Michael Wendt on wed 31 may 06
John,
Slip cast items are a great money maker for us too.
For over 11 years we did gift mug sets for the local
Ford dealer as a thank you gift to new car buyers.
During that time, we sold over 9,000 of the cast
mugs, got our name in front of hundreds of people
who had the money to buy a new Ford car or truck,
and made money doing it.
I recommend it for large orders where throwing the
pieces would not make any difference to the customer.
I was able to hire help to cast, mount the handles,
fettle, glaze , fire, mount the decals and pack for
shipment. All this freed me to make the items that pay
me the best.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
Eleanora Eden on wed 31 may 06
Hi all,
I looked my listing up on the site and noticed that I am described as
doing slip cast pots.
While this is true, I throw about half of what I make. I then went
to my own web page and
realized that while I have lots of information about slip casting I
have nothing that would
indicate that I throw pots as well.
Just cause I know you are all dying to know, here's the scoop: all
those round vases and
pitchers are thrown, as are the footed bowls. (I started casting
some footed bowls as
described in that article but am still throwing almost all of them.)
The not-round stuff and all the flat stuff are cast.
So, in describing this work to the public, in applications and so forth, I use
"thrown and/or slip cast".
I'll have to get a blurb and a photo of me throwing onto the website.
Eleanora.....its warming up around here and me spending 18 hour days decorating
all those pitchers and vases and bowls for the summer and fall fairs.
--
Bellows Falls Vermont
www.eleanoraeden.com
John Rodgers on wed 31 may 06
Eleanora,
Interesting that you do both slip casting and throwing. Slip casting has
such a negative pall around it in the pottery world that I am surprised
you own up to it. But then I also do both. Right now I am just passing
the halfway point in the production of 400 communion sets - 800 pieces
total. 400 ornately carved slip cast chalices, 400 ornate thrown patens
or plates. It has been a challenge, but fun.
Keep up your good work, and a big Hurrah!! for the slip casters of the
studio potter world.
Regards,
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
Eleanora Eden wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I looked my listing up on the site and noticed that I am described as
> doing slip cast pots.
> While this is true, I throw about half of what I make. I then went
> to my own web page and
> realized that while I have lots of information about slip casting I
> have nothing that would
> indicate that I throw pots as well.
>
> Just cause I know you are all dying to know, here's the scoop: all
> those round vases and
> pitchers are thrown, as are the footed bowls. (I started casting
> some footed bowls as
> described in that article but am still throwing almost all of them.)
>
> The not-round stuff and all the flat stuff are cast.
>
> So, in describing this work to the public, in applications and so
> forth, I use
> "thrown and/or slip cast".
>
> I'll have to get a blurb and a photo of me throwing onto the website.
>
> Eleanora.....its warming up around here and me spending 18 hour days
> decorating
> all those pitchers and vases and bowls for the summer and fall fairs.
> --
> Bellows Falls Vermont
> www.eleanoraeden.com
>
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