Marianne Lombardo on fri 7 dec 01
I cannot seem to master "throwing dry" at all. No advice on the subject =
needed because I had tons of excellent suggestions from fellow =
clayarters previously. I gave it a good long try, and now I admit =
defeat. I've decided some things aren't worth getting hung up on. We =
can't all do everything anyway. Time to move on.
Today I tried using slip made from my claybody. That worked very well. =
I used Tucker's Mid Cal 5 which has grog in it. Using nice sloppy =
smooth slip instead of water works great. My work didn't get soaking =
wet and collapse or sag and the grog seems to be packed into the clay =
instead of sitting up on the surface. After I trim I will try brushing =
a coat of the same slip over the trimmed area and running my fingers =
over it so it doesn't have that freshly trimmed look. Should work.
Marianne Lombardo
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Tom Wirt/Betsy Price on fri 7 dec 01
Marianne....
I know...real potter throw dry. But some clays just don't take it
very well if you're getting the wall into thin sections. It is not
necessarily your technique.
Tom Wirt
>>>I cannot seem to master "throwing dry" at all. I gave it a good
long try, and now I admit defeat. I've decided some things aren't
worth getting hung up on. We can't all do everything anyway. Time to
move on.
>>>>Another question to throw out to the group and hopefully I'll get
some advice. HOW does one consistently get those nice deep throwing
rings?
I've noticed the rings are more pronounced when you're throwing faster
vertically. If you move up slowly, the wall is more even.
Also...Real potters have cracked corners on their fingers and get deep
ridges from them. I also noticed that when I first started throwing,
they were deeper, then got shallower for a while, and now they're
deeper again. I'd suggest not worrying about them, Let them happen
when they will.
T
claybair on sat 8 dec 01
H Marianne,
I recall reading that Chris Staley dipped his pieces in a bucket of slip. I
really liked the very smooth finished appearance. It looked great with his
celadon.
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
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After I trim I will try brushing a coat of the same slip over the trimmed
area and running my fingers over it so it doesn't have that freshly trimmed
look. Should work.
Marianne Lombardo
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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