Sheron Roberts on tue 18 jul 00
I just have to say this,
my worst salt and pepper
set is a ceramic bowling ball and
bowling pin. My favorite, even
though it is a cast set,
is Snoopy, well two little
Snoopy's. I don't use them,=20
they sit in my Snoopy shrine.
Sheron in NC
And this is off the zorie thread
somewhat, but one of the
class handbuilding projects
at the college recently was shoes.
Each student had to handbuild
a shoe that most represented
their personality. There were
some mighty interesting shoes
created that week.
Jeanette Harris on tue 18 jul 00
>And this is off the zorie thread
>somewhat, but one of the
>class handbuilding projects
>at the college recently was shoes.
>Each student had to handbuild
>a shoe that most represented
>their personality. There were
>some mighty interesting shoes
>created that week.
At the Renwick a couple of years ago, I bought a catalog for a show called,
"Cinderella's Revenge".
Great brain candy.
The show was held in Italy, (Where else?) and various artists were invited
to contribute.
Cristo contributed a pair of paper-wrapped pumps.
There's a high heel that is red and white striped; on the back are blue
wings with stars.
It has an eagle-head shaped toe and a taloned foot for the heel: "Hiliary"
A flounder with a flip-flop toe strap called "Sole".
A platform shoe made solely from cigarettes, "One Foot in the Grave".
A Murano glass sneaker.
And my personal favorite, a high heel made of parts of a green wine bottle.
Although thoughts of anyone drinking champagne from a slipper makes my mind
go BLEH!
Jeanette
Randy McCall on thu 4 jan 07
I checked the archives and there does not seem to be anything on making salt
and pepper shakers. There was reference to an old article which I don't
have any access to in Clay Times.
Anyone with any suggestions or comments.
I have some small corks that will work.
Randy
South Carolina
Pottery Web site
http://members.tripod.com/~McCallJ/index.html
L. P. Skeen on thu 4 jan 07
Randy,
When I throw S&P shakers that are meant to have corks, I throw a small
closed form first. When it's leather hard, I draw on the bottom around
the top of the cork, then before I start cutting, I poke a hole to allow
air to escape, then pat the bottom to cave it in slightly, so the shaker
rests on clay instead of on the cork. HTH
You can also make S&P shakers w/out corks, in one single piece w/ double
opening. Hmm. I got a new digicam with one of those video thingys for
Christmas; maybe I should make a little video....
L
Randy McCall wrote:
> I checked the archives and there does not seem to be anything on making salt
> and pepper shakers. There was reference to an old article which I don't
> have any access to in Clay Times.
>
> Anyone with any suggestions or comments.
>
> I have some small corks that will work.
>
>
Eleanora Eden on sat 13 jan 07
Randy,
I have a little tool made for making the holes for the salt and pepper. Smaller
reamer on one end to do the pepper, larger at the other end to do the salt.
Used to be in all the catalogs, haven't looked recently.
Eleanora
>Randy,
>
>When I throw S&P shakers that are meant to have corks, I throw a small
>closed form first. When it's leather hard, I draw on the bottom around
>the top of the cork, then before I start cutting, I poke a hole to allow
>air to escape, then pat the bottom to cave it in slightly, so the shaker
>rests on clay instead of on the cork. HTH
>
>You can also make S&P shakers w/out corks, in one single piece w/ double
>opening. Hmm. I got a new digicam with one of those video thingys for
>Christmas; maybe I should make a little video....
>
>L
>
>Randy McCall wrote:
>>I checked the archives and there does not seem to be anything on making salt
>>and pepper shakers. There was reference to an old article which I don't
>>have any access to in Clay Times.
>>
>>Anyone with any suggestions or comments.
>>
>>I have some small corks that will work.
>>
>
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Carol McGinnis on thu 9 sep 10
I am mostly a lurker and I noticed something posted about new topics=3D20
and I have one.=3D20
I have an idea for salt and pepper shakers, but what do you do to keep=3D20=
=3D
the holes in the top from filling in with glaze? The holes are usually s=
=3D
o=3D20
small.=3D20
Also, should you glaze the inside? I live near Houston where it is really=
=3D
=3D20
humid. Does the humidity in the area make a difference?=3D20=3D20
Any ideas?
jeanette harris on fri 10 sep 10
>I am mostly a lurker and I noticed something posted about new topics
>and I have one.
>I have an idea for salt and pepper shakers, but what do you do to keep
>the holes in the top from filling in with glaze? The holes are usually so
>small.
>Also, should you glaze the inside? I live near Houston where it is really
>humid. Does the humidity in the area make a difference?
>
>Any ideas?
Carol,
You can fire the shakers with toothpicks or cut-off bamboo skewers in
the holes - they will burn out. You can carefully glaze with them
lodged in the holes to keep the glaze out; then remove them, make
sure no glaze got in and insert clean new toothpicks.
No need to glaze the inside of the shakers. A few grains of rice in a
salt shaker will absorb any moisture and keep the salt running.
Cheers,
--
Jeanette Harris in Poulsbo WA
http://www.jeanetteharrisblog.blogspot.com
http://fiberneedlethread.blogspot.com/
http://www.washingtonpotters.org/WPA_Gallery.htm
Lili Krakowski on fri 10 sep 10
Carol writes:
"I have an idea for salt and pepper shakers, but what do you do to keep=3D2=
0
the holes in the top from filling in with glaze?=3D20
Also, should you glaze the inside? Does the [air]humidity ... make a =3D
difference?=3D20
1.Try to design your shakers so they do not require glaze where the =3D
holes are.
2. If you MUST glaze that area, plug the holes with pieces of bamboo =3D
skewer,toothpicks , or wooden matches You might want to put a dab of =3D
wax on the plug before it goes into the hole. The wax will prevent =3D
glaze from running in.
The plugs come out before firing!!!!!!
NB: a lot of people now use Kosher or Sea salt which have coarser =3D
"grains" than good old Morton's. Make the holes big enough. Make a =3D
test shaker, with different size holes...Also there now are "fancy" =3D
peppers with coarse grains. Remember: most of the folk who buy handmade =
=3D
s & p shakers prob. buy fancier foods. Go down to your snootiest Health =
=3D
Food store and check out the salts and peppers they have. And one =3D
consideration to (ah ha!) consider: Many recipes now call for "weird" =3D
and (to US cooks "new") ingredients. Poppy seeds (or as one Utica Pa =3D
and Ma grocery had it in their window sign, "Puppy seeds") sesame seeds, =
=3D
different peppers, and so on, There are no shakers for =3D
those...Mmmmmmmmmm,
3. What is your plan for the shakers? Do they go on the table, or are =3D
they for kitchen use? I make my kitchen ones with small holes for =3D
shaking the salt/pepper out for sprinkling , and a side hole that allows =
=3D
me to remove a cork and shake some salt/pepper into the palm of my hand, =
=3D
or a spoon.
4. I do not see any need for glazing inside. Also: I save those little =3D
desiccant barrels that come with pills and pop them in (see #3 for hole) =
=3D
We have a lot of humidity in Summer and those little barrels do help.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Alice DeLisle on fri 10 sep 10
To keep holes from glazing shut, put the tips of toothpicks in them very ti=
ghtly
before glazing. Then pull them out before firing. I don't glaze the insid=
es.
Alice DeLisle
wanderland@att.net
http://www.etsy.com/shop/IslandTextures
Randall Moody on fri 10 sep 10
You can also use a wet pipe cleaner to clean out the holes after glazing. N=
o
need to glaze the interior. In fact, I think that it helps not to.
--
Randall in Atlanta
http://wrandallmoody.com
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Alice DeLisle wrote:
> To keep holes from glazing shut, put the tips of toothpicks in them very
> tightly
> before glazing. Then pull them out before firing. I don't glaze the
> insides.
>
>
> Alice DeLisle
>
> wanderland@att.net
> http://www.etsy.com/shop/IslandTextures
>
gsomdahl on sat 11 sep 10
On 09/10/2010 11:05 AM, Lili Krakowski wrote:
> 4. I do not see any need for glazing inside. Also: I save those little d=
esiccant barrels that come with pills and pop them in (see #3 for hole)
> We have a lot of humidity in Summer and those little barrels do help.
>
>
At one demo by Warren MacKenzie, he advised using thinned glaze on the
inside of salt shakers to glue down any small pieces of clay that are
trapped inside when holes are make in the shaker.
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