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pea gravel to hold the clay in a slump mold

updated mon 11 feb 08

 

Deborah Thuman on sun 10 feb 08


Hmmmmm....... Now you've got the ideas floating in my head. I have made
beads, buttons and earrings for naked raku. I will need a raku bowl in
which to put them when I do the firing seeing as to how I'm not wild
about the idea of chasing little raku pieces all around the courtyard
where the raku kiln is. I was considering making coils, twisting them
into interesting shapes, and putting them inside of a bowl to get a
bowl shape. Pea gravel. Hmmmm...... little bumpies in my bowl. This
could get interesting. I plan on putting terra sig on the bowl (as well
as the other naked raku goodies) and burnishing it. I think the little
bumpies could be quite interesting for the inside of the bowl.

Thanks.

PS - I've also had the fun of having dried beans sprout in clay. Plays
havoc with tiles.

Deb
http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/