putitinink@YAHOO.COM on sun 13 may 01
Hi All -- Thanks for the replies regarding the toxicity of glaze
chemicals. Evidently, as someone noted in an email to me, my
original post of several weeks ago asking this question DID
eventually show up on the list. I apologize for posting it again,
but I never saw it (or any responses) the first time.
I've used Yahoo lists like this before and never had any problem so I
figured this one would work the same way. Mistake. <:}
I don't know what happened, but I couldn't get my message to post. I
emailed the list moderator but got no response so I gave up. It
seems that the moderator simply posted my message with a different
subject line (which I missed) instead of replying to my email and I
didn't realize that. Oops. I checked the list (online, I don't get
the digests) for a couple of days and never saw my message turn up
and didn't get an email from the moderator, so I figured something
was wrong and gave up. By that point, it was too late to do anything
about the ultimate resolution on the glaze chemicals anyway.
I have no idea what chemicals were present -- they really weren't
that accessible and I had no reason to go digging among bags of
chemicals to read the labels. I highly doubt any of the less safe
ones were there, the studio used to be run by a guy who was making
basic, foodsafe glazes for use by begining pottery students and for
kids' art classes (WITH a teacher's supervision, of course).
I reposted my question yesterday just because I was still wondering
what the answer is. The center director ended up giving the
chemicals to a guy who's just started with clay (about four months
ago) so he took them home. Better than dumping them in a hazardous
waste site, but it's still a shame that the center won't have any
glazes except what they decide to buy pre-mixed. (*IF* they ever
allocate a penny to the studio! ARRGH!)
BTW, the center director is not my "boss" (as someone wrote in their
response), she runs the rec center. I don't work for the rec center,
nor do I work for the pottery studio, I simply use the facility. I
have no contact with the center director unless I happen to pass her
at the front desk -- in fact, I didn't know what she looked like
until recently. So I didn't really have an opportunity to discuss
this with her until she'd already made her decision.
Someone else mentioned that they like to sniff turpentine -- I *hope*
he was joking. Maybe he meant just the general smell of turpentine
when the can is opened, rather than actually sniffing it to get an
effect (hard to tell from the way the post was worded), but sniffing
turpentine is like sniffing gasoline. It can produce a high, but
causes brain damage.
Thanks again for the great info provided. And sorry for reposting
the same question. <:}
Sue
(Promise I'll keep future posts SHORTER! LOL)
--- In clayart@y..., putitinink@Y... wrote:
> Hi all -- Recently, some young kids got into a bag of plaster stored
> near the glaze chemicals in the pottery room at a community center.
> The rec center director panicked and decided to get rid of all the
> glaze chemicals to prevent any kids from accessing the chemicals,
> which she believes are highly toxic.
>
> I'm wondering though, how dangerous is a one-time exposure? I
> understood that a mask should be used when mixing glazes to reduce
> cumulative exposure over a long time. Or is limited exposure also
> harmful without a mask? These are cone 6, foodsafe glazes, but I
> can't tell you all the chemicals that were present, probably about
> 50.
>
> Sue
>
>
Ababi on mon 14 may 01
Well Sue, reading briefly your letter, you should throw the chemical, read a
bit before you start again. Enter to
http://digitalfire.com/education/toxicity/index.html
Buy and Read
"The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide," by Monona Rossol,
Yes you are right the director is not your boss, but your best friend.
Now about myself: >(as someone wrote in their
> response), she runs the rec center.
My name is Ababi I live in Israel. I have a small studio, I am the director
and the "cleaning lady" too.
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From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: Glaze chemicals dangerous? List oops. <:}
> Hi All -- Thanks for the replies regarding the toxicity of glaze
> chemicals. Evidently, as someone noted in an email to me, my
> original post of several weeks ago asking this question DID
> eventually show up on the list. I apologize for posting it again,
> but I never saw it (or any responses) the first time.
>
> I've used Yahoo lists like this before and never had any problem so I
> figured this one would work the same way. Mistake. <:}
>
> I don't know what happened, but I couldn't get my message to post. I
> emailed the list moderator but got no response so I gave up. It
> seems that the moderator simply posted my message with a different
> subject line (which I missed) instead of replying to my email and I
> didn't realize that. Oops. I checked the list (online, I don't get
> the digests) for a couple of days and never saw my message turn up
> and didn't get an email from the moderator, so I figured something
> was wrong and gave up. By that point, it was too late to do anything
> about the ultimate resolution on the glaze chemicals anyway.
>
> I have no idea what chemicals were present -- they really weren't
> that accessible and I had no reason to go digging among bags of
> chemicals to read the labels. I highly doubt any of the less safe
> ones were there, the studio used to be run by a guy who was making
> basic, foodsafe glazes for use by begining pottery students and for
> kids' art classes (WITH a teacher's supervision, of course).
>
> I reposted my question yesterday just because I was still wondering
> what the answer is. The center director ended up giving the
> chemicals to a guy who's just started with clay (about four months
> ago) so he took them home. Better than dumping them in a hazardous
> waste site, but it's still a shame that the center won't have any
> glazes except what they decide to buy pre-mixed. (*IF* they ever
> allocate a penny to the studio! ARRGH!)
>
> BTW, the center director is not my "boss" (as someone wrote in their
> response), she runs the rec center. I don't work for the rec center,
> nor do I work for the pottery studio, I simply use the facility. I
> have no contact with the center director unless I happen to pass her
> at the front desk -- in fact, I didn't know what she looked like
> until recently. So I didn't really have an opportunity to discuss
> this with her until she'd already made her decision.
>
> Someone else mentioned that they like to sniff turpentine -- I *hope*
> he was joking. Maybe he meant just the general smell of turpentine
> when the can is opened, rather than actually sniffing it to get an
> effect (hard to tell from the way the post was worded), but sniffing
> turpentine is like sniffing gasoline. It can produce a high, but
> causes brain damage.
>
> Thanks again for the great info provided. And sorry for reposting
> the same question. <:}
>
> Sue
> (Promise I'll keep future posts SHORTER! LOL)
>
> --- In clayart@y..., putitinink@Y... wrote:
> > Hi all -- Recently, some young kids got into a bag of plaster stored
> > near the glaze chemicals in the pottery room at a community center.
> > The rec center director panicked and decided to get rid of all the
> > glaze chemicals to prevent any kids from accessing the chemicals,
> > which she believes are highly toxic.
> >
> > I'm wondering though, how dangerous is a one-time exposure? I
> > understood that a mask should be used when mixing glazes to reduce
> > cumulative exposure over a long time. Or is limited exposure also
> > harmful without a mask? These are cone 6, foodsafe glazes, but I
> > can't tell you all the chemicals that were present, probably about
> > 50.
> >
> > Sue
> >
> >
>
>
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