Mudnjoy@AOL.COM on sat 9 sep 00
In a message dated 9/8/00 4:01:45 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
Pdragrande@AOL.COM writes:
>
> This is how I do it. After throwing and trimming a pot I draw a quick
> sketch
> of it in my book. I write down what kind of clay I used. Then I write my
> idea of how I plan to glaze it. I also put the date. After the pot is
> bisque, I may already know how to glaze it or I may have changed my plans.
> I glaze it and make notes of how I did it. When it comes out of the kiln I
> have an excellent record of exactly how the object was made. I examine the
> results carefully and make more notes if I want. Eventually the pot will
> sell, but I will still have a record of it.
I use a notebook and series # for my pottery. Each distinctive style has
it's series name and then each piece it's own #. In my notebook I keep track
of the clay used, surface treatments, height at greenware stage. After
bisque firing I record glaze and treatments. I've sometimes recorded
location in the kiln and the # of the kiln firing too. Some records are very
brief but I've looked back over my notes so many times the value is
immeasurable.
Joy
http://holdreadstudios.hypermart.net/
Estrellita Ammirati on sat 9 sep 00
I took my first pottery class six years ago and one of
the first things my instructor told me was to buy a
notebook and keep a record of what I glaze with,
measurements, etc. It was/is a great tool especially
when you use a combination of glazes and want to
repeat it. A couple of months ago I did my first raku
firing and forgot to bring my notebook. I was able to
get a peice of paper from someone and recorded my
"glazes" so that I was able to let others know what I
used in case they wanted to do the same. Now I think
I will try what has been suggested, draw sketches of
the pieces versus trying to describe things by
wording. But if you ever saw how I draw/sketch you
would understand why I use wording. Maybe I'll do
both for now until my sketches get better. I love my
notebook.
Estrellita
--- Mudnjoy@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 9/8/00 4:01:45 AM US Mountain
> Standard Time,
> Pdragrande@AOL.COM writes:
>
> >
> > This is how I do it. After throwing and trimming
> a pot I draw a quick
> > sketch
> > of it in my book. I write down what kind of clay
> I used. Then I write my
> > idea of how I plan to glaze it. I also put the
> date. After the pot is
> > bisque, I may already know how to glaze it or I
> may have changed my plans.
> > I glaze it and make notes of how I did it. When
> it comes out of the kiln I
> > have an excellent record of exactly how the
> object was made. I examine the
> > results carefully and make more notes if I want.
> Eventually the pot will
> > sell, but I will still have a record of it.
>
> I use a notebook and series # for my pottery. Each
> distinctive style has
> it's series name and then each piece it's own #. In
> my notebook I keep track
> of the clay used, surface treatments, height at
> greenware stage. After
> bisque firing I record glaze and treatments. I've
> sometimes recorded
> location in the kiln and the # of the kiln firing
> too. Some records are very
> brief but I've looked back over my notes so many
> times the value is
> immeasurable.
> Joy
> http://holdreadstudios.hypermart.net/
>
>
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Earl Brunner on sat 9 sep 00
In Tom Coleman's' Studio they use two or three clays that
when bisqued, look very much alike, you can't tell the
difference until glaze firing. One is his translucent
porcelain, and the other similar to B-mix and a new one,
Vegas Buff. A standard procedure in addition to signing the
pot is to put a "C" (for Coleman's porcelain), a "B" for the
buff, etc. Then they can be glazed accordingly.
Mudnjoy@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/8/00 4:01:45 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> Pdragrande@AOL.COM writes:
>
> >
> > This is how I do it. After throwing and trimming a pot I draw a quick
> > sketch
> > of it in my book. I write down what kind of clay I used. Then I write my
> > idea of how I plan to glaze it. I also put the date. After the pot is
> > bisque, I may already know how to glaze it or I may have changed my plans.
> > I glaze it and make notes of how I did it. When it comes out of the kiln I
> > have an excellent record of exactly how the object was made. I examine the
> > results carefully and make more notes if I want. Eventually the pot will
> > sell, but I will still have a record of it.
>
> I use a notebook and series # for my pottery. Each distinctive style has
> it's series name and then each piece it's own #. In my notebook I keep track
> of the clay used, surface treatments, height at greenware stage. After
> bisque firing I record glaze and treatments. I've sometimes recorded
> location in the kiln and the # of the kiln firing too. Some records are very
> brief but I've looked back over my notes so many times the value is
> immeasurable.
> Joy
> http://holdreadstudios.hypermart.net/
>
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Earl Brunner on sat 9 sep 00
It's a standing, if not painful joke in the lab where I
teach.
A student will be looking for a pot they made, or won't
remember what or how many they made, or will be trying to
figure what is going on with a glaze they got out of the
kiln.
They will ask,
and I'll reply, "I don't know, what did you write in your
notebook?"
They have reached the point where they know my response
before they ask, and many don't ask anymore.
But even better!..Some are actually bringing notebooks and
using them!
> Mudnjoy@AOL.COM wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 9/8/00 4:01:45 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> > Pdragrande@AOL.COM writes:
> >
> > >
> > > This is how I do it. After throwing and trimming a pot I draw a quick
> > > sketch
> > > of it in my book. I write down what kind of clay I used. Then I write my
> > > idea of how I plan to glaze it. I also put the date. After the pot is
> > > bisque, I may already know how to glaze it or I may have changed my plans.
> > > I glaze it and make notes of how I did it. When it comes out of the kiln I
> > > have an excellent record of exactly how the object was made. I examine the
> > > results carefully and make more notes if I want. Eventually the pot will
> > > sell, but I will still have a record of it.
> >
> > I use a notebook and series # for my pottery. Each distinctive style has
> > it's series name and then each piece it's own #. In my notebook I keep track
> > of the clay used, surface treatments, height at greenware stage. After
> > bisque firing I record glaze and treatments. I've sometimes recorded
> > location in the kiln and the # of the kiln firing too. Some records are very
> > brief but I've looked back over my notes so many times the value is
> > immeasurable.
> > Joy
> > http://holdreadstudios.hypermart.net/
> >
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