Stephani Stephenson on sat 17 sep 11
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Add me to the list of CLAYARTS cooking show, or home improvement channel
wannabe's :)
Ceramicsarts daily is nearing completion on a DVD we shot last spring cal=
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"Studio Scale Architectural Ceramics"
they just released a clip on making a working shrink rule, and calculati=
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shrinkage ,etc.
I warn you it isn't as action packed and thrilling as the clay flinging a=
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tile rustling segments . here's the clip
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramic-supplies/pottery-clay/video-of-the-w=
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eek-how-to-determine-clay-shrinkage-and-make-a-shrink-rule/
I admit , I am nervous about this, but when I was considering doing it la=
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st
spring, I realized that in clay, as in most things, there is no gated
community of 'experts' and 'non-experts'. We all work, and strive and ga=
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in
our experience over a lifetime. We reinterpret and repeat the things we h=
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ave
learned and add the twists we have discovered or re-discovered in our wo=
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rk.
And there comes a point where you can begin to share what you have learne=
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d,
no expert badge needed and you realize you have been at it for awhile.
So I have assimilated my stash of 'things that have work for me' , and=
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the good folks at CM had to wade through days of me gesturing and
blathering on, :), and edited it down to the core. I hope it encourage
people to take the leap on a project you have been thinking about ,or som=
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e
tips that will help you in your own process.
Stephani Stephenson
http://www.revivaltileworks.com
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