Marcia Selsor on mon 11 aug 03
snipI was really asking was if the more enlightened souls on the
> list
> thought it would be "cheating" if you will, to make copies of one's own
> work.
> Thanks though, for that input. I did not know the timeframe involved in
> molding.
>
>SNIP
I made molds of large (28") winged additions to add to amphorae. If they
had been solid, they would have pulled off the pots. I don't think it is
cheating to slip cast sections for sculptural reasons or for adding
segments together.
Marcia Selsor
Judi Buchanan on mon 11 aug 03
>I don't think I will ever give up throwing, but the temptation to
>knock out a dozen plates or bowls as easily as throwing 3 or 4 is
>wery, wery tempting :>)
Wayne, I think you are badly misjudging the amount of time it takes to
"knock out" mold poured pieces. Industry didn't switch to molds to save
time. It was cheaper to spend big bucks on hundreds of molds than to pay
skilled throwers. One plate mold will drive you crazy, waiting for the
slip to set, waiting for the mold to dry out so it can be used again,
etc and etc.
With practice you will "knock out" plates and bowls much faster on the
wheel.
Judi Buchanan
psci_kw on mon 11 aug 03
Judy,
Not having done any slip molding, I was not sure (still not sure) what to
expect.
I think what I was really asking was if the more enlightened souls on the
list
thought it would be "cheating" if you will, to make copies of one's own
work.
Thanks though, for that input. I did not know the timeframe involved in
molding.
I think one of the things I love about clay is the forced patience that it
requires.
Waiting for the clay to harden, waiting for the glaze to dry, waiting for
the kiln to
come up to temp, to cool down...Can't just whip out a pot in an hour.
For me it doesn't work that way.
After ten years, I'm still struggling to learn patience...not an easy
lesson. Can't tell
you how many pots I've ruined trying to do things too fast. Still guilty of
that.
I've always manuevered my life to provide instant just-about-everything.
Type "A" all the way :>) Slowing down runs opposite that.
Wayne in KW
>I don't think I will ever give up throwing, but the temptation to
> >knock out a dozen plates or bowls as easily as throwing 3 or 4 is
> >wery, wery tempting :>)
>
> Wayne, I think you are badly misjudging the amount of time it takes to
> "knock out" mold poured pieces. Industry didn't switch to molds to save
> time. It was cheaper to spend big bucks on hundreds of molds than to pay
> skilled throwers. One plate mold will drive you crazy, waiting for the
> slip to set, waiting for the mold to dry out so it can be used again,
> etc and etc.
> With practice you will "knock out" plates and bowls much faster on the
> wheel.
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