pdp1 on thu 1 sep 11
I thinnk if one mixed say, "Bazooka' Bubble Gum, 50/50 with the right Clay
Body, wedged it well, and had it nice and soft, one c-o-u-l-d- "Blow" Clay,
and, you could do it at room temperature!
Taylor Hendrix on fri 2 sep 11
Dude, but the chewing it until it got soft would be the gross part.
Man, what is it going to do to my bridge?
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 1:56 PM, pdp1 wrote:
> I thinnk if one mixed say, "Bazooka' Bubble Gum, 50/50 with the right Cla=
y
> Body, wedged it well, and had it nice and soft, one c-o-u-l-d- "Blow" Cla=
y,
> and, you could do it at room temperature!
>
pdp1 on sat 3 sep 11
Hi James,
Nice mentions...
I imagine there must be things one could add to Clay to permit it to have
quite impressive and novel elasticity.
Gluten maybe, for one...
And of course, then, one would knead/wedge it very very well, before
attempting to 'Blow' or puff it out it...
Prolly could be done!
Phil
L v
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Freeman"
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:56 PM, pdp1 wrote:
> I thinnk if one mixed say, "Bazooka' Bubble Gum, 50/50 with the right Cla=
y
> Body, wedged it well, and had it nice and soft, one c-o-u-l-d- "Blow"
> Clay,
> and, you could do it at room temperature!
>
>
>
>
> There was a guy many years ago, probably early 80s, who was mixing his dr=
y
> clay ingredients into RTV silicone, extruding long spaghetti-like strands=
,
> and letting them cure. He then wove these clay-filled rubber strands int=
o
> fantastic basket shapes, which he then fired. Due to the semi-rigid
> rubber
> consistency of his strands, he was able to achieve bends and shapes which
> would be impossible using wet, sticky, plastic clay. Can't recall his
> name
> right now.
>
> Also, as to "blowing" clay, during a friend's graduate program many moons
> ago, they had as a guest artist a very aged "jug turner" from a southern
> production pottery. Beside demonstrating the most amazing facility, and
> never using a drop of water, the old gentleman told them that you have to
> blow into a jug right after you throw it "to give it life". He put his
> lips
> to the opening of his freshly thrown jug, and blew hard into it as though
> it
> were a balloon, puffing up the form a bit and giving the sides a gentle
> convexity. He said that forms were "dead" unless you blew into them.
>
> Some time later, I was throwing a bunch of bottles. When one came out to=
o
> "tight", I made sure no one was looking, then puffed it up. Sure as
> shootin', that overly tight and rigid form took on a lively and natural
> appearance. Give it a try! Just don't lick your lips afterward!
>
> All the best.
>
> ...James
>
> James Freeman
>
> "...outsider artists, caught in the bog of their own consciousness, too
> preciously idiosyncratic to be taken seriously."
>
> "All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I shoul=
d
> not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
> -Michel de Montaigne
>
> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
James Freeman on sat 3 sep 11
On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:56 PM, pdp1 wrote:
I thinnk if one mixed say, "Bazooka' Bubble Gum, 50/50 with the right Clay
Body, wedged it well, and had it nice and soft, one c-o-u-l-d- "Blow" Clay,
and, you could do it at room temperature!
There was a guy many years ago, probably early 80s, who was mixing his dry
clay ingredients into RTV silicone, extruding long spaghetti-like strands,
and letting them cure. He then wove these clay-filled rubber strands into
fantastic basket shapes, which he then fired. Due to the semi-rigid rubber
consistency of his strands, he was able to achieve bends and shapes which
would be impossible using wet, sticky, plastic clay. Can't recall his name
right now.
Also, as to "blowing" clay, during a friend's graduate program many moons
ago, they had as a guest artist a very aged "jug turner" from a southern
production pottery. Beside demonstrating the most amazing facility, and
never using a drop of water, the old gentleman told them that you have to
blow into a jug right after you throw it "to give it life". He put his lip=
s
to the opening of his freshly thrown jug, and blew hard into it as though i=
t
were a balloon, puffing up the form a bit and giving the sides a gentle
convexity. He said that forms were "dead" unless you blew into them.
Some time later, I was throwing a bunch of bottles. When one came out too
"tight", I made sure no one was looking, then puffed it up. Sure as
shootin', that overly tight and rigid form took on a lively and natural
appearance. Give it a try! Just don't lick your lips afterward!
All the best.
...James
James Freeman
"...outsider artists, caught in the bog of their own consciousness, too
preciously idiosyncratic to be taken seriously."
"All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should
not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
-Michel de Montaigne
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
Carl Cravens on sun 4 sep 11
On 09/03/2011 08:26 PM, pdp1 wrote:
> Gluten maybe, for one...
>
> And of course, then, one would knead/wedge it very very well, before
> attempting to 'Blow' or puff it out it...
Throw in some yeast and you wouldn't even have to blow. Of course, if you =
think clay can get stinky now, just imagine yeasty clay. :)
--
Carl D Cravens (raven@phoenyx.net)
So many idiots, so little ammunition.
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