Taylor Hendrix on sun 30 sep 07
Howdy doody,
I spend an hour or so using up the last little bit of plaster today.
Ever since I have been spanking bowls, I have been getting all kinds
of idea on how to form things. My next project is to spank some really
shallow bowls/platters that just fit into my kiln. They will have a
nice tall thrown foot on them. With that in mind, I set about making
another plaster hump mold.
Marci told me to cradle some cloth inside a trashcan and pour the
plaster. I did and the resultant form is okay. The trashcan is plastic
and it went a bit oval on me somehow. In addition, I must have not
leveled it correctly because the high point of the mold is not in the
center. This will be an interesting mold to use, but it won't really
work for my thrown foot now that it is an eccentric ovoid...Someone
called me that once.
I'll try to make a short blog showing my latest attempt.
Don't worry, Russel. I am planning on making a large bisqued mold as
well, but I must seal my large bat before I do so. Vince is making me
do it.
As for the deflocculated paper clay slip, A day after I joined bone
dry to bone dry, I can only detect the smallest of cracking. I
spritzed both bowl and foot ring before I attached with rather runny
slip. Not too bad, but won't do that again. I'll let the list know if
the bisque reveals me to be a rash clayer.
--
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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Eva Gallagher on mon 1 oct 07
Hi Taylor - you got me interested in making some bisque molds to use with
Russell's method. Thought we would use them in our classes - both adult and
children - thought the kids would get a kick out of spanking pots - just
hope they do not get too energetic and break the molds. Or do you think tht
kids would find the method too difficult? Ages 10-12 years old.
Regards,
Eva
----- Original Message -----
From: "Taylor Hendrix"
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:31 PM
Subject: Hump mold making and paperclay update
> Howdy doody,
>
> I spend an hour or so using up the last little bit of plaster today.
> Ever since I have been spanking bowls, I have been getting all kinds
> of idea on how to form things. My next project is to spank some really
> shallow bowls/platters that just fit into my kiln. They will have a
> nice tall thrown foot on them. With that in mind, I set about making
> another plaster hump mold.
>
> Marci told me to cradle some cloth inside a trashcan and pour the
> plaster. I did and the resultant form is okay. The trashcan is plastic
> and it went a bit oval on me somehow. In addition, I must have not
> leveled it correctly because the high point of the mold is not in the
> center. This will be an interesting mold to use, but it won't really
> work for my thrown foot now that it is an eccentric ovoid...Someone
> called me that once.
>
> I'll try to make a short blog showing my latest attempt.
>
> Don't worry, Russel. I am planning on making a large bisqued mold as
> well, but I must seal my large bat before I do so. Vince is making me
> do it.
>
> As for the deflocculated paper clay slip, A day after I joined bone
> dry to bone dry, I can only detect the smallest of cracking. I
> spritzed both bowl and foot ring before I attached with rather runny
> slip. Not too bad, but won't do that again. I'll let the list know if
> the bisque reveals me to be a rash clayer.
>
> --
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
>
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Russel Fouts on wed 3 oct 07
Eva,
I think with some patience and coordination, it would be possible.
The coordination is the most important pot. Basically, 1 spank, 1
slight turn to the next un-spanked part. Practice it yourself for a
while till your familiar with it enough to pass it on to them.
Each one will have to have his own turn-table. And make sure they
keep their fingers out of the way.
Actually, I mis-spoke myself above. What's really required is the
ability to be methodical. Can 10/12 yearolds do that? I have no
experience with children and clay.
The bisque molds I use are really massive basically 2 inch thick
bowls or heavier with heavily grogged clay. It's hard to break them
but they will chip. Did I say they were heavy, too?
I've used lighter ones but there is a definite risk of breakage (and
disappointment)
You also have to be sure that you can stand the noise. I started this
in a communal studio an got lots of complaints.
I started paddling thrown pots in a John Colbeck throwing workshop
and that started everyone else trying it. "Sounds like a bunch of
Death-Watch Beetles" he claimed.
Russel
At 07:00 02/10/2007, you wrote:
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 09:15:50 -0400
>From: Eva Gallagher
>Subject: Re: Hump mold making and paperclay update
>
>Hi Taylor - you got me interested in making some bisque molds to use with
>Russell's method. Thought we would use them in our classes - both adult and
>children - thought the kids would get a kick out of spanking pots - just
>hope they do not get too energetic and break the molds. Or do you think tht
>kids would find the method too difficult? Ages 10-12 years old.
>Regards,
Russel Fouts
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