ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET on mon 8 nov 04
Well gang, finally got the new camera
and the new soft light box
with the gradient paper inside
and in about five minutes
we had all our images taken.
Yes!!
So if you want to see the further adventures
of Chris experimenting with colored patterns
in porcelain (with paper pulp added) visit my site
www.ccpottery.com
and look under :
'In the Studio' November 2004
The technical info is as follows :
Southern Ice Porcelain with toilet paper pulp added
Clay colored with Mason Stains
Designs created with colored slip between blocks
Forms created from slices of the loaf.
Force dried overnight under a ceiling fan
Cleaned with a natural sponge
Once fired to a very solid Cone 8
Controlled cooling ala John and Ron
(Thank you both so much for your research
into slow cooling! My loses are so low since
I started doing this)
These forms are not glazed.
They are so transparent ... really lovely.
Comments and feedback most welcome.
Back to work!
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - got another batch firing where I
used less pulp in the mix ... it was more of a pain to use with less paper
and I had more loses.
Chris Campbell Pottery, llc
9417 Koupela Drive
Raleigh, NC 27615
1-800-652-1008
FAX : 919-676-2062
E Mail : chris@ccpottery.com
Website : www.ccpottery.com
Wholesale : www.wholesalecrafts.com
Vince Pitelka on mon 8 nov 04
Chris -
Those porcelain vases are gorgeous. I would like to ask you a few technical
questions, with the assumption that I will pass the information on to my
students. How do you do attachments between colors in order to avoid
cracking? I must admit that I have had very little luck with true neriage.
Are you "building" your vases as flat slabs and then rolling them to form
the vases? Do you roll the slabs between layers of canvas or whatever to
get the patterns to join so firmly? What clay are you using? What is the
meaning of life?
Thanks -
- Vince
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Subject: Paper Porcelain Pictures Posted !!
> Well gang, finally got the new camera
> and the new soft light box
> with the gradient paper inside
> and in about five minutes
> we had all our images taken.
>
> Yes!!
>
> So if you want to see the further adventures
> of Chris experimenting with colored patterns
> in porcelain (with paper pulp added) visit my site
>
> www.ccpottery.com
>
> and look under :
>
> 'In the Studio' November 2004
>
> The technical info is as follows :
>
> Southern Ice Porcelain with toilet paper pulp added
> Clay colored with Mason Stains
> Designs created with colored slip between blocks
>
> Forms created from slices of the loaf.
> Force dried overnight under a ceiling fan
> Cleaned with a natural sponge
>
> Once fired to a very solid Cone 8
> Controlled cooling ala John and Ron
> (Thank you both so much for your research
> into slow cooling! My loses are so low since
> I started doing this)
>
> These forms are not glazed.
> They are so transparent ... really lovely.
>
> Comments and feedback most welcome.
>
> Back to work!
> Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - got another batch firing where I
> used less pulp in the mix ... it was more of a pain to use with less paper
> and I had more loses.
>
> Chris Campbell Pottery, llc
> 9417 Koupela Drive
> Raleigh, NC 27615
> 1-800-652-1008
> FAX : 919-676-2062
> E Mail : chris@ccpottery.com
> Website : www.ccpottery.com
> Wholesale : www.wholesalecrafts.com
>
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ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET on tue 9 nov 04
Vince asked :
'How do you do attachments between colors in order to avoid
cracking?'
I use a 'yogurt thick' slip of the same colored porcelain and water
made in a old blender. Get it as thick as you can without any additives
and spread between layers ... just enough to cover the entire surface.
If you use too much or if it is too thin you end up with a mushy mess.
'Are you "building" your vases as flat slabs and then rolling them to form
the vases?'
I roll out the slices of murrini as thin as I dare then drape them over
a form. The forms are padded because the shrinkage is so high and I
want it to 'give' rather than crack.
'Do you roll the slabs between layers of canvas or whatever to
get the patterns to join so firmly?'
I roll them between old bed sheets since I do not want any pattern
on the clay surface.
A large part of the patterns joining well comes from letting the murrini rest
for at least two days before using. Just let everything even out and
relax.
'What clay are you using?'
Southern Ice Porcelain
'What is the meaning of life?'
To Be.
Shameless promotion area ...
I urge anyone in a 'learning' environment to start teaching elements
of using colored clays.
Even if the students never use it to build finished pieces, they can turn
to it as a decorating element. Colored slips can be used in a jillion ways
as can slices of murrini patterns. A properly stored murrini loaf can
last forever.
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - I love to pass on what I am learning ...
I have a lot of fun with colored clay and definitely enjoy sharing it.
Chris Campbell Pottery, llc
9417 Koupela Drive
Raleigh, NC 27615
1-800-652-1008
FAX : 919-676-2062
E Mail : chris@ccpottery.com
Website : www.ccpottery.com
Wholesale : www.wholesalecrafts.com
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