Joyce LEE on sun 19 dec 04
Thanks to Snail for pointing out some of the advantages
with shellac resist. I'd forgotten why I like the look .... just
recalled that I did.
There are several pots now waiting to be decorated after
having shellac applied this morning, first time in a long
time. Being able to carve deeper, make precise lines and
then having the edges blurred somewhat by rubbing with
a ScotchBrite pad usually results in a "HOW did you do
that?" comment from other potters, or from those who collect
pots and have some understanding of process.
Wonder if Snail was the bud who referred me to shellac in the
first place? She's such a well of information!
Joyce
In the Mojave waiting for the Tea Lady to arrive with my
latest addiction .... it's about a year now that I've been
drinking her blend of strong robust black tea (which I
learned to appreciate in Scotland ... immediately switched
from yucko coffee) and various dried flowers/fruits... small
amounts that add TO the flavor, but don't weaken it. A
Macho Sissy tea, maybe... or does Macho Girly sound more
pc... Macho Woman?.....or can such a statement ever be pc......
anyway, the
tea and Moosehead are "in" here on Pluto Road for now.
#1 Support Person always said that if he left early, it would
be the ruination of me..... that I'd meander down paths best
left untraveled.... Youth of Old Age is a fine thing.....
Earl Krueger on sun 19 dec 04
I think I read about this technique in a book somewhere, but
last summer at a yard sale I picked up a water-pic; one of
those little machines that shoots out a tiny jet of water
to clean between your teeth. The idea is to use the jet of
water to wash away the clay not covered by the resist. I
haven't tried it yet so I don't know how well it would
work. Has anybody else tried this?
--
Earl K...
Bothell WA, USA
"You may be disappointed if you fail,
but you are doomed if you don't try."
Beverly Sills (1929 - )
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