Gene Arnold on sat 5 jan 08
What are some small things to make ( that will sell ) other than mugs =
and small bowls. We built this 40 ft. gas kiln and I find that I have a =
lot of small spaces that could be filled with smaller items.=20
Gene=20
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Hollis on sat 5 jan 08
Oh, man, just use your imagination. I make a shallow, faceted bowl
that's anywhere from three to four inches in diameter, with a turned
foot, and I can't keep them in stock. People use them for small
quantities of dipping sauce or as a place to put a small stack of
olives or pickles during parties. They sell for $10 apiece and people
by four or five at a time. I dedicate a morning once in a while to just
throwing a board or two of these little bowls and I never have enough.
Also, small, spouted oil jars fit into those odd places between larger
pots and on the edges of shelves. They're less popular than the shallow
bowls, though.
Hollis Engley
Hatchville Pottery
E. Falmouth, MA
hatchvillepottery.com
On Jan 5, 2008, at 2:41 PM, Gene Arnold wrote:
> What are some small things to make ( that will sell ) other than mugs
> and small bowls. We built this 40 ft. gas kiln and I find that I have
> a lot of small spaces that could be filled with smaller items.
>
> Gene
> mudduck@mudduckpottery.net
> www.mudduckpottery.net
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Larry Kruzan on sat 5 jan 08
I use very small bowls that I sell as spice bowls, thrown off the hump, 2" diameter and make great glazes test pieces or sell for $4. With a little practice you can throw 40-50 an hour. I sell enough of these to pay my booth fee at most fairs.
Miniture pitchers are very popular, around 3-4" tall, 1 1/2" dia. sell at $12 ea here. Small bottles sold as "weed pots", 3-6" tall, round bottom, narrow tall neck, $12-18 ea.
Baby cups, pink and blue, 2" dia, 3" tall, $12-16ea.
Clay roses, $20 ea, made from extruder scrap, the stuff that squeezes out around the die.
Olive boats $16, 8" long V extrusion pinched at the ends with clay "feet" attached to keep it unright.
I make so much that I had a load around the first of december that ended up almost all "filler", the most profitable load all year.
Larry Kruzan
Lost Creek Pottery
www.lostcreekpottery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene Arnold
Date: Saturday, January 5, 2008 13:57
Subject: [CLAYART] kiln filler???
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> What are some small things to make ( that will sell ) other than
> mugs and small bowls. We built this 40 ft. gas kiln and I find
> that I have a lot of small spaces that could be filled with
> smaller items.
>
> Gene
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> www.mudduckpottery.net
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L. P. Skeen on sat 5 jan 08
S&P shakers, spoon rests, creamers, bud vases, small boxes... tiny =
sculptures
L
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Gene Arnold=20
What are some small things to make ( that will sell ) other than mugs =
and small bowls. We built this 40 ft. gas kiln and I find that I have a =
lot of small spaces that could be filled with smaller items.=20
Marcia Selsor on sat 5 jan 08
spoon rests are great around high plates, sushi trays...
I just ate in a sushi bar in McAllen, TX. that had plastic trays that
looked like warped stoneware.
I think lots of small shapes are good to have..earring trays, etc.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Jan 5, 2008, at 1:41 PM, Gene Arnold wrote:
> What are some small things to make ( that will sell ) other than
> mugs and small bowls. We built this 40 ft. gas kiln and I find that
> I have a lot of small spaces that could be filled with smaller items.
>
> Gene
> mudduck@mudduckpottery.net
> www.mudduckpottery.net
>
lela martens on sat 5 jan 08
Buttons. Knitters, crocheters, weavers are always on the
lookout for `special` buttons.
Lela
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Carole Fox on sat 5 jan 08
I like coasters because they are fast to make, sell in sets and especially
because they are so low that I can place them behind the cones and still see
the elements.
Carole Fox
Silver Fox Pottery
Elkton, MD
silverfoxpottery@comcast.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene Arnold
What are some small things to make ( that will sell ) other than mugs and
small bowls. We built this 40 ft. gas kiln and I find that I have a lot of
small spaces that could be filled with smaller items.
steve graber on sat 5 jan 08
i make faces - easy pottery 101 things.
get styraphoam wig heads - from thrift stores, etc. who pays full price? $0.50 each. i got a rack full of them.
cut them in half so they can lie down with face features up.
slap out clay like you're making pizza. slap it over a wig head. place on a board and make more.
i rack about 6 to a board, and put in the sun. they dry fast enough to take off while i slap out more faces. in an hour i can make a hundred.
they fit in spaces all over a kiln. under bowl lips, racked here & there. they are great to test a glaze. or skip a glaze and go naked clay.
i glue a string behind the eye balls to hang it on a nail hook.
when i first made a few of these, i was stunned how many i sold! ($5.00 each, 3 for $10). i had several shows where these faces paid for the booth fee. they pack easy at show time, and are easy on and off a rack with nail hooks. turns out there are many collectors of face art. my wife added her touch on some using cake decorating tools to add hair and stuff. they looked greek to me. kinda classy.
do NOT add rocks to the kiln thinking it's an easy way to fill a space. seeing how full kilns fire better then part empty i tried this once. i melted a BUNCH of granite rocks and made quite a mess....
see ya
Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
Claremont, California USA
The Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots!
www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Gene Arnold
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Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2008 11:41:19 AM
Subject: kiln filler???
What are some small things to make ( that will sell ) other than mugs and small bowls. We built this 40 ft. gas kiln and I find that I have a lot of small spaces that could be filled with smaller items.
Gene
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www.mudduckpottery.net
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steve graber on sat 5 jan 08
another are incense burners. i made a stamp off the face of a BIG plastic chess piece. i use a small ball of clay (scrapped off a bat) and squash it with the chess stamp. a hole in the mouth for the incense, bingo! i don't glaze them.
i actually just give these away or sell them for $0.75 each. the "o cool" is a nice extra when someone buys a pot. or kids buy them so they can burn incense and no one know what elese they might be burning (does that really work??).
see ya
Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
Claremont, California USA
The Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots!
www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
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Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2008 1:42:40 PM
Subject: Re: kiln filler???
S&P shakers, spoon rests, creamers, bud vases, small boxes... tiny sculptures
L
----- Original Message -----
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Dale Neese on sat 5 jan 08
I useta sell a ton of extruded business card holders. My daughter glazed
them for me. They fit in anywhere. Don't make 'em anymore. Daughter is 16
years old now and into many other "important" things....ya know.
So am I.
Dale Tex
"across the alley from the Alamo"
San Antonio, Texas USA
www.daleneese.com
Jeanette Harris on sat 5 jan 08
I make pear salt and pepper shakers, whistles, and at one time I was
making sheep. They sold very well because nobody would buy just one,
they'd have to have a flock. Flower frogs and pansy frogs too.
Butter keepers are short and small also.
Little test bowls for trying out new glazes is an interesting thing
to do. Turns out they're great for storing a cut
tomato/lemon/grapefruit/whatever upside down and putting it into one
of these for the refrigerator. Instant glaze leach test to boot. heh
Cheers,
Jeanette
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Lee Love on sun 6 jan 08
a thimble collector once asked me to make thinbles. They said they
are a great way to get your feeback numbers up on Ebay.
MacKenzie salt shakers, water droppers, chopstick
rests, guinomi/shot cups.
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Kathy Forer on mon 14 jan 08
On Jan 5, 2008, at 2:41 PM, Gene Arnold wrote:
> What are some small things to make ( that will sell ) other than
> mugs =
> and small bowls.
I was once given what I use as a really nice holder for spent tea
bags. It's in two parts, a shallow bottom squared bowl, about 2"
diameter and 1/2" high, and a perforated top lid tray holder with
handle lip. It seems to be porcelain, was made in Japan, hand-painted,
brightly colored glaze, edged thinly around the top with gold and
labeled "Not intended for food use."
It works and looks really nice next to a favorite pale solid-color
simply elegant salt cellar, tamari or tamarind dish with spoon on tray.
Kathy
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