Lili Krakowski on thu 6 jul 06
About the puzzling electric kiln: I agree with the person who considered
voltage drop the probable cause. In my experience, the utilities do not
acknowledge power drops, (oh, no they never happen) but the neighbors do
know...Around here, when everyone was farming, the voltage dropped dismally
at milking time--esp in winter.
"We" have talked about educating the public for decades. And the public
DOES learn. Do you all remember how the public learned life on earth
could not be sustained without macrame belts and lampshades, tie dyed
shirts, dashikis and caftans? Do we all remembered when Go was THE game?
And like that? Well the public learns, but the public is fickle.
It seems to me "the public" buys handmade things IF the price is right, and
IF the item is different enough from what is available at the major stores
so one can tell instantly it is NOT mass produced. The functional potter
then has little hope (I think) of selling lidded jars marked Sugar, Flour,
and such...but some that say Bulghur, or Grits, or Couscous would sell.
Now,. as to plaster. I always have much too much left when I buy a 50lbs
sack...even when I do all they tell me to store it well, it turns into rock
(The one thing my garden will never suffer from is osteoporosis!)
Can someone tell me, please: how much dry plaster would I need to make a 1
cubic foot block? Then I can figure what I need to buy. And, yes, I would
rather pay extra, than have bags left over.
Thanks
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
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