Deborah Thuman on sat 10 jul 10
I'm getting fairly good at this coil building stuff and I think I'm
ready to try bowls. Here's what I'm aiming. I've got a lot of
Tupperware - which is great for transporting food - like lunch. But...
I'm finding I want to use something else for storing food - such as
macaroni salad in the fridge.
I'm wondering about making covered casserole dishes. Not covers that
mound up so much as covers that just keep the food inside and keep the
food from drying out in the fridge.
Does anyone on the list make such things? If so, do you have them on a
web site? Or has someone tried making such things and found them to
not be practical?
Yes, I know that I could do this a whole lot faster if I'd just learn
to throw. For me, throwing clay means throwing it across the room in
frustration. Coiling, while slower and more tedious, is meditative and
calming for me.
Deb Thuman
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Snail Scott on sat 10 jul 10
On Jul 10, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Deborah Thuman wrote:
> ...I'm finding I want to use something else for storing food - such as
> macaroni salad in the fridge.
>
> I'm wondering about making covered casserole dishes. Not covers that
> mound up so much as covers that just keep the food inside and keep the
> food from drying out in the fridge...
Regarding leftovers-storage, in the fridge and
elsewhere:
The round forms which give both strength to the
pot and even heating to the contents are less
needed here; what is more useful is efficient
use of space. Squared-off jars/pots/etc make better
use of the fridge space than round ones, and
flattened bottoms likewise in comparison with
rounded bowl-type forms.
As always, sharp corners are asking for trouble,
but that needn't limit you to circular forms, just no
fragile pointy bits. Since you are handbuilding,
you can make any shape as readily as any other,
so try some options. Forget trying to emulate
thrown shapes; those evolved for other purposes
and processes. There's a whole world of forms out
there waiting to be thought of. Some may make no
sense for throwing but might suit your process
perfectly.
Lids are harder to make fit on un-round forms, but
you can either use a template to help set the shape
and size of rim and lid both, or else make a lid to fit
one way and make its sole proper orientation easy
to see. I also like a sunken or level lid for storage,
to get the best use of fridge shelf height. Level lids
allow things to stack on top, and sideways lapping
handles, recessed lugs or finger-grip notches don't
waste vertical space.
-Snail
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