pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on thu 4 sep 03
the drill...
Hi Anne,
Look for local Clay in low lieing areas...old Alluvial or
prehistoric Alluvial beds...
Once you have found some, see what it feels like as it
is...is it too dry? Too wet? Have things in it as need to be
sieved?
Can you water it down into a slurrey, and let it settle by
evaporation...?
Take some and put a glob in some small dish or cup and fire
it to what you think is a good guess, or, to what you intend
your piece to be.
What did it do?
Did it make a nice Glaze on the dish or cup?
Did it remain 'solid', and if so, how so?
Experiment...
Add some Ball Clay to some...try it...
On and on...
And on...
Like that...
Determine what it can be fired to and remain not-running,
not puddled...is that high enough for what you want to do
with it?
It would be impossible for anyone to tell you anything much
more specific than this mention...
You must experiment with it in these and other ways...and
see...and...what you find out will only apply most likely,
to Clay from that spot where you got it....and not from
other seams.
Find other seams? Test them too...!
Best wishes!
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Trauben"
> i just joined the list tonight, and want to place a
posting. please help me.
>
> I need to dig for local clay in new jersey. does anyone
have any idea
> where i can go to do this? i need to do this rather
quickly because
> i promised this as part of a collaborative piece that i'm
doing for a
> show coming up in a few weeks. also, please remind me
what i need
> to add to local dug clay to make it more sculptural-- of
course i
> need grog, but what about for plasticity-- ball clay??? or
what might
> i need to add if i need to firm up the clay if it's too
plastic?
>
> THANKS in advance!
> anne
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