MudPuppy on sun 24 oct 04
Ghoulish enough for the season? :)
Well, I am working on some vessels to hold pet cremains, and am =
wondering about the feasibility of actually sealing them inside the =
vessel when I do the glaze firing. That would require them to go through =
a ^6 - ^10 firing.
Not worried so much about how they would "survive" (sorry, couldn't =
resist) the firing, as I am about what, if any, effect it would have on =
the vessel itself.
Also wondering if anyone has incorporated cremains in some way into =
either the clay body or the glazes?
Thanks everyone!
Cathi Newlin, Mercer, Mo
mudpuppy@box49.com
http://studio.box49.com
John Jensen on mon 25 oct 04
I went through a period during which I was disposing of the unlucky =
victims
of my several cats by enclosing them in a lidded jar and firing them to =
cone
6. Birds and mice left delicate skeletons in the glaze. The one =
squirrel I
fired left a skeleton and some carbonized remnants of flesh. There was =
no
adverse effect to the jars themselves. I imagine that if you were to =
seal
the lids (with glaze, for example) there would be a resultant low =
pressure
inside which might make the vessel more fragile...like a light bulb.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
John Jensen@mudbugpottery.com
http://www.toadhouse.com www://www.mudbugpottery.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of MudPuppy
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 11:43 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Firing Cremains
Ghoulish enough for the season? :)
Well, I am working on some vessels to hold pet cremains, and am =3D
wondering about the feasibility of actually sealing them inside the =3D
vessel when I do the glaze firing. That would require them to go through =
=3D
a ^6 - ^10 firing.
Not worried so much about how they would "survive" (sorry, couldn't =3D
resist) the firing, as I am about what, if any, effect it would have on =
=3D
the vessel itself.
Also wondering if anyone has incorporated cremains in some way into =3D
either the clay body or the glazes?
Thanks everyone!
Cathi Newlin, Mercer, Mo
mudpuppy@box49.com
http://studio.box49.com
Kate Johnson on mon 25 oct 04
>Ghoulish enough for the season? :)
Well, I am working on some vessels to hold pet cremains, and am wondering
about the feasibility of actually sealing them inside the vessel when I do
the glaze firing. That would require them to go through a ^6 - ^10 firing.
Not worried so much about how they would "survive" (sorry, couldn't resist)
the firing, as I am about what, if any, effect it would have on the vessel
itself.
Also wondering if anyone has incorporated cremains in some way into either
the clay body or the glazes?
Oh yeah, Cathi, I want to see the answer to this, too. HUMAN ashes, anyway,
are not, in fact ashes, but little bone shards, at least those I've had to
deal with (er. I'm a widow. 'Nuff said.)
My friend's sister has asked him to include hers in one of his lovely thrown
bowls, when the time comes, and all I could see was all those little sharp
shards just chewing the heck out of his hands on the wheel. Anybody DONE
this?
Best--
Kate
Laurie Kneppel on mon 25 oct 04
Hmmm, I have not done it this way, but I would be curious to know how
it works.
I've only made a few urns for pet cremains and always just sealed them
in the container with beeswax around the lid. Not so very permanent,
but then I suppose one could also use epoxy. For my own cat, I left her
cremains in the little plastic bag they came back in and put the whole
thing inside the urn (along with a little bag of her favorite catnip).
My reason for the bag was the "What if it fell and broke? I don't want
to have to get the Dustbuster...."
Of course this was before "Meet the Parents" came out. :-O
This is a very good question to ask, as I am sure we will all get asked
to make urns from time to time.
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, member
On Oct 24, 2004, at 9:42 AM, MudPuppy wrote:
> Ghoulish enough for the season? :)
> Well, I am working on some vessels to hold pet cremains, and am
> wondering about the feasibility of actually sealing them inside the
> vessel when I do the glaze firing. That would require them to go
> through a ^6 - ^10 firing.
> Not worried so much about how they would "survive" (sorry, couldn't
> resist) the firing, as I am about what, if any, effect it would have
> on the vessel itself.
> Also wondering if anyone has incorporated cremains in some way into
> either the clay body or the glazes?
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
> Cathi Newlin, Mercer, Mo
> mudpuppy@box49.com
> http://studio.box49.com
Kate Johnson on mon 25 oct 04
> Hmmm, I have not done it this way, but I would be curious to know how
> it works.
Me too...
>
> I've only made a few urns for pet cremains and always just sealed them
> in the container with beeswax around the lid. Not so very permanent,
> but then I suppose one could also use epoxy. For my own cat, I left her
> cremains in the little plastic bag they came back in and put the whole
> thing inside the urn (along with a little bag of her favorite catnip).
> My reason for the bag was the "What if it fell and broke? I don't want
> to have to get the Dustbuster...."
LOL. My very thought!
> This is a very good question to ask, as I am sure we will all get asked
> to make urns from time to time.
Urns I understand, though I prefer the idea of setting them free in
beautiful places. Mixing mini-shards into clay sounds painful,
though--physically AS WELL AS emotionally!
Best--
Kate
Jim Gorman on mon 25 oct 04
I just ball milled sam the dog and made a couple of glazes from him ,one
raku and one ^6 ox and they both did well. so if you would drop the vessel no
ash to clean up.
jim gorman
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