Vince Pitelka on sun 24 jan 10
Marcia Selsor wrote:
"I have repaired bisqued broken pieces from a student pitcher with brken
hande to the bottom od a column the partially blew. I used "spooge" the
old recipe from clay art that had vinegar, cone syrup, dried powder claybod=
y
and I added toilet paper pulp. When using it to reattach bisque pieces, bot=
h
surfaces must be well dampened and attached quickly."
Hi Marcia -
I believe that "spooze" as a repair medium was the invention of the late an=
d
much beloved Clayart member Peggy Heer, who passed away seven or eight year=
s
ago. It's equal parts by volume vinegar, corn syrup, and powdered claybody=
,
with additional powdered clay added to adjust the thickness to the
particular need. The addition of paper pulp, as you suggest, is a great
idea and would make it even more versatile and effective for some
applications.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
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