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Artist should be valued by
D Kat
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:16:41 -0500, Donna Kat wrote:
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:36:02 -0800, Shula wrote:
I just heard this on All Things Considered and was excited. Then I
googled "artist fair value." That was very discouraging. Seems there...
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And speaking of bisque and green glaze firing by
DKat
I have some pieces that were meant for a pit fire. They have been burnished
so if I fire them with my regular bisque (which I generally fire to cone 06)
then they are going to lose their shine. What do you all think of bisque
firing everything at the lower cone 010 (or even try pushing it to...
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Smart idea for ashtrays by
Bubbles
A friend has these things in metal, but I will be making some for me in
clay.
They are simply a little tube that sits inside the ashtray. The hole is just
slightly larger diameter than a cigarette is. Instead of smushing the
cigarette to put it out, you just plonk it ember end first into the...
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by J M
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Salt experiment by
J M
Having an electric kiln I don't want to kill it by salt glazing - so I've
never tried it. However, this may sound silly, but I have heard of rice,
sawdust and other items being put into the clay - and was wondering what
effect you would get in the glaze by mixing salt into the clay...
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Tapping to center by
[email protected]
I am new to clay and wheels and right now trying to learn to tap to
center, this morning while practicing and somewhat struggling with it,
I thought that tapping it with a stick in place of my hand I'd be able
to better control the tapping force, like...
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Preventing warping? by
Bubbles_
Me again
I _think_ that the thicker the "slab", the easier it will warp. I have to
have a very flat, thin slab that doesn't warp at all (yes, for my clock).
I would like everyone's tips on how they prevent flat "tiles/slabs" from
warping, please?
Marianne
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glaze gone bad by
Red Deer
Hi Everyone,
Can glazes go bad? I have a glaze that was real nice when it was new
(two years ago). Now it seems to have gone bad. The pots with this
glaze on them come out of the kiln with what looks like bubbles that
have formed and burst open but never smoothed over. All the other
pieces in...
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sieve screens by
DKat
I want to make my own sieve. Does anyone have a good source for screens of
80mesh?
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November 14th 07 03:39 AM
by Tom
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Talc! by
DKat
The writing on the wall is that the University is not going to allow us to
use Talc either in our glazes or our clays (how in the world you are
supposed to find that out given the mix we have that has come and gone and
the recycling done...).
Our best glazes use Talc. What in the world can you...
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December 7th 07 04:19 PM
by D Kat
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getting started at home by
[email protected]
I'd like to get started making pottery at home. I enjoyed my class on
pottery when I was in high school, but they never taught us the ins and
outs of finding electric wheels, kilns, the different types of clays
and glazes, and where to find all the supplies for making it at home.
If anybody can be...
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Investing in a couple of new books by
Bubbles
Hi guys.
I have Jacqui Atkins book on hand building. Fantastic amount of variation
and ideas there. I am very impressed.
But I would love some more ideas. I have plaster moulds - half-globe - up to
30 cm and can get them bigger. I also have my own resources and those of my
recoursful hubby to...
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December 12th 05 10:31 AM
by Bubbles
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Pitting & Pinholing by
Lindsay MacArthur
Is there any harm in refiring pieces that have pitting/pinholing? Can
refiring help at all or will it make it worse? I can almost
guarantee the pitting/pinholing resulting from the glaze being too
thick as the only pieces that have it are those that I double dipped
to mix colors. I have done...
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Chip bowl trouble by
Uncle John
Lindsay MacArthur wrote in
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I am trying to make a 14"-16" diameter shallow stoneware serving bowl
but I have not had any success. Each of my bowls had cracked while
drying. What am I doing wrong? Since the bowls...
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Kinda off-topic, but no good clay groups to post to by
Phil
I'm posting here in the hopes that someone will have experience with
modelling clays. The only group that exists for this subject is quite
unused, sadly. I just have a question about clay quality.
I bought some "plasticina" modelling clay from a company called Studio
Basics. I paid $3.95 for a 1...
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April 30th 04 12:39 PM
by Phil
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Can someone test my clay? by
knob
My latest project to irritate my wife is playing in the
mud. My two small children and I mixed up a batch of
clay and had a great time doing it. I'm building
a pottery wheel right now and if my clay is good I
will also build a kiln. Please note that I do not
intend to make great works of art, we...
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Morter and pestal? by
Bubbles
Hi everyone :-)
I am typing from Switzerland and have been "potterying around" for about 3
years now. I am making good progress and have an old (cheap) used wheel here
at home on the terrace that I can use when the weather is nice. I also go
take classes once a week and will be renting that...
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Large bowls sagging when throwing by
JM
I want to be able to throw large salad bowls, but I have a problem with
sagging just before I finish the throw. Is it better to half throw then
left for a while to dry/firm up before continuing to throw?
Whats the technique for this?
JM
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September 30th 05 10:01 AM
by JM
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Blistering on Stoneware by
Davis Salks
I have been struggling with this problem for about a year now. Can
anyone please help with any suggestions or comments? I am getting a
variety of blister sizes. The areas affected seem to be verticle
surfaces, the underside of plate rims, edges of plates, but
interestingly, not the rims of taller...
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October 29th 05 09:34 PM
by Tom
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Want to Learn Pottery by
Bubba
Hello to all,
In the city where I live, I have been trying to find someone to teach
pottery. However, I have been unsuccessful. The local university
teaches pottery, but requires all sorts of prerequisites to take the
course. And, I don't want to work towards an art degree just to take a
pottery...
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Can Nothing Go Right?! by
Doug Porter
A couple weeks ago I finished my first glaze firing in my brand new
Olympic Kiln----WHAT A DISASTER!!!!
I am still trying to chisel pieces of glaze and pottery off of my
shelves. Anyways, to add to my misery I noticed, post firing, that
the fire bricks on the bottom of my kiln have cracked. How...
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