Lee Love on sat 18 aug 07
On 8/18/07, Myrna Figueiredo wrote:
> thank you all so much, i got all the good and diferent tips that i
> could :^)
> will try the lavender oil first! can't wait
> Love
Myrna,
It was the late Vivika Heino who gave us the lavender oil idea. Us
guys were suggesting all sorts of noxious remedies (like bleach) and
then she suggested Lavender Oil. I feel fortunate having been able
to meet her.
You can read about her here:
http://www.ottospottery.com/vivika.html
--
Lee in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
"For a democracy of excellence, the goal is not to reduce things to a
common denominator but to raise things to a shared worth."
--Paolo Soleri
Rosanne Sloane on sat 18 aug 07
Hi gang,
I use the Axner Max's Paperclay and Sybil's Paperclay as my primary clay
bodies. As you can imagine living in Florida after a few days the smell
of the paperclay in the bag can be strong, outright gross to some. I have
found the oils from The Body Shop and Yankee Candle work well to mask the
smell. I usually put 10 eye dropper drips close the bag or sometimes wedge
it into the clay I am about to use.
Hope this helps.
Rosanne
Extrudergirl
Lee Love on sat 18 aug 07
On 8/18/07, Rosanne Sloane wrote:
>he Body Shop and Yankee Candle work well to mask the
> smell. I usually put 10 eye dropper drips close the bag or sometimes wedge
> it into the clay I am about to use.
At NCECA glaze workshop with Pinnell and Vivika, she told us she uses
Lavender Oil to kill smell . Just a couple drops.
--
Lee in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
discussion on Beauty:
http://journals.fotki.com/togeika/beauty/
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"For a democracy of excellence, the goal is not to reduce things to a
common denominator but to raise things to a shared worth."
--Paolo Soleri
John Post on sat 18 aug 07
I do not know what kind of paper is used in commercially produced paper
clay bodies but I have found that cotton linter from twinrocker paper
supply smells less. I usually get a window of about 1 month before the
clay that I make starts to smell. That's plenty of time to use it up.
I just make it one 5 gallon batch at a time. Newspaper and toilet paper
seem to decay quicker and stink much sooner.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Myrna Figueiredo on sat 18 aug 07
thank you all so much, i got all the good and diferent tips that i
could :^)
will try the lavender oil first! can't wait
Love
myrna figueiredo
brasileiras.net
=93You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your hands.
Take it up reverently, for it is an old piece of clay, with millions of
thumbprints on it.=94
-- John Updike
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