Jan Lipuma on tue 29 apr 97
Hello all,
Could anyone offer a satisfactory solution to how garden markers are best
staked or perhaps not staked but strung onto a curved metal rod? What
methods work for those of you who make these?
I used attach a solid clay spiral to the marker but many people would use
this to push into the earth and cause premature breakage. These things
should last many seasons. I could obviously tell them to also plant the
marker while planting the plant, but ....???? All comments appreciated.
Tiles are under plastic while I mull this over.
Secondly, what to string wind chimes? The fishing line gets cut over time
and my query re model airplane line causes the guys in the hobby store to
look at me funny.
Thanks,
Janice Lipuma
Blue Moon Studio Pottery
Lexington KY
Sandra Dwiggins on wed 30 apr 97
Jan--
Another artist and I are just finishing a major project with garden markers
for our church gardens. We did (are doing) approximately 300
markers--one for each of the species in the gardens and nature walks.
My co-worker is also a landscape gardener--and she came up with a
great way to stake the markers. We make the markers just like tiles,
either rectangular or oval--each marker has two holes half-way up each
side. Garden wire which is fairly fexible is threaded through the holes
from the back and bent back around the markers, then the rest of the
wire---approximately 10-12 inches on each side, is brought together at
the back and twisted together in a spiral. This makes the stake--and can
be stuck right in the soil. The wire allows the marker to be set at an
angle so that it can be easily read by anyone standing up. The spiral
winding looks a bit decorative, and in the ground they really look great.
We used a grey/buff stoneware with specks, and dark green glaze
applied into the crevices of the letters. They look kind of mossy and
natural.
I don't think I would want to make these to sell--at least not the way we
made ours. Lots of time invested in writing each variety on the markers.
Do you have a short cut method that we could employ for future
use---we're probably going to have to do many more.
Have fun----
Sandy
celine.gura@alz.org on thu 1 may 97
What about some industrial type glue? to adhere the marker to the pole?
For windchimes I was using any type of wax coated cloth string. I did this for
several reasons. It was a little heavier than the fish wire and didn't tangle
as badly. You could also melt the ends of your string instead of making knots.
It looks nicer that way. If I didn't like the white color, I could dye it to
any color I wanted. I holds up well outside. My mother has had one for about 5
years and it's still going strong on the back porch.
On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Jan Lipuma wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hello all,
>
>Could anyone offer a satisfactory solution to how garden markers are best
>staked or perhaps not staked but strung onto a curved metal rod? What
>methods work for those of you who make these?
>
> I used attach a solid clay spiral to the marker but many people would use
>this to push into the earth and cause premature breakage. These things
>should last many seasons. I could obviously tell them to also plant the
>marker while planting the plant, but ....???? All comments appreciated.
>Tiles are under plastic while I mull this over.
>
>Secondly, what to string wind chimes? The fishing line gets cut over time
>and my query re model airplane line causes the guys in the hobby store to
>look at me funny.
>
>Thanks,
>Janice Lipuma
>Blue Moon Studio Pottery
>Lexington KY
>
>
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Celine Gura
Personal: celine.gura@alz.org
Library: greenfld@alz.org
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Wendy Hampton on sun 4 may 97
Hi,
I was asked recently what kind of clay to use for windchimes - earthenware,
stoneware, porcelain, ??? I have not made windchimes before so I couldn't
answer him but I knew a lot of people who could!!
thanks ahead of time!
Wendy from Bainbridge island WA
June Perry on mon 5 may 97
You can probably use any clay for the chimes. If you want the best sound I
would suggest porcelain without any grog or other temper. Grogless stoneware
may also give good sound. The temper tends to dull the sound.
Regards,
June
Mary C Hartman on tue 20 may 97
Your garden markers sounded interesting. What size were they and what is
"garden wire"?
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