Julie Milazzo on sun 17 mar 02
Michele, maybe not! Last year when I was working at
the Sonoma Community Center, I had just begun work
under the supervision of Tom Collins (the potter, not
the drink), and really wanted to impress him. Anyway,
I loaded an electric kiln for a lowfire glaze firing,
forgetting that a woman had brought in a paint-a-pot
cookie jar that she had painted, and needed the lid
fired separately. Well, I stuck the lid on it,
unthinking, to make room for something else, and when
the kiln was unloaded the lid was guh-laaaaaaayzed on
tight. Anyway, I felt like crap, and thought Tom would
fire me (the woman was mucho rich who painted it), so,
I stuck it back in the kiln, cranked up the temp, and
used raku tongs to pull it off. It took awhile for the
glaze to melt enough, but eventually it worked, and
she never knew. I eventually fessed up to my boss, and
he was really pissed that I didn't think to videotape
it. Potters bloopers. Jules
--- Michele Williams
wrote:
> Oh, thank you after-the-fact for telling me this.
> Last year I made a
> bee-you-tee-full covered jar with the body as a fat
> stem and the top as a
> blooming zinnia-type of flower. You already know
> though, due to the topic
> of the note, that I have a lovely hollow sculpture.
> Seems somebody (another
> student) put it in the kiln by putting the lid on
> top and used my second
> stilt under his own work thinking it would make no
> difference. Actually,
> maybe I shouldn't complain.
>
> 1. I don't have to worry about breaking petals off
> while removing/replacing
> the lid.
> 2. I still have a covered jar--it's just
> PERMANENTLY covered!
>
> Thanks for a good pointer.
>
> Michele Williams
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Jensen"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 3:26 PM
> Subject: Lid wax
>
>
> > I've used a bit of Alumina Hydrate mixed in with
> wax resist to brush on
> the
> > galleries and lids before glazing. I have a
> little jar labeled "lid wax."
> > Works like a charm and there is just a little bit
> of white powder left on
> > the pot to be wiped off after firing.
> >
> > John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery, Annapolis
> > mudbug@toad.net, www.Toadhouse.com
> >
> >
>
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John Jensen on sun 17 mar 02
I've used a bit of Alumina Hydrate mixed in with wax resist to brush on the
galleries and lids before glazing. I have a little jar labeled "lid wax."
Works like a charm and there is just a little bit of white powder left on
the pot to be wiped off after firing.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery, Annapolis
mudbug@toad.net, www.Toadhouse.com
Michele Williams on sun 17 mar 02
Oh, thank you after-the-fact for telling me this. Last year I made a
bee-you-tee-full covered jar with the body as a fat stem and the top as a
blooming zinnia-type of flower. You already know though, due to the topic
of the note, that I have a lovely hollow sculpture. Seems somebody (another
student) put it in the kiln by putting the lid on top and used my second
stilt under his own work thinking it would make no difference. Actually,
maybe I shouldn't complain.
1. I don't have to worry about breaking petals off while removing/replacing
the lid.
2. I still have a covered jar--it's just PERMANENTLY covered!
Thanks for a good pointer.
Michele Williams
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Jensen"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 3:26 PM
Subject: Lid wax
> I've used a bit of Alumina Hydrate mixed in with wax resist to brush on
the
> galleries and lids before glazing. I have a little jar labeled "lid wax."
> Works like a charm and there is just a little bit of white powder left on
> the pot to be wiped off after firing.
>
> John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery, Annapolis
> mudbug@toad.net, www.Toadhouse.com
>
>
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Lois Ruben Aronow on sun 17 mar 02
Think of it this way: now it's sculpture!
>Oh, thank you after-the-fact for telling me this. Last year I made a
>bee-you-tee-full covered jar with the body as a fat stem and the top as =
a
>blooming zinnia-type of flower. You already know though, due to the =
topic
>of the note, that I have a lovely hollow sculpture. Seems somebody =
(another
>student) put it in the kiln by putting the lid on top and used my second
>stilt under his own work thinking it would make no difference. =
Actually,
>maybe I shouldn't complain.
>
>1. I don't have to worry about breaking petals off while =
removing/replacing
>the lid.
>2. I still have a covered jar--it's just PERMANENTLY covered!
--------------------------------------------
Lois Ruben Aronow
gilois@bellatlantic.net
=46ine Craft Porcelain
http://www.loisaronow.com
Michele Williams on mon 18 mar 02
That's the first thing the prof said. So that's how I "made" my first clay
sculpture. By accident!
Michele
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lois Ruben Aronow"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: Lid wax
Think of it this way: now it's sculpture!
>Oh, thank you after-the-fact for telling me this. Last year I made a
>bee-you-tee-full covered jar with the body as a fat stem and the top as a
>blooming zinnia-type of flower. You already know though, due to the topic
>of the note, that I have a lovely hollow sculpture. Seems somebody
(another
>student) put it in the kiln by putting the lid on top and used my second
>stilt under his own work thinking it would make no difference. Actually,
>maybe I shouldn't complain.
>
>1. I don't have to worry about breaking petals off while
removing/replacing
>the lid.
>2. I still have a covered jar--it's just PERMANENTLY covered!
--------------------------------------------
Lois Ruben Aronow
gilois@bellatlantic.net
Fine Craft Porcelain
http://www.loisaronow.com
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Michele Williams on mon 18 mar 02
HOHOHO! Talk about living and learning! Second guessing is always wrong,
doncha know!
Glad it came out right.
Michele
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie Milazzo"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: Lid wax
> Michele, maybe not! Last year when I was working at
> the Sonoma Community Center, I had just begun work
> under the supervision of Tom Collins (the potter, not
> the drink), and really wanted to impress him. Anyway,
> I loaded an electric kiln for a lowfire glaze firing,
> forgetting that a woman had brought in a paint-a-pot
> cookie jar that she had painted, and needed the lid
> fired separately. Well, I stuck the lid on it,
> unthinking, to make room for something else, and when
> the kiln was unloaded the lid was guh-laaaaaaayzed on
> tight. Anyway, I felt like crap, and thought Tom would
> fire me (the woman was mucho rich who painted it), so,
> I stuck it back in the kiln, cranked up the temp, and
> used raku tongs to pull it off. It took awhile for the
> glaze to melt enough, but eventually it worked, and
> she never knew. I eventually fessed up to my boss, and
> he was really pissed that I didn't think to videotape
> it. Potters bloopers. Jules
> --- Michele Williams
> wrote:
> > Oh, thank you after-the-fact for telling me this.
> > Last year I made a
> > bee-you-tee-full covered jar with the body as a fat
> > stem and the top as a
> > blooming zinnia-type of flower. You already know
> > though, due to the topic
> > of the note, that I have a lovely hollow sculpture.
> > Seems somebody (another
> > student) put it in the kiln by putting the lid on
> > top and used my second
> > stilt under his own work thinking it would make no
> > difference. Actually,
> > maybe I shouldn't complain.
> >
> > 1. I don't have to worry about breaking petals off
> > while removing/replacing
> > the lid.
> > 2. I still have a covered jar--it's just
> > PERMANENTLY covered!
> >
> > Thanks for a good pointer.
> >
> > Michele Williams
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Jensen"
> > To:
> > Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 3:26 PM
> > Subject: Lid wax
> >
> >
> > > I've used a bit of Alumina Hydrate mixed in with
> > wax resist to brush on
> > the
> > > galleries and lids before glazing. I have a
> > little jar labeled "lid wax."
> > > Works like a charm and there is just a little bit
> > of white powder left on
> > > the pot to be wiped off after firing.
> > >
> > > John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery, Annapolis
> > > mudbug@toad.net, www.Toadhouse.com
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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