Claudia MacPhee on wed 15 feb 06
Hi All, What the heck is gorilla slip? This sounds like just what I need. Seems I spend half my life repairing little kids greenware and bisque ware that has pieces falling off. Before someone tells me to tough love these guys maybe you should know that some of them are 4 years old and basically the rest are 'at risk' kids who feel that they have already failed at everything in school.
Right now they are using magic water to put the attachmets on. If they fall off I use a combo of corn syrup, paperclay and viniger plus a touch of magic water. It is really gross and grows mold really well. I have a red version and a white one. If there is something better I would really appreciate hearing about it. Much thanks from me and my kids.
Claudia MacPhee, Tagish, Yukon
Elizabeth Priddy on thu 16 feb 06
When I work with kids that have physical or mental
constraints, I try and make my projects two parts, one
with the clay, the majority of the project, and one with
attachable clay or non clay parts.
think Mr. Potato Head. So you have them design a
project, like a ladybug for instance, and then have them
draw it, or you can do this. Then show them which parts
will be added and which is the clay. You can make holes
in the clay where the parts that stick out go and then
glue them in place for the big finish.
It really expands their possibilities. I came to this method
by teaching kids in one building and firing them at my house
while working for a program that didn't have funds for a kiln.
I have seen some wacky stuff. Animal masks have a lot of
cool accessory possibilities. I had to get over my purist
tendencies with regard to the clay, but it really opened up
the creativity window for the kids.
E
Claudia MacPhee wrote:
Hi All, What the heck is gorilla slip? This sounds like just what I need. Seems I spend half my life repairing little kids greenware and bisque ware that has pieces falling off. Before someone tells me to tough love these guys maybe you should know that some of them are 4 years old and basically the rest are 'at risk' kids who feel that they have already failed at everything in school.
Right now they are using magic water to put the attachmets on. If they fall off I use a combo of corn syrup, paperclay and viniger plus a touch of magic water. It is really gross and grows mold really well. I have a red version and a white one. If there is something better I would really appreciate hearing about it. Much thanks from me and my kids.
Claudia MacPhee, Tagish, Yukon
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
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Elizabeth Priddy on thu 16 feb 06
For completely "hard" projects.
I forgot to mention sclulpey. If you have them make a
drawing, you can go in with a red marker and have them
make it all except for the red marks, which will be the
things most likely to fall off. Then when you have the
bisque base, have them add on the red parts with sculpey,
the cheaper kind, plain white. Then cure the sculpey-ladden
projects. it will seem quite seemless, and it allows for very
large and interesting thingies without the enormous cost
of doing it with pure sculpey. This works best with projects
that will be painted with cold finishes.
Good luck.
E
Claudia MacPhee wrote:
Hi All, What the heck is gorilla slip? This sounds like just what I need. Seems I spend half my life repairing little kids greenware and bisque ware that has pieces falling off. Before someone tells me to tough love these guys maybe you should know that some of them are 4 years old and basically the rest are 'at risk' kids who feel that they have already failed at everything in school.
Right now they are using magic water to put the attachmets on. If they fall off I use a combo of corn syrup, paperclay and viniger plus a touch of magic water. It is really gross and grows mold really well. I have a red version and a white one. If there is something better I would really appreciate hearing about it. Much thanks from me and my kids.
Claudia MacPhee, Tagish, Yukon
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Dick & Mary Walker on thu 16 feb 06
Claudia,
I have no idea what "Gorilla Slip", is but just recently I started adding a=
significant amount of Sodium Silicate to my slip and not only use it for a=
ttaching handles etc., but also experimented with it mending bone dry (pre-=
bisque pieces), that I had broken pieces off of. Amazingly it worked quite=
well and made it through the glaze firing with flying colors. Sodium Sil=
icate I believe is the magic ingrediante in "Magic Water. Thats where I go=
t the idea. To make it I mix about three small eyedroppers full of Sodium =
Silicate to about a pint and a half to a quart of slip. Caution if you try=
this. The Sodium will liquify the slip so make sure the slip is thick bef=
ore adding it and be prepared to add more clay to thicken if necessary.
Hope this helps and it won't grow mold.
Cheers,=20
Dick Walker, Muddy Duck Pottery
>From: Claudia MacPhee
>Date: Wed Feb 15 22:28:18 CST 2006
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Gorilla Slip, a Miracle Cure-all???
>Hi All, What the heck is gorilla slip? This sounds like just what I need. =
Seems I spend half my life repairing little kids greenware and bisque ware =
that has pieces falling off. Before someone tells me to tough love these gu=
ys maybe you should know that some of them are 4 years old and basically th=
e rest are 'at risk' kids who feel that they have already failed at everyth=
ing in school.? Right now?they are?using magic water to put the attachmets =
on. If they fall off I use a combo of corn syrup, paperclay and viniger plu=
s a touch of magic water. It is really gross and grows mold really well. I =
have a red version and a white one. If there is something better I would re=
ally appreciate hearing about it. Much thanks from me and my kids.Claudia M=
acPhee, Tagish, Yukon______________________________________________________=
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am griswold on fri 17 feb 06
there was a complete recipe for gorilla slip in this month's ceramics
monthly, in the "comments" column in the back. i have not tried it, and by
the way disagree with some of the author's other ideas and suggestions. i
have had too many kid's projects blow up because they neglected to put an
air hole in a hollow form to ever try it intentionally, thank you. this
gorilla slip sounds interesting, though, and i may give it a try. peace,
am
>From: Claudia MacPhee
>Reply-To: Clayart
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Gorilla Slip, a Miracle Cure-all???
>Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:28:18 -0800
>
>Hi All, What the heck is gorilla slip? This sounds like just what I need.
>Seems I spend half my life repairing little kids greenware and bisque ware
>that has pieces falling off. Before someone tells me to tough love these
>guys maybe you should know that some of them are 4 years old and basically
>the rest are 'at risk' kids who feel that they have already failed at
>everything in school.
> Right now they are using magic water to put the attachmets on. If they
>fall off I use a combo of corn syrup, paperclay and viniger plus a touch of
>magic water. It is really gross and grows mold really well. I have a red
>version and a white one. If there is something better I would really
>appreciate hearing about it. Much thanks from me and my kids.
>Claudia MacPhee, Tagish, Yukon
>
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>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
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>melpots@pclink.com.
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