Tamara Williams on thu 16 oct 03
I'm lining the floors with this almost cardboard thick brown paper (they =
are already wood floors) and I have to take my stuff someone to be =
fired.. no room for a kiln.. thanks for the suggextions!
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Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: Bedroom Studio
Tamara,
If you do this, cover the floor with a smooth flooring that is easy
to clean, and be sure to clean all the slip that splashes on the
floor every day. Clay dust gets everywhere and is not good to breath.
If you will be mixing glazes, get an exhaust fan, and clean your work
surface right away. Many glaze ingredients are quite toxic.
But where are you going to fire? If you put a kiln in there too, keep
an exhaust fan going, many clays produce fumes that are at least
somewhat toxic. And firing even to cone 06 produces a LOT of heat.
It is possible that all this could make insurance problems for your
parents, particularly a kiln.
Handbuilding might be a better option than throwing inside a house.
Many Hopi women work that way, even in their kitchen. Since they dont
glaze and fire outside, I guess it works okay.
Malcolm Schosha
Brooklyn, NY
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> Hi Y'all, I'm new here (again) and I wanted to get some opinions,
thoughts, suggestions. I live with my parents and I don't have space
to do any throwing EXCEPT for blocking off half of my bedroom.. I
can no longer afford renting a place somewhere and when I did I
rarely drove out there.. One of my friends suggested getting an air
filter.. I agreed.. but anything else I should look into... build a
temporary freestanding wall? HELP!
>
> Thanks
>
> Tamara
>
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Tamara Williams on thu 16 oct 03
Hi Y'all, I'm new here (again) and I wanted to get some opinions, =
thoughts, suggestions. I live with my parents and I don't have space to =
do any throwing EXCEPT for blocking off half of my bedroom.. I can no =
longer afford renting a place somewhere and when I did I rarely drove =
out there.. One of my friends suggested getting an air filter.. I =
agreed.. but anything else I should look into... build a temporary =
freestanding wall? HELP! =20
Thanks
Tamara
Snail Scott on thu 16 oct 03
At 11:30 AM 10/16/03 -0400, you wrote:
>I don't have space to do any throwing EXCEPT for blocking off half of my
bedroom...One of my friends suggested getting an air filter.. I agreed..
but anything else I should look into... build a temporary freestanding wall?
I'd start by keeping the dust to a minimum from the outset:
trim while a bit damp, and clean up more often so that
trimmings don't dry out before you get to them. Easier to
pick up leather-hard snaky timmings tham dust and crumbs!
Lay down vinyl in your work area, right over any carpet.
Consider duct-taping some 1x2's to the edges to keep it flat
and to contain any water spills. A folding screen will help
keep the mess contained, and keep the room looking more
presentable to your parents - out of sight, out of mind.
Clean up with a damp sponge, and if you must sweep, do it
slowly to raise less dust. Get a bunch of those cast-off
carpet samples to use as 'doormats' and wipe your feet
before entering the 'bedroom' half of the room. When they
get dusty, take them outside to clean or swap it for
another. Better yet, have a pair of clogs that never leave
the 'studio', so that you can just slip out of them to re-
enter the living space. (Not barefoot - easier to leave
shoes behind than to wash feet.) Have a peg to hang a work
shirt or apron, so it doesn't leave the studio 'til
laundry time. Keep a water bucket and towel in the corner
for personal cleanup - no trekking down the hall to the
mess up the family bathroom. And stick to white clay -
red clay can really stain when it escapes (and it will)!
-Snail
Alex Robinson on thu 16 oct 03
One idea would be to get one of those canvas wardrobes (I found this one at Target, http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-4/qid=1066324571/ref=sr_1_4/602-5973049-4519862?asin=B000063SQV). According to the reviews they aren't very sturdy but you can probably just tack it to the wall since you would be using it to hold up clothing. It seems like you should be able to set the wheel right inside and any splatters will be contained. I think you can even take it apart from time to time and throw it in the laundry. The bar would probably be great for holding a couple of towels and you could probably stitch something into the canvas walls themselves to hold tools.
I haven't tried this myself but it seems like a good idea.
Alex
---------- Original Message -------------
Subject: Bedroom Studio
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:30:09 -0400
From: Tamara Williams
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Hi Y'all, I'm new here (again) and I wanted to get some opinions, thoughts, suggestions. I live with my parents and I don't have space to do any throwing EXCEPT for blocking off half of my bedroom.. I can no longer afford renting a place somewhere and when I did I rarely drove out there.. One of my friends suggested getting an air filter.. I agreed.. but anything else I should look into... build a temporary freestanding wall? HELP!
Thanks
Tamara
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Michael Wendt on thu 16 oct 03
One of the best things you can build instead of a wall is a grated floor box
for the wheel to sit off the floor. The mess and scraps are deflected by the
sides and drop through the grate onto a sheet of plastic or cardboard you
can remove for cleaning. More than anything, this helps suppress tracking.
Next, get slip-on booties like they use in surgery and wear them in the work
area and take them off when you exit the work area. I also wear coveralls
that come off after work to reduce mess leaving the work area.
Also, buy or make a dozen aprons and change them as soon as they get even a
little dry clay on them as they will flex and the clay dust becomes
airborne.
I worked in a single bedroom studio upstairs in the house from 1973 til 1976
and it was cramped to be sure. Care with cleaning, housekeeping and dust
suppression are always better than trying to overcome airborne dust after
the fact. Beat the problem by prevention, not remediation.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
wendtpot@lewiston.com
wendtpottery.com
william schran on thu 16 oct 03
Tamara wrote: >..... I don't have space to do any throwing EXCEPT for
blocking off half of my bedroom.. .....friends suggested getting an
air filter.. I agreed.. but anything else I should look into...
build a temporary freestanding wall? HELP!
Tamara - Quite a while ago I was in a similar situation. Rented a
duplex, had a bedroom space available for studio space. I put down a
piece of the cheapest vinyl flooring I could find at my local Home
Depot/Lowe's, etc. and got a roll of plastic sheeting that I tacked
up with push pins. Never had to worry about water on the carpet or
mud slung on the walls. Also got a bunch of cheap metal shelf units -
can never have too many shelves!
I'd suggest good ventilation - open window is the easiest - cause all
those drying pots are going to create a humid room that may lead to
problems with mold.
Bill
Malcolm Schosha on thu 16 oct 03
Tamara,
If you do this, cover the floor with a smooth flooring that is easy
to clean, and be sure to clean all the slip that splashes on the
floor every day. Clay dust gets everywhere and is not good to breath.
If you will be mixing glazes, get an exhaust fan, and clean your work
surface right away. Many glaze ingredients are quite toxic.
But where are you going to fire? If you put a kiln in there too, keep
an exhaust fan going, many clays produce fumes that are at least
somewhat toxic. And firing even to cone 06 produces a LOT of heat.
It is possible that all this could make insurance problems for your
parents, particularly a kiln.
Handbuilding might be a better option than throwing inside a house.
Many Hopi women work that way, even in their kitchen. Since they dont
glaze and fire outside, I guess it works okay.
Malcolm Schosha
Brooklyn, NY
--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Tamara Williams
wrote:
> Hi Y'all, I'm new here (again) and I wanted to get some opinions,
thoughts, suggestions. I live with my parents and I don't have space
to do any throwing EXCEPT for blocking off half of my bedroom.. I
can no longer afford renting a place somewhere and when I did I
rarely drove out there.. One of my friends suggested getting an air
filter.. I agreed.. but anything else I should look into... build a
temporary freestanding wall? HELP!
>
> Thanks
>
> Tamara
>
>
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Craig Dunn Clark on fri 17 oct 03
Tamara, if you are going to block off part of your bedroom to set up a
studio then be very consious of cleaning your space thoroughly after each
throwing session. Clean all the tools, sponges, wheel, floor area etc (you
might try covering the floor with a drop clothe and remove after throwing,
put it out back, hose it down, and let it dry for the next day.) Be sure to
wipe down all surfaces. Remember, it's not the dust particles that you can
see that will do the most damage to you, it's the ones that you can't see.
I would suggest that you postition your wheel and work surface between
the door of your bedroom (which will serve as a fresh air source) and the
window of your bedroom which will serve as the "exhaust" for the dust
contaminated air of the room. If you don't have the bucks to get yourself a
high quality air filter put a box fan in the window and let it run while you
are working and especially when you are cleaning up and handling any of your
dry pieces. It would behove you to store drying and dried pieces in another
space that you won't be sleeping in.
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 st
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tamara Williams"
To:
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:30 AM
Subject: Bedroom Studio
Hi Y'all, I'm new here (again) and I wanted to get some opinions, thoughts,
suggestions. I live with my parents and I don't have space to do any
throwing EXCEPT for blocking off half of my bedroom.. I can no longer
afford renting a place somewhere and when I did I rarely drove out there..
One of my friends suggested getting an air filter.. I agreed.. but anything
else I should look into... build a temporary freestanding wall? HELP!
Thanks
Tamara
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Susan Setley on fri 17 oct 03
In a message dated 10/17/03 12:05:36 PM, sillyme5380@MSN.COM writes:
<< I'm lining the floors with this almost cardboard thick brown paper (they
are already wood floors) and I have to take my stuff someone to be fired.. no
room for a kiln.. thanks for the suggextions! >>
I am going to do the same thing. I will have a wheel in my home, in a corner
alcove well away from the air intake for the heat and AC...
But this discussion gave me an idea... I could actually put a blanket across
that opening and really hold down any incidence of dust into the rest of the
apartment.
You could call this space "cramped," but in fact it's more space than a wheel
gets in the community studio, and there's room for a bookcase to store tools,
drying pieces, etc...
and a great window with a bird feeder. :)
I think the idea of lots of aprons was a very good idea.
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