ANT KAR on wed 15 apr 98
Frank,
Maybe try Miller 10. It is a white earthenware clay, and I have used it quite
a bit. I like the way it takes the glazes, underglazes, etc. It also seems
to
be pretty strong when fired. I've used it for slab work and it worked well
for
me.
Good luck,
Karen in western NY
http://members.aol.com/antkar/index.html
ICQ#6999856
Gaydos, Frank on sun 19 apr 98
ANT KAR wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Frank,
> Maybe try Miller 10. It is a white earthenware clay, and I have used it quite
> a bit. I like the way it takes the glazes, underglazes, etc. It also seems
> to
> be pretty strong when fired. I've used it for slab work and it worked well
> for
> me.
> Good luck,
> Karen in western NY
> http://members.aol.com/antkar/index.html
> ICQ#6999856
Karen,
Most of our students are inner city poor, not all, and I try to keep the
costs down. As a result we do not have a lab fee. ( I wonder how many
other schools do not have a lab fee for art, clayarters?) I try to
provide all the clay and glazes for the students and do all the firing
for them also. If a student is going to be a ceramics major and transfer
to a four year school like Alfred, Kansas City, or University of the
Arts here in Philly, I work with them one on one teaching them the
basics of clay and glaze theory using Rhodes, 'Clay and Glazes for the
Potter' as a textbook. They also learn how to run a studio and load and
fire kilns. So, asking them to purchase their clay would price some of
them out of the class plus, it would be a large storage problem. ( But I
bet they would not waste the clay as they are wont to do now.) :>)
Besides, I have two clay mixers and it seems a waste not to use bulk raw
ingredients.
Thanks for your imput.
Frank Gaydos
Community College of Philadelphia
fgaydos@ccp.cc.pa.us
Eleanora Eden on sun 19 apr 98
Also you may want to take a look at Miller 10VW.....VW standing for Very
White. I used Miller 10 for ages and after a tip from Sharon Miranda
changed to VW and like it alot more. Next to it, #10 seems slightly creamy
in color.
Eleanora
At 08:26 AM 4/15/98 -0400, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Frank,
>Maybe try Miller 10. It is a white earthenware clay, and I have used it
quite
>a bit. I like the way it takes the glazes, underglazes, etc. It also seems
>to
>be pretty strong when fired. I've used it for slab work and it worked well
>for
>me.
>Good luck,
>Karen in western NY
>http://members.aol.com/antkar/index.html
>ICQ#6999856
>
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@sover.net
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