Deborah Redfern on wed 30 jul 97
Message from: James Henry Gorman said,
"You can teach a person
to jigger or pour a mold in less than a day, and their
hands may not even have touch the clay they used!!
you tell me"
Reply: I thought about this statement clay they used> this morning when I was up to my elbows mixing a bucket of
casting slip and I thought about it this afternoon as I painstakingly
cleaned greenware, all the while praying to Our Lady of Slip Cast, that it
wouldn't explode in my hands.
Obviously, there is a lot more to casting than pouring.
I mean its not like it is Finished after the mold is poured, just as
something wheel thrown isn't Finished when it comes off the wheel.
Deborah, who likes to get down and dirty with her clay
aprons.are.for.wimps.redfern.d@thezone.net
P.S. my apologies to anyone religious. No disrespect was intended.
Patti M. Fox on thu 31 jul 97
Deborah Redfern --
Your description of yourself up to your elbows in slipcast could have
been me during my attempts at exploring casting (vs. throwing or
sculpting). I don't find the same tactile appeal in liquid clay as I do
in "plastic" clay. For me it's an entirely different media (medium?
never could figure singular/plural with that word). For one who throws
to take a snobbish air regarding slip casting makes as much sense as a
cello player considering himself superior to a singer. Different
instrument, that's all. But... hearing the same song (seeing the same
finished piece) over and over and over and over takes away the magic.
I'm interested in this subject because I'm considering establishing a
studio open to the community, serving BOTH the ceramic casting folk as
well as potters. I have a couple wheels and a couple kilns and an
extruder, with expectations of adding a slab roller before year end.
Also picked up 50+ miscellaneous ceramic molds (dirt cheap) at the same
auction where I got the 2nd kiln. In an open studio, will potters
mingle well with the group that cast and paint? I'm concerned that the
two different sets of temperments might be incompatible. Any advice?
Patti in Wisconsin
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