Ivor and Olive Lewis on thu 27 jul 06
Dear David Woof,
Do you have a citation for the work on the nature of Clay ? If you do, =
would you share it with the rest of us.
By the way, stress accumulation is common to many materials.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
Lee Love on sun 30 jul 06
The electric wheel allows us to use clay that is not of the
correct softness for the human body. Wedging soft clay does not
harm the body. As I have mentioned previously, I have seen
Japanese women who weigh less than half what I do wedge 20kgs of clay
without effort. They can wedge circles around me.
When the clay is of the proper softness, it is dexterity
that matters and not brute strength.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
http://potters.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Bonnie Staffel on mon 31 jul 06
I agree with you as well, Ivor, but it is my experience that the =
suppliers
of clay in the US do not make the clay of the correct softness for me =
and
perhaps many others in our clay world. Then after storage, it becomes
stiffer as well. My clay supplier has decided to stop using twist ties =
or
any other device to secure the plastic bag for closure in the interest =
of
saving money at his end. However, it makes storage a problem for the =
user.
Since I purchase my clay from a supplier who is quite far from my =
studio, I
have to opt to choose having them mix clay with higher moisture, thus =
paying
more freight for less clay, or to figure out how to use the normal clay =
mix
to suit my own needs.
"The electric wheel allows us to use clay that is not of the
correct softness for the human body............
"When the clay is of the proper softness, it is dexterity
that matters and not brute strength." =20
Bonnie Staffel
http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
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William & Susan Schran User on tue 1 aug 06
On 7/31/06 9:26 AM, "Bonnie Staffel" wrote:
> My clay supplier has decided to stop using twist ties or
> any other device to secure the plastic bag for closure in the interest of
> saving money at his end. However, it makes storage a problem for the user.
The maker that supplies clay to my students uses pieces of plastic covered
wire to close the bags.
I have my students throw the little ties away first thing because they
usually end up in their clay. I have the students twist close the opening
and turn the bag upside down, allowing the weight of the clay to hold it
closed.
-- William "Bill" Schran
Fredericksburg, Virginia
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
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