Carole Fox on wed 18 sep 02
Another way to achieve that faceted look on a pot is to throw it thinly and
then run a tool or your finger against the wall from the inside of the pot
to make a corner. So, let's say you want to make a four sided pot. You just
run your finger up one side of the pot, then directly across from that, then
between those marks on both sides.
I like to use this technique on parts of the pot, throwing the neck or
collar round again after faceting the area beneath.
You will not get the sharp line of faceting with wire. This technique
stretches the clay at the corners. You might want to run a damp sponge over
the finger or tool marks.
I hope this makes sense.
Carole Fox
Elkton, MD
cfox@dca.net
Pottery by Dai on wed 18 sep 02
After using Carole's technique for faux faceting (running finger up the
inside to make a "corner"), you can gently paddle the wall between the
corners to make a flatter facet (boy, say that phrase 5 times quickly!) and
to sharpen up the corners. Or take a wide metal rib and "stroke" the wall
flat.
Dai in Armstrong, BC
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Christena Schafale on wed 18 sep 02
At a workshop I attended, Linda McFarling also demonstrated adding a very
tiny coil of clay to the corners, then using a flexible rib to coax it into
a sharp corner.
Chris
At 08:45 AM 09/18/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>After using Carole's technique for faux faceting (running finger up the
>inside to make a "corner"), you can gently paddle the wall between the
>corners to make a flatter facet (boy, say that phrase 5 times quickly!) and
>to sharpen up the corners. Or take a wide metal rib and "stroke" the wall
>flat.
>Dai in Armstrong, BC
>
>potterybydai@telus.net
>nightfire@telus.net
>www.potterybydai.com
>
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claybair on wed 18 sep 02
I recall Chris Staley using that technique. He attached a coil on the
outside of the faux facet to give it a sharp line.
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Carole Fox
Another way to achieve that faceted look on a pot is to throw it thinly and
then run a tool or your finger against the wall from the inside of the pot
to make a corner. So, let's say you want to make a four sided pot. You just
run your finger up one side of the pot, then directly across from that, then
between those marks on both sides.
I like to use this technique on parts of the pot, throwing the neck or
collar round again after faceting the area beneath.
You will not get the sharp line of faceting with wire. This technique
stretches the clay at the corners. You might want to run a damp sponge over
the finger or tool marks.
I hope this makes sense.
Carole Fox
Elkton, MD
cfox@dca.net
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Cat Jarosz on wed 18 sep 02
In a message dated 9/18/2002 11:51:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
dai@POTTERYBYDAI.COM writes:
> After using Carole's technique for faux faceting (running finger up the
> inside to make a "corner"), you can gently paddle the wall between the
> corners to make a flatter facet (boy, say that phrase 5 times quickly!) and
> to sharpen up the corners. Or take a wide metal rib and "stroke" the wall
> flat.
> Dai in Armstrong, BC
>
or using a pony roller or small rolling pin...
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