Janet H Walker on tue 19 nov 96
A sculptor from the same art association called me about firing
a few of his pieces for him. All he knows about the clay is what
it says on the box: "Terracotta Grog" from Standard Clay. I don't
have a full catalog of Standard clays to check what this would be.
Would I be safe in assuming that "terracotta" means that it fires
in the 06-02 range?
Any of you who fire for sculptors or others have any guidance on the
basis for figuring firing charges?
Jan Walker
Cambridge MA USA
ktighe on wed 20 nov 96
Jan, there are many great sculptors and teachers out there with no ceramic
background! A former teacher of mine approached me recently asking if I
could fire a piece for a student of his. The piece was "very important" to
the student who wanted the "finished" sculpture ASAP. I was hesitant from
the get-go. And when I saw this thick, heavy clunker (with lots of thin,
un-supported strands of clay waiting to shatter) I declined. Even though I
feel indebted to my former teacher, I will not be the one to blow up what
is a beginner's first piece. I don't think you would be safe in assuming
anything here. If you are going ahead with this firing check with Standard
Clay. Very often, in beginner-sculpture programs, the term "terracotta" is
tossed around to mean your basic, red low-fire (06) clay. It is often the
clay of choice in these classes. But check it out first. I don't know how
much to charge, and am confident you'll get plenty of feedback. I'm
looking forward to reading that myself. Good luck-- Ken
Barbara Webb on sun 1 dec 96
I sometimes use a red clay from Standard that has a stock number of 104
it says something like that on the box. It is a lowfire clay. I have
taken it up to ^2 but you risk warping because that is really too high.
Barbara Webb
barbara@fujikura.com
Marietta, GA, USA
On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Janet H Walker wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> A sculptor from the same art association called me about firing
> a few of his pieces for him. All he knows about the clay is what
> it says on the box: "Terracotta Grog" from Standard Clay. I don't
> have a full catalog of Standard clays to check what this would be.
>
> Would I be safe in assuming that "terracotta" means that it fires
> in the 06-02 range?
>
> Any of you who fire for sculptors or others have any guidance on the
> basis for figuring firing charges?
>
> Jan Walker
> Cambridge MA USA
>
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