some garden sculptures with low fire clay and prefer not to glaze them as I like the white of the clay. I need to seal them to put in my garden and am looking for your preferred sealers. Thompson's was suggested on a website, but the can says it can yellow over time. My sculptures are smaller at this point, 12 inches or less. Thanks in advance!!!
Joanie
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Thanks everyone for your responses. Sorry to be delayed in responding. I opened the disappointing kiln just before leaving on vacation. I probably throw too thin for one thing. I did leave the rim attached until nearly bone dry then cut the edge through with a jig saw blade as someone on line suggested. I definitely cut slots in varied directions vs just up and down. I didn't post pics because I was leaving and didn't have time. I find it interesting about the comments from knitters that don't use them. I was gifted one once, and it seemed like just something extra to sit around. I usually keep my knitting stuff in a basket or bag if traveling, so they aren't convenient for me. Started this project because someone requested them for a yarn shop. Oh well, I could try again, or just chalk it up to some very time consuming glaze test tiles, which by the way, I loved the glaze results. Thanks again, Happy potting all!