Taylor Hendrix on mon 4 dec 06
Okay,
Third post is a charm, yeah?
I've been having real problems with bubbles in the throwing clay
lately. I usually have a few, but a little prick (Hey Tony) with a
bamboo skewer or the needle tool if I can find the damn thing solves
that right quickly. Lately however I have been having more than an
occasional. I'm beginning to think that my spiral wedging is not so
good so I have taken to slam wedging as well. Who wants to come to my
house and watch me wedge and tell me where I'm getting the technique
wrong. So far wiring through has not given me any clues as to where
I'm going wrong.
--
Taylor, in Rockport TX
http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
p.s. I know the futility of asking this question, but had to whine a little bit.
Marek & Pauline Drzazga-Donaldson on mon 4 dec 06
Dear Taylor,
kneading and wedging is a dance - have a look at my caly prep video on =
www.keramix.com to give you some more ideas. Drop me a line if you want =
more instruction.
happy potting Marek
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Craig Clark on mon 4 dec 06
Hey Taylor, I'll be more than happy to meander down your way as long
as I can bring at least one of the daughters and pitch a tent if the
weather is a little warmer. I have been all over much of the world, most
parts of Texas, but have never been to Rockport for some reason. Been
meanin ta get down there and this will be a good reason. Especially if
you have that famous pit fire of yours ready to go. Can't make it this
coming weekend but can head that way the weekend after next. Maybe we
can head down to see Marcia Selsor in her new digs after that.
I don't think spiral wedging is the problem. Been doing it since I
started with clay and it has always worked really well for me. Have you
made any changes to your process? Are you using a different clay body?
If you use the slice and slam technique does it make a difference? Gimme
a call sometime this week and I can make a few suggestions.
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 St
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> Okay,
>
> Third post is a charm, yeah?
>
> I've been having real problems with bubbles in the throwing clay
> lately. I usually have a few, but a little prick (Hey Tony) with a
> bamboo skewer or the needle tool if I can find the damn thing solves
> that right quickly. Lately however I have been having more than an
> occasional. I'm beginning to think that my spiral wedging is not so
> good so I have taken to slam wedging as well. Who wants to come to my
> house and watch me wedge and tell me where I'm getting the technique
> wrong. So far wiring through has not given me any clues as to where
> I'm going wrong.
>
> --
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
>
> p.s. I know the futility of asking this question, but had to whine a
> little bit.
>
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Sheryl McMonigal on mon 4 dec 06
taylor,
are you kneading your clay frontwards or backwards. if you are kneading
frontways like you would a loaf of homemade bread you are actually producing
air bubbles, in bread that is your goal airy bread nice texture. also heel
wedge a couple times that tends to get rid of the rest of the air bubbles.
is this clay bought at the store and you a wedging again. or are you making
your own. if you are getting from a clay store you are probably
unnecessarily wasteing energy. a couple slams on the table and wheel
wedging should do it.
sheryl mc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Taylor Hendrix"
To:
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:48 PM
Subject: Wedging, even more help please
> Okay,
>
> Third post is a charm, yeah?
>
> I've been having real problems with bubbles in the throwing clay
> lately. I usually have a few, but a little prick (Hey Tony) with a
> bamboo skewer or the needle tool if I can find the damn thing solves
> that right quickly. Lately however I have been having more than an
> occasional. I'm beginning to think that my spiral wedging is not so
> good so I have taken to slam wedging as well. Who wants to come to my
> house and watch me wedge and tell me where I'm getting the technique
> wrong. So far wiring through has not given me any clues as to where
> I'm going wrong.
>
> --
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
>
> p.s. I know the futility of asking this question, but had to whine a
little bit.
>
>
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Marek & Pauline Drzazga-Donaldson on tue 5 dec 06
Dear Sheryl MC
please, please do not give such bad advice as use the clay straight from =
the bag - hand prepared clay for hand making should be a mantra. Do go =
to www.keramix.com and see the sample clay preparation. You are asking =
for trouble using straight out of the bag - delamination is one, too =
tight a compression is another.
Do get used to kneading and wedging your clay - use it soft, have your =
bench at the right height and enjoy the dance, use all of your body, not =
the strength in your arms (that will tire you very quickly), and in just =
a couple of minutes proper clay ready to rock n roll.
Happy potting Marek
Hand made Architectural Ceramics from No9 Studio UK www.no9uk.com
Fully Residential Pottery Courses and more at Mole Cottage =
www.moleys.com
"Tips and Time Travel from a Vernacular Potter" reviews on =
www.keramix.com
an irreverent point of view after 35 years in the game Marek =
Drzazga-Donaldson =20
Assemble a dragon finial at www.dragonfinials.co.uk
Free Works and Mole Cottage DVD's and Video content on all the sites
Lee Love on tue 5 dec 06
Taylor ,
Is your clay soft enough?
I found a video by Gary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavoSiKIUek
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
http://potters.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
"When we all do better. We ALL do better." -Paul Wellstone
Taylor Hendrix on mon 11 dec 06
Hey Craig,
I thought I had replied to everyone who offered me advice on my wedging problem.
You're welcome here anytime. We even have guest quarters out in the
detatched garage. Well water but the beds are nice.
Soaked a bag of clay to make it softer and did some spiral wedging. No
bubbles as far as I can tell. Perhaps it is how I open up. Maybe I'm
trapping something. 25lbs of throwing and only one bubble to speak of.
I really think I am using the clay a bit stiff. When I wedge it's hard
to get the spiral wedging started, but once it gets going, the clay
seems to soften a bit.
We should plan a Clayarter-in-TX get together. We could have a pit
firing! Marcia could come up from Harlengen, you and others could come
down from Houston, Dale Neese and others from San Antonio. Got plenty
of room for tents. Old timers could have the garagio suite.
Think Texans would be interested?
At any rate, come down and we'll fire up the pit.
Taylor, in Rockport TX
(361) 463-9712
Taylor Hendrix on mon 11 dec 06
Hey Marek,
I tried to immulate your wedging dance yesterday. Had the clay still
sticky wet, but it worked out okay. I'm really not set up yet for
large (50lbs) batches of wedging. I will really get rocking once I
make a dedicated wedging surface big enough to tango.
I looked at all the videos you had online. Invaluable to see how
another maker's body moves. Those platters are a marvel. Probably
twice the diameter of the sitting space in my kiln!
Cheers for now,
Taylor, in Rockport TX
http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
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