Lili Krakowski on wed 10 may 06
As I recall childhood it is a time of constant disappointment. Children
are too inexperienced to know what adults see in a flash. So the brand new
balloon cuts its cord on a metal school uniform button; one eats in excess
of something too delicious for words--and is sick all night. One's birthday
party is cancelled because one's big brother came down with the measles.
And of course adults lie and lie,taking advantage of one's inexperience!
So I regret to say that the children, being children, will take that
disaster with grace. I would arrange some funeral meats--maybe there are
cookies or candies with turtlish shapes?--I would bring the collected
smithereens in in a pretty basket, and help the children dispose of
them....I would tell them that you feel as bad as they, that this is
terrible, but it did happen--and then I would make more turtles and this
time not let the grungy tech get his/her thoughtless mitts on them.
Which brings me to the next case. I suspect you are using too dense a clay;
it does not properly for current use. Turtles will go from thick to thin
and like that, and unless the clay is suitably "open", and esp if tech puts
them in a hot place to dry, water will be trapped, steam will form....etc.
May I suggest you add some grog to the clay....Or get a suitably grogged
body....
Now I know nothing about those molds...but again I suspect too fast during,
OR a clay body not suitable for whatever you are doing....My guess is that
separation comes from stresses in the drying...
Again. Once more. PLEASE always have three clay bodies for your temp in
your studio. PLEASE when you have these body involving problems check it
out on another body.....
And Rogier, and Marianne. It is May 10...We remember. To you I send
love....
Lili Krakowski
| |
|
