Jaqartstudio on fri 30 apr 04
Hi Dolita:
There are the techs and the doers and the tech/dous.....on this
list. I'm a doer. I see no relevance to clay saturation of your thowing water to the product of mugs. I generally prefer muddy slick clay saturated water, and then....maybe no water at all, and then maybe only a squirt from the vinegar spray bottle and then, maybe the piece will sit for 30 minutes or so and then I may do all of three or nothing to it as I work it on the wheel
again........Then again, I don't do mugs. Kathy Forer
is the only living Clayarter to get a mug from me.......(formal
exchange)......
Nevertheless, I gentley suggest.....focus on the clay on the wheel and not the water in the bucket. We've got plenty of slurry flying around with Mayor Jake back intown.
Peace,
Pamela
~jaq
Gene and Dolita Dohrman wrote:
Me, again...I have made a bit of an observation. It has been my understanding from reading a number of posts that 'thicker' throwing water is better than plain clean water. While throwing many mugs in a row I have discovered that as the water develops a higher clay content, the mugs are more difficult to shape and often collapse. Decided to change the water and start fresh. Did not have the same problem. I was originally taught that clean water will 'slip' over the clay as one is throwing, rather than bond with it or soak in. As the clay content of the water gets higher, it has more of a tendency to bond with the clay and cause the clay to get wetter. Is my observation correct or does my problem lie elsewhere?
Dolita
dohrman@insightbb.com
Louisville, KY
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Gene and Dolita Dohrman on fri 30 apr 04
Me, again...I have made a bit of an observation. It has been my =
understanding from reading a number of posts that 'thicker' throwing =
water is better than plain clean water. While throwing many mugs in a =
row I have discovered that as the water develops a higher clay content, =
the mugs are more difficult to shape and often collapse. Decided to =
change the water and start fresh. Did not have the same problem. I was =
originally taught that clean water will 'slip' over the clay as one is =
throwing, rather than bond with it or soak in. As the clay content of =
the water gets higher, it has more of a tendency to bond with the clay =
and cause the clay to get wetter. Is my observation correct or does my =
problem lie elsewhere?
Dolita=20
dohrman@insightbb.com
Louisville, KY
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