Janna Marcilla on fri 2 dec 05
I am thinking about making some business card holders for our graduating
students this year. My idea, which I haven't tried yet, is to make a
small cup shape on the wheel and add sprigged designs and when leather
hard cut out the sides so business cards will sit in the cup and kind of
stick out a little bit on the sides.
My question is do you have a better way to do this kind of item? There
will be 25 graduating seniors this year, they have worked very hard to
complete their program in dental hygiene and will be imbarking on a new
career soon. They all love my pottery so I wanted to give them something
practical but attractive to remember the hard work they accomplished here.
(And to remember ME maybe!)
Any ideas you can share?
Janna
Jim Kasper on fri 2 dec 05
Hi Janna,
Extruders are great for items like this. I have extruded 1.5 inch square tubes. Then stand them vertical and decorate as you suggested. Lay them horizontally and then bend then in to support cards.
I have one stitting next to me here that was made by bending
and stamping a slab.
Now in answer to your question, No, not better, just different.
Regards,
Jim
ps. How are the whistles coming along??
> From: Janna Marcilla
>I am thinking about making some business card holders
> My idea, which I haven't tried yet, is to make a
>small cup shape on the wheel and add sprigged designs and >when leather
>hard cut out the sides so business cards will sit in the >cup and kind of
>stick out a little bit on the sides.
>My question is do you have a better way to do this kind of >item?
Zafka Studios
Jensen Beach, FL.
http://zafka.com
Chris Schafale on fri 2 dec 05
Another easy and quick way is the following, if I can describe it correctly:
Start with 5 lbs or so of clay if you can comfortably throw that much and
center on a large bat. Open in the center all the way to the bat. Now
pull the ring way out so you have a thick ring of clay near the outside
edge of your bat. Divide the ring so you have two parallel walls with a
floor in between. Pull up the walls to whatever height suits you -- I
usually pull the outside one about 2" and the inner one about 1-1.5". Keep
the floor between the walls fairly narrow, maybe 1/2" or so, and the walls
fairly vertical.
Let it dry to leather-hard, then trim/smooth the bottom and use a knife or
wire cut into chunks of appropriate size to hold business cards. I also
make a large version that I sell as a recipe card holder. You may want to
open the back wall a bit flatter after you cut them apart.
You need to use a fairly large diameter bat so that the pieces won't be too
wedge-shaped -- if the ring is too small, the back wall will curve too
much, and the front wall will be really narrow. If I remember right, I
could get about 20 out of a big ring, so it's a lot quicker than throwing
for me than 20 separate cups, even with the cutting and smoothing you need
to do.
Chris
At 12:15 PM 12/02/2005, you wrote:
>I am thinking about making some business card holders for our graduating
>students this year. My idea, which I haven't tried yet, is to make a
>small cup shape on the wheel and add sprigged designs and when leather
>hard cut out the sides so business cards will sit in the cup and kind of
>stick out a little bit on the sides.
>My question is do you have a better way to do this kind of item? There
>will be 25 graduating seniors this year, they have worked very hard to
>complete their program in dental hygiene and will be imbarking on a new
>career soon. They all love my pottery so I wanted to give them something
>practical but attractive to remember the hard work they accomplished here.
>(And to remember ME maybe!)
>Any ideas you can share?
>
>Janna
>
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John Hesselberth on fri 2 dec 05
Hi Janna,
If you have access to an extruder they are an ideal shape to extrude.
Design a die for the cross section you want and pump them out by the
yard.
Regards,
John
On Friday, December 2, 2005, at 12:15 PM, Janna Marcilla wrote:
> I am thinking about making some business card holders for our
> graduating
> students this year.
Victoria E. Hamilton on sun 4 dec 05
Janna -
I like the idea. I make my kitchen sponge holders the same way.
Another way would be to roll out fairly thin slabs and cut rectangles 9 or
10 inches long and at least wide enough to accommodate a standard business
card. Round the corners on one of the narrow ends. Fold the slabs in 3
with the rounded end sticking up at the front - it'll sort of look like an
"N". The folded portions should be a little rounded. Use some narrow
cardboard tubing to prop them while they dry. You could even stamp or cut
eyelets in the front. I've made these and then fired them in a raku kiln -
also ^6 or ^10.
It'll be fun either way.
Vicki Hamilton
Millennia Antica Pottery
Seattle, WA - a bit of snow the other day - enough in one neighborhood I
drove through to make snowmen - I saw 3 of them in one front yard!
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Subject: Business card holder design
I am thinking about making some business card holders for our graduating
students this year. My idea, which I haven't tried yet, is to make a
small cup shape on the wheel and add sprigged designs and when leather
hard cut out the sides so business cards will sit in the cup and kind of
stick out a little bit on the sides.
My question is do you have a better way to do this kind of item? There
will be 25 graduating seniors this year, they have worked very hard to
complete their program in dental hygiene and will be imbarking on a new
career soon. They all love my pottery so I wanted to give them something
practical but attractive to remember the hard work they accomplished here.
(And to remember ME maybe!)
Any ideas you can share?
Janna
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Janna Marcilla on mon 5 dec 05
Thanks everybody! Great ideas to fuel my creative fire, I don't have an
extruder, although that sounds like a real fast way to get them done. I'm
going to try the other suggestions and see which one works best for my
little hands and small work area. It's 3 ft by 8 ft. with a wheel and
warecart. Talk about your small studios!
Sincerely Janna
Paul Lewing on mon 5 dec 05
on 12/2/05 3:56 PM, Jim Kasper at jim@ZAFKA.COM wrote:
> Extruders are great for items like this.
Look in Diana Pancioli's book on extruding. There's a picture of an
extruded business card holder in there that I did. It's in use this weekend
at our annual home sale.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
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