Donna J.S. Causland on fri 12 nov 04
Hi Clayarters:
I've been a lurker and have enjoyed it, thanks.
I've made my "living" from clay for 30 years so I've picked up a few =
tricks that I'd be happy to share.
I have mostly made custom tile, working with interior designers. Also =
done alot of sculpture in brick.
Plastic lace makes great impressions in clay. I have a collection, =
plastic doillies, plastic lace placemats,
and plastic lace on a roll that you buy by the foot to line shelves =
with. I found them at those old cheap
dime store type stores, like the dollar stores.
Another trick for tile is to dip natural fiber, gauzy lace in slip =
(really saturate it) and lay it on a bisqued tile=20
that is covered in underglaze, then bisque again, then cover it with a =
clear glaze and fire. The lace is white=20
over a background color. Nice, it matched the curtains.
Another person asked about slip casting tiles. Do it all the time.
I use it for relief or heavily textured tiles. I started with casting =
them in 2 part molds with backs, but that
left the hollow and was a pain in the butt. Now I make a one part mold, =
easier. Let the slip set up to a
quarter inch thick or so and dump. The tile installers I've worked with =
prefer the open back as they can fill
it with mud to install it. A hollow core in a tile is a bad thing. =
(these are decorative and used only on walls)
Happy potting,
Donna, Silverthorne, CO
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