Earl Krueger on tue 9 dec 03
On Tuesday, Dec 9, 2003, at 11:16 US/Pacific, LaurieJean gombar wrote:
About mugs drying too fast.
LJ,
When I first started making pots I was handbuilding in the evenings
using the coil method (or whatever worked). Took me a week to make two
or three medium sized pots. In order to keep them fresh I would put
them away every night in a cooler (like you take to the beach). Next
night they were just like when I put them away, except maybe a little
firmer. At one time I left a pot in the cooler for over 3 months and
then came back and finished it.
Now that I am throwing on a wheel and produce more I bought some
plastic tubs designed for storage. The lids fit pretty snug, but not
as tight as the cooler. I can leave mugs in the tub for several days
and they are still damp enough to work with. I think if you sprayed
the inside with a mister every day or two they would keep for a long
time.
Earl...
Bothell, WA, USA
LaurieJean gombar on tue 9 dec 03
Well, I have reached a new level. (call it what you will)
Yesterday I threw a few mug bodies... Maybe a dozen, I did not count.
Since the last time 70% of the handles had fine lines at the joint, I
figured they were a bit too dry when I attached the handles. SO
yesterday I covered them nearly right after I threw them.
Well between the heat being on... And the 24 hours I let pass... I took
notice that they were even drier than the last time. I started triming
feet on them.... I started getting frustrated with the idea of putting
all the work into the handles, and for what?! So, with great
satisfaction, one by one, they all got tossed (smacked with great
satisfaction) into the reclaim bucket. That felt sooooo good.
Granted this is the first winter I have had my studio... I am used to
working in studios that could process and sell mold if they wished.
With foresight I would have taken them off their bats and group covered
them encased in plastic last night about 10pm... We were up afterall.
What else can I do?
LJ
Ann Brink on tue 9 dec 03
Hi LaurieJean,
In some respects making pots is like having a baby. NO, not giving birth, I
mean you have a baby in the house. You don't ever forget that you have the
baby- there is a part of your mind that is keeping track of what needs to be
done next for that baby, and when. So it is with whatever is going on in
your workshop or studio. If I have something that I know I want to do later
and am afraid I will forget it, I set up some kind of reminder for myself...
whatever you will notice.
You were right to toss the mugs. I bet if it had been a teapot you would
have remembered (:-).
Good firings,
Ann Brink in Lompoc
----- Original Message -----
From: "LaurieJean gombar"
> With foresight I would have taken them off their bats and group covered
> them encased in plastic last night about 10pm... We were up afterall.
> What else can I do?
> LJ
>
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LaurieJean gombar on wed 10 dec 03
Hi!
Oh, I know this, I was just not reeeeallly aware of how low the humidity
had gotten in our home... And I figured since I covered the suckers
right after I threw them that I had more of a chance or time on my side.
But some of the bottoms and the "pancake" left on the bat was downright
crunchy... So I have to work out something else. Like throwing and
assembling mugs in one day...
I had also gotten side tract with the importance of colating and
assembling some 70+ Christmas cards... It's the season.... It took my
morning.
LJ
" mind that is keeping track of what needs to be done next for that
baby, and when. "
Cindi Anderson on wed 10 dec 03
Another thing that works good is to take a large rubbermaid type container,
and pour about an inch of plaster at the bottom. Keep pouring water onto
the plaster (once it has cured) and it is a little damp box.
Cindi
Fremont, CA
Culling on thu 11 dec 03
Get an old fridge that still seals and put them in there as you throw- won't
dry out with a dish of water in the bottom :)
Steph
----- Original Message -----
From: "LaurieJean gombar"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 3:16 AM
Subject: Tossed mugs
> Well, I have reached a new level. (call it what you will)
> Yesterday I threw a few mug bodies... Maybe a dozen, I did not count.
> Since the last time 70% of the handles had fine lines at the joint, I
> figured they were a bit too dry when I attached the handles. SO
> yesterday I covered them nearly right after I threw them.
> Well between the heat being on... And the 24 hours I let pass... I took
> notice that they were even drier than the last time. I started triming
> feet on them.... I started getting frustrated with the idea of putting
> all the work into the handles, and for what?! So, with great
> satisfaction, one by one, they all got tossed (smacked with great
> satisfaction) into the reclaim bucket. That felt sooooo good.
> Granted this is the first winter I have had my studio... I am used to
> working in studios that could process and sell mold if they wished.
> With foresight I would have taken them off their bats and group covered
> them encased in plastic last night about 10pm... We were up afterall.
> What else can I do?
> LJ
>
>
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Cat Yassin on fri 12 dec 03
In a message dated 12/9/2003 2:04:56 PM Central Standard Time,
sillyca@MAINE.RR.COM writes:
> With foresight I would have taken them off their bats and group covered
> them encased in plastic last night about 10pm... We were up afterall.
> What else can I do?
>
LJ, how about making goblets? Well thats what I do if the mug/cup body gets
too dry. But then my cup/mug bodies lend themselves to being made into goblets
as well because they aren't cylinder shapes, but more of a wide rim and narrow
bottom. There's been many a time that the body got too dry and I didn't want
to risk attaching a handle. Its easier to just go ahead and put the foot on
and call it a goblet :)
-Cat Yassin
LaurieJean gombar on sat 13 dec 03
Hi!
That is a very interesting idea. DO you throw the stem or handle? I am
picturing a stem that is much like some make candlestick holders...
I am thinking using the Giffin would be perfect for this.... 1/4-1/2lb
clay for the stem thrown upside down ?
LJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Cat Yassin
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 11:30 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Tossed mugs
In a message dated 12/9/2003 2:04:56 PM Central Standard Time,
sillyca@MAINE.RR.COM writes:
> With foresight I would have taken them off their bats and group
> covered them encased in plastic last night about 10pm... We were up
> afterall. What else can I do?
>
LJ, how about making goblets? Well thats what I do if the mug/cup body
gets too dry. But then my cup/mug bodies lend themselves to being made
into goblets as well because they aren't cylinder shapes, but more of a
wide rim and narrow bottom. There's been many a time that the body got
too dry and I didn't want to risk attaching a handle. Its easier to just
go ahead and put the foot on and call it a goblet :)
-Cat Yassin
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