Cleo Wolf on sat 12 mar 05
hi y'all, I have the opportunity to make two large (40 inch height, 300 lbs)
figurative sculptures with a toothy sculpture body that fires cone 7-cone
10, for outdoor placement in a region that recieves some snowfall, and
temperatures below freezing. I would really appreciate some advice from
anyone with experience in this sort of thing, I am worried about getting it
tight enough that it won't absorb moisture and crack on freezing. Wonder if
there are some sealants that might be needed over the glaze to protect the
work and that sort of thing...any considerations that you think are
important would be great...
Cleo
Warren Heintz on sat 12 mar 05
Since you using glazes I don't know if this would work. I sometimes work with portland cement and use an acrylic sealant for pieces to go out of doors. The stuff reminds,(smells) me of acyrlic polymer mediun used with acyrlic artist paints.Goes on milky and dries clear with a sheen. I do supect that the stuff does have to be re- applied over time. It's available at Home Depot, as well as other places I'm sure, in the area where the have cement
Cleo Wolf wrote:hi y'all, I have the opportunity to make two large (40 inch height, 300 lbs)
figurative sculptures with a toothy sculpture body that fires cone 7-cone
10, for outdoor placement in a region that recieves some snowfall, and
temperatures below freezing. I would really appreciate some advice from
anyone with experience in this sort of thing, I am worried about getting it
tight enough that it won't absorb moisture and crack on freezing. Wonder if
there are some sealants that might be needed over the glaze to protect the
work and that sort of thing...any considerations that you think are
important would be great...
Cleo
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Lea Phillips on sun 13 mar 05
Assuming the piece is hollow and you are only glazing the outside, you could
try pouring in some brick sealant, rock the peice about to make sure it gets
everywhere inside, and pour the excess out. You might need an assistant if
they are 300lbs 'tho! Brick sealant is wonderful, leaves no trace, stops the
water getting in and so the piece cannot freeze and get damaged. Let us all
know what you end up doing!
Ama, Totnes, Devon.
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