mel jacobson on sun 22 feb 04
actually, turning the pot over evens the drying a great deal.
but, when you place any natural fabric over the pot, it slows the
drying, without trapping water.
when you use plastic film, the pot does not dry, but acts
like a rain forest...water rises, falls back as rain.
same thing happens in tight plastic.
if you want natural, even drying....place a t shirt, or better linen
fabric over the piece. dries slow, even.
upside down.
many potters over use plastic. cover everything tight.
it too can cause problems.
many old time sculptors used linen. they would wrap it around,
let's say an arm and leave it over night...the next day they
would find it leather hard, stuck tight to the body and go back to
work. i have seen very complex sculptures covered with linen wrap.
not a crack in site....many would never use plastic.
of course i taught dannon to use newspaper...and make pots...and
fire a kiln. she would have to remind us that `she knows about newspaper`.
tsk, tsk.
mel
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Cindi Anderson on sun 22 feb 04
I turn my bowls upside down, but I am always concerned that the board is
sucking water out of the rim if it is upside down. I guess that doesn't
happen?
I admit the first time I used sheets to cover things instead of plastic I
was amazed it worked.
Cindi
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