Dan Saultman on thu 9 nov 06
For me, drying porcelain was the most challenging, Drying is really
only an issue when you are babying attachments or assemblages. A bowl
is no problem at all. The true challenge lies with the production
potter or art potter who has to get a bunch of pots done for a show and
there is no luxury of slow-drying. That's when handles start cracking
etc. That's when the requests for magical attachment mixtures become
intriguing.
I make a lot of mugs. But slowly. So I don't have to worry about the
forced dry issue. But even in my more casual time table I have
developed a time table and method for drying that works fine with
nothing more than drycleaner's plastic. Some timed you need to put your
wet pots on a board with them sitting on the plastic too. other times
it is best to just let them set on the board and wrap it all. You start
thinking about what you want to dry first, foot or top. The person that
requires throwing and assembling in a real short time line is the one
who gambles with the way clay works. Beautiful joinery is a joy to
behold. A cracked handle that was glazed and still shows the crack is
regretful.
Take your time if you have the time, use plastic wrap. Years back I had
a fellow potter who cut strips of paper towell, dipped them in water,
squeezed them out, and then wrapped the joining pints. The wrapped the
whole thing in plastic. It worked beautifully.
Dan Saultman
In an unseasonably mild Detroit.
Warm regards to you all.
Dan Saultman
Detroit
Art Pottery, Graphic and Website Design
http://www.saultman.com
Alyssa Ettinger on sun 12 nov 06
i always have the issue of the rims drying far before the bottoms. since i
dry my ready-to-trim or already trimmed bowls upside down (don't know why
but it limits warping...), i tend to put them on boards and wrap my handy
dry-cleaner plastic around the bottoms.
i'm very seriously thinking about shower-caps.
alyssa <---bragging that gourmet magazine emailed me and they want to use my
new cups as props in a shoot!!! (yes, go look at my site. because i'm a
publicity whore...)
www.alyssaettinger.com
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