Bill Kielb Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) Nice work! I never post anything here so here is a sampling of the weekend reduction firing. There are many talented artists at the studio (Clayspace ceramic arts center) that now excel at getting their favorite reduction, Carbon trapping, even ice crackle! cool stuff and a fun mask almost sans eyeballs. Great group firings, time after time in an old Alpine updraft with some fancy digital stuff hooked to it. Edited May 7, 2020 by Bill Kielb Babs, GEP, dhPotter and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 18 hours ago, liambesaw said: Ooo I like that blue bottom, is that underglaze? Just slip with mason stain. liambesaw and Babs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 This is a finished one of the oil bottles I posted a greenware photo of a few pages back, flashing slips, cone 10 soda. Callie Beller Diesel, Joseph Fireborn, Babs and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 You have a soda kiln? Color me jelly. That looks great, almost industrial like one of the large gas cylinders at gasworks park in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Wish I had my own soda kiln but no,, I have the opportunity to have some pots fired in a soda kiln once in awhile. liambesaw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Well that would look grand even on a mile long stone kitchen bench:-)))) I bet you smile when looking at that! Min 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Been making bells for the past few days. I love the sound of giant bowls when I ting them, so might as well make a big bell and hear it whenever the wind blows! I have a small wind chime I got at a second hand store, and it sounds really nice, but it's all tinkle tinkle, and I like the bonging and donging of a deeper bell. Hope it all works out, this is a video of me making my third one. I am gonna make some more tonight, it's fun. Probably gonna make a bunch of mugs first though, i need about 20 more mugs for a full mug bisque load. Rae Reich, Hulk, Benzine and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 As I mentioned in the Events section, I have a big show coming up soon. Lots of good stuff coming out of the kilns now. Benzine, liambesaw, Callie Beller Diesel and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 Good luck at the show GEP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 @GEP Always been a fan of your aesthetic Mea. Are those metal handles, on the teapots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Benzine said: @GEP Always been a fan of your aesthetic Mea. Are those metal handles, on the teapots? Yup, they are stainless steel. So just as food safe as the pots. Pres, Benzine and Rae Reich 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 This week I will be making some three pound fermentation vessels. I think I need to make a dozen or so jars for my wife and her group of friends. I'm hoping to also get through 30 mugs this week. Made a video of me making the fermentation jars, or at least the first exploration of the form, can watch if you are interested in seeing me throw cylinders poorly, haha Hulk, Rae Reich, Bill Kielb and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hey liam how are you making them airtight. One I am toying with making has a split lip leaving room to place lid and still fill with water for an air seal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Doesn't need to be air tight! But there will be lugs on the side and a notch along the lid so it can be wired or tied shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Ok must be a different process. My daughter in law makes fermented vegies , sauerkraut amd a femented drink and needs/uses jars with airlocks to keep out unwanted gremlins but a positive. Pressure may do same. I guess the water airlock ones burb on their own... Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, Babs said: Ok must be a different process. My daughter in law makes fermented vegies , sauerkraut amd a femented drink and needs/uses jars with airlocks to keep out unwanted gremlins but a positive. Pressure may do same. I guess the water airlock ones burb on their own... I think it's the same, I make kimchi, sauerkraut and kombucha and they don't need to be air tight, they just need to be covered. I mean some people are really afraid of a bad ferment, but ive never had a problem smelling or seeing if something was off! I think airlocks are just in the interest of extra safety. Once lactobacillus takes hold in a lactobacillus ferment (kombucha, kimchi, sauerkraut, etc) or aspergillus in an aspergillus ferment (sake, tempeh, miso, etc), it's really hard for any baddies to get a hold. But for miso, a weight is placed on top of the beans to keep them under the liquid (tamari), and this keeps them from being a host for fungi. So the byproduct of the digested beans kind of acts like the airlock. Same with kimchi, although it never lasts long enough in my house to grow anything but delicious! Babs and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 11 hours ago, liambesaw said: This week I will be making some three pound fermentation vessels. I think I need to make a dozen or so jars for my wife and her group of friends. I'm hoping to also get through 30 mugs this week. Made a video of me making the fermentation jars, or at least the first exploration of the form, can watch if you are interested in seeing me throw cylinders poorly, haha I like them. Audio is nicer also and of course no PJ’s a plus. Kudos to mentioning the compression out to in. You are probably only the third person I know to mention it and it has saved countless newbies from the unexplained crack. Food preparation is a bit of science also. This video has made me hungry, go figure. someone I watched who was a throw to the stick person actually hinged the last two inches of his stick so when done he could flip it horizontally out of the way. Seemed like an easy good idea. Rae Reich, Hulk and liambesaw 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 Not so much on the workbench, but finished and on the wall. GEP, Min, Bill Kielb and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 great idea, chilly! and how do you keep the paint in such good shape on the radiator? Chilly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 8:26 PM, oldlady said: great idea, chilly! and how do you keep the paint in such good shape on the radiator? The radiator is brand new. Most of the rest of the house they're 30 years old. And look it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 This week I haven't done anything out in the shed but trim some fermentation jars (and feel guilty about it). Instead I've been hunched over a computer and camera trying to get everything squared away for my business and website. I have my photo booth almost all squared away, need to pick up some posterboard tonight and really start photographing everything. Wish I could just make things and let them disappear on their own, hah. Anyway, here's a picture. I was using this mug to dial in my camera and lights. Callie Beller Diesel, Benzine, Hulk and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 I made a thing. Rae Reich, shawnhar, Chilly and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 5 hours ago, liambesaw said: This week I haven't done anything out in the shed but trim some fermentation jars (and feel guilty about it). Instead I've been hunched over a computer and camera trying to get everything squared away for my business and website. I have my photo booth almost all squared away, need to pick up some posterboard tonight and really start photographing everything. Wish I could just make things and let them disappear on their own, hah. Anyway, here's a picture. I was using this mug to dial in my camera and lights. Looks good but I would remove the reflection as well and see if you like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Bill Kielb said: Looks good but I would remove the reflection as well and see if you like it Still tryin to figure that one out. Got some posterboard to play around with tonight, see if I can't dial the glaring lights back a bit and bend this light around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Callie Beller Diesel said: I made a thing. Almost looks like a nicely decorated crock pot insert. Is that a red clay body with wax relief or a white clay body with iron slip. I like this style of decorating, I need to start doing stuff like this instead of relying entirely on glaze to make it beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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