Deborah Thuman on sun 27 jan 08
I got my new issue of Pottery Making Illustrated on Friday and saw an
article on hand built cups that I just had to try out in class on
Saturday. Um..... it wasn't as easy as the photos made it look. But....
I did have fun. I gave up on the textured design and started
manipulating the form. Okay... I was squishing my fingers here and
there, pushing and pulling, and hoping it came out nice. I got some
interesting forms. I used some ^10 clay and some of the colored slips.
One in particular should come out of the kiln with interesting
coloration. I hope.
I tried painting in between the lines I drew on the tiles last week.
This is an eye killer. I'm old enough to order off the senior menu
without lying about my age and I wear bifocals. I can't look through
the bifocal part for extended periods of time to do fine, detailed
work. If I do this without my glasses, I tend to get stuck in near
gear. I painted two of the six tiles before giving up.
I made a rattle from raku clay and tried squeezing slip out of the
bottles. Absolutely could not do it. My hands are refusing to ever do
this again. And so.... I'll be buying an air pen. I love the technique
and I'd like to use it for more design experimenting.
The funny part is that although I was sure I didn't have enough to do
to keep me busy for the entire class, I suddenly looked up and
discovered I'd filled 6 hours with clay.
The subject of numbered stamps has come up on the list. I've got stamps
made for 04, 6 and 10. Those are the clay bodies I use. Because I use
white clay (I'm convinced the glazes are brighter on a while clay),
there's no way for me to tell when a piece is bisqued which clay I
used. So... I stamp the bottom of the piece with my initials and the
cone number. This also makes for quick identification when using a
piece. Can I put this in the oven? All I have to do is look for the
cone number. Or when Jim is selling our work at the farmer's
market..... if the number is on the bottom of the piece, he can
instantly tell a customer if the piece is just for the microwave or if
it can be used in the oven.
Deb
http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
Lisa Skeen on sun 27 jan 08
Deb, you've got it backwards. Earthenware (04) pots can go in the oven,
but you don't want them in the microwave b/c they're porous.
L. P. Skeen http://www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Pottery
Summerfield, NC
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Clay class and a few observations
> From: Deborah Thuman
> I stamp the bottom of the piece with my initials and the
> cone number. when Jim is selling our work at the farmer's
> market..... if the number is on the bottom of the piece, he can
> instantly tell a customer if the piece is just for the microwave or if
> it can be used in the oven.
Colin Charles on sun 27 jan 08
Deborah, If I'm doing much close work I use a pair of cheap reading glasses
from the drugstore instead of my bifocals. It works for the computer also.
Colin
On Jan 27, 2008 12:24 PM, Deborah Thuman wrote:
> I got my new issue of Pottery Making Illustrated on Friday and saw an
> article on hand built cups that I just had to try out in class on
> Saturday. Um..... it wasn't as easy as the photos made it look. But....
> I did have fun. I gave up on the textured design and started
> manipulating the form. Okay... I was squishing my fingers here and
> there, pushing and pulling, and hoping it came out nice. I got some
> interesting forms. I used some ^10 clay and some of the colored slips.
> One in particular should come out of the kiln with interesting
> coloration. I hope.
>
> I tried painting in between the lines I drew on the tiles last week.
> This is an eye killer. I'm old enough to order off the senior menu
> without lying about my age and I wear bifocals. I can't look through
> the bifocal part for extended periods of time to do fine, detailed
> work. If I do this without my glasses, I tend to get stuck in near
> gear. I painted two of the six tiles before giving up.
>
> I made a rattle from raku clay and tried squeezing slip out of the
> bottles. Absolutely could not do it. My hands are refusing to ever do
> this again. And so.... I'll be buying an air pen. I love the technique
> and I'd like to use it for more design experimenting.
>
> The funny part is that although I was sure I didn't have enough to do
> to keep me busy for the entire class, I suddenly looked up and
> discovered I'd filled 6 hours with clay.
>
> The subject of numbered stamps has come up on the list. I've got stamps
> made for 04, 6 and 10. Those are the clay bodies I use. Because I use
> white clay (I'm convinced the glazes are brighter on a while clay),
> there's no way for me to tell when a piece is bisqued which clay I
> used. So... I stamp the bottom of the piece with my initials and the
> cone number. This also makes for quick identification when using a
> piece. Can I put this in the oven? All I have to do is look for the
> cone number. Or when Jim is selling our work at the farmer's
> market..... if the number is on the bottom of the piece, he can
> instantly tell a customer if the piece is just for the microwave or if
> it can be used in the oven.
>
> Deb
> http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
>
>
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