Marcia Selsor on fri 1 aug 97
Kathleen,
My experience with watching students put rigid supports inside work
cracks the piece as it dries. Styrofoam is toxic when it burns. Don't
fire it in your kiln.
I also am in the process of building a hollow tube arch. Why don't you
let the clay "set up to leather hard" before attaching it. You wouldn't
need the styrofoam.
Marcia in Montana
KATHLEEN hill wrote:
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> I am wondering if I can use styrofoam supports inside a clay
> sculpture
> and fire the piece with the styrofoam inside? (Electric kiln
> ^06-^04) I
> am building a kind of hollow arch form and have some chunks of
> styrofoam
> bracing inside as I build. I'm not sure I will be able to get them all
>
> out!! (Kind of " boat in the basement" sort of thing). I am going to
> have to cut it to fit it in the kiln and hope I'll be able to fish
> pieces out then if I have to. Anyone have any experience with this or
>
> suggestions for alternative materials for support?
>
> Kathy
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