Dinah Snipes Steveni on mon 21 mar 11
Hi Lis A et al, Going to approach this problem in a slightly different way.=
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Neat tips on batt lore. I also remove the splash pan, place larger batt on=
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pins, use very very soft body, a heat gun or if it's the last piece of the=
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day leave over night, and patience. I take a lot of time to true up the cl=
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ay on a slow wheel, true up bottom edge with bamboo tool careful not to gro=
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ove the batt, then use elbow or wrist or forearm to open. Sloooowly. I've a=
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lso used a belt inspired device around the clay to help true it. I also use=
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a mirror to eyeball profile. Crucial aid as I'm not so bendy anymore. Whe=
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n I come back next day I can take form up or out where I need to, and/or us=
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e the heat gun to assist forming. Big stuff is a slightly different mind-se=
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t from production throwing, don't you find? I once had a guy come into my s=
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hop/workshop scornfully glance at the bowl of water in the spash pan and sa=
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y that he often just threw with a dab from his coffee. We sat him down at o=
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ne of our wheels handed him a ball of clay and smiled expectantly. He had a=
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go (with a dab of water), but said his clay was prepared differently. Coll=
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ective and polite: Aaahhh. School of Spit on Hands and I can throw anything=
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! Provided much amusement and ribald joshing for weeks after. Paraphrasing =
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Vince P. to each cat his mouse....
Dinah
Dianthus Ceramics
Mount Vernon, WA.
www.dinahsnipessteveni.com
jd.steveni@comcast.net
Hope is not a plan.
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