karenkstudio
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What’s on your workbench?
karenkstudio replied to Pres's topic in Aesthetic Approaches and Philosophy
assembled and ready for a gallery show.
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Definition question.... What do you think of when clay items are described as ceramics, while other items are described as pottery? How many clay artists prefer one definition over the other when describing their work?
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What’s on your workbench?
karenkstudio replied to Pres's topic in Aesthetic Approaches and Philosophy
Lady, I think that thingy is a part from a transmission, but I'm not sure. I dry my pieces by sandwiching them between plaster slabs. -
What’s on your workbench?
karenkstudio replied to Pres's topic in Aesthetic Approaches and Philosophy
Working on found object texture tiles to be raku fired and assembled for a wall hanging.
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From the album: #1 karenkstudio
Spring is almost here. Thousands of Sandhill Cranes are gathering along the feeding grounds of the Platte River in central Nebraska before continuing on to Canada. I finally did something related to the event. -
IMG_1317.JPG experiment
karenkstudio commented on karenkstudio's gallery image in Browse Member Galleries
from a catalpa tree . always loved there large leaves. -
Just posted an experiment displaying copper raku glaze outdoors after it was sealed with a clear UV rust oleum spray.
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From the album: experimenting
Always wanted to put raku fired items in my flower beds. Last summer I sealed this raku fired leaf with a gloss clear uv sealer and left it outside. Today the snow melted so I took a picture. Pleased to see that after being out side on the sun, rain, and freezing snow it still has the copper color. -
what kind of a sealer can be used to slow oxidation of copper raku?
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Just up loaded photos of woodfiring bisque to the gallery
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experiment in woodfire bisque
Images added to a gallery album owned by karenkstudio in Browse Member Galleries
Experiments with a home made wood fire kiln. -
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From the album: experiment in woodfire bisque
Most green ware was placed on fire brick. Shelf is also on fire brick. The shelf is the same height as the wood port for the fire box. -
From the album: experiment in woodfire bisque
Squirrel cage fan is directed toward the fire box opening to enhance the flame. -
From the album: experiment in woodfire bisque
Time for firing was about 3 hrs. -
From the album: experiment in woodfire bisque
After loading the Kiln, I warmed the kiln with a small fire before closing the door. -
From the album: experiment in woodfire bisque
There were some cracks in a couple of pieces which may or may not be from firing to fast. Occasionally I see some of the same cracks when I roll scraps of clay together. -
From the album: experiment in woodfire bisque
Cones 019, 08, and 05 were put in the kiln to indicate firing temperature. 019 is completely melted. -
Thanks Wish I could reproduce those raku colors, but then the fun of raku is the unique results from each firing. -
From the album: #1 karenkstudio
raku assemblage -
From the album: #1 karenkstudio
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From the album: #1 karenkstudio
Raku glazes with peel-away slip background. -
Wishful Thinking Pyxis
karenkstudio commented on BHClaysmith's gallery image in Browse Member Galleries
Thanks for the info. Designing your own texture mats isn't cheating. -
Wishful Thinking Pyxis
karenkstudio commented on BHClaysmith's gallery image in Browse Member Galleries
What do you use when mixing your ocher terra sigillata? I've mixed white using ball clay. -
Greek Keo Sofa Tray
karenkstudio commented on BHClaysmith's gallery image in Browse Member Galleries
Beauitful pieces. I love your masterful use of texture. -
I looked at other photos in your gallery and the vase with the incised design (dogs in background)reminds me of a pot I bought in an antique shop years ago. The dealer thought it was from central America. It is a pit fired bowl with 3 legs and a roughly etched design. I bought it because I liked the primitive quality of the piece.
