mel jacobson on thu 1 dec 05
i used to have my students take bisque ware home
and fire in a pit...bon- fire. often groups of kids would
have a weekend picnic, party, and fire some pots at the
same time.
it would get them thinking about what we are doing...
clay/earth.
water/make stuff..fire with sticks and grass.
then of course they would bring them into class, pass them
around...all soot and fire...and about twenty other kids wanted
to do it too...sort of tom sawyer and the fence painting.
i recommend that every potter do a bit of
out door firing now and then.
just hand make some pots...let them air dry.
if you live in the city...go to a park, an open field.
make a fire. have some wine, a lunch...a lawn chair and
a book.
warm the pots, then add more fuel.
it is great fun.
it lets you go back to the roots of firing and making
clay objects. you may even get some nice pots.
but then, who cares?
mel
and then, have a party, let friends make some clay slab stuff.
write a note to the future...fire them, and put them in a woods,
or lonely spot...i drop them down ice fishing holes.
someone will find them a thousand years from now.
fun project.
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
steve graber on thu 1 dec 05
where i grew up everything we did as kids seemed to revolved around throwing stuff at each other. we knew who had a ripe tree in their yard & would load our sling shots accordingly.
i discovered while my dad burned leaves that basic dirt (mostly clay) when made like a ball & rolled into the leaf fire could be picked up the next day for use as a hand thrown cannon ball.
~ i won that little battle for a day...
see ya
steve
mel jacobson wrote:
i used to have my students take bisque ware home
and fire in a pit...bon- fire. often groups of kids would
have a weekend picnic, party, and fire some pots at the
same time.
it would get them thinking about what we are doing...
clay/earth.
water/make stuff..fire with sticks and grass.
then of course they would bring them into class, pass them
around...all soot and fire...and about twenty other kids wanted
to do it too...sort of tom sawyer and the fence painting.
i recommend that every potter do a bit of
out door firing now and then.
just hand make some pots...let them air dry.
if you live in the city...go to a park, an open field.
make a fire. have some wine, a lunch...a lawn chair and
a book.
warm the pots, then add more fuel.
it is great fun.
it lets you go back to the roots of firing and making
clay objects. you may even get some nice pots.
but then, who cares?
mel
and then, have a party, let friends make some clay slab stuff.
write a note to the future...fire them, and put them in a woods,
or lonely spot...i drop them down ice fishing holes.
someone will find them a thousand years from now.
fun project.
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
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