If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
getting started at home
Hey, thanks. Wow! That site's got lots of info that I found helpful.
Man, I never knew kilns were quite that expensive though, nor that I'd have to become an electrition just to figure out which one to buy. And since its been 6 or 7 years since I've done any pottery, I think I'd better start at the beginning. I'm thinking about getting a wheel and some of that oven-fired or no-fire clay to practice whith, to get my touch back, so to speak. Thanks for all the great suggestions! Jason |
Ads |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
getting started at home
wrote in message oups.com... 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 of help here, I'd be forever in your debt. Thanks much. Jason Hi Jason :-) I just started my own little studio-room in my basement a few months ago. I found that working with the clay and glazes is plenty for me at the moment, so I have deferred getting a kiln - as I am lucky enough to have my pottery-teacher's studio (with 2 ovens) just a couple of minutes away, and she fires for me (for now, anyway). I would suggest you have a look around and see if you can't find some active potters nearby that might be willing to fire your stuff for you - both bisque and glazed. It will cost a bit, but you will have to fire a helluva lot before you have fired up the price of a kiln - even a used one, I think. I bet there are pottery suppliers that will ship either to your home or to a store in town. Have you eg. asked at the hardware store or hobby store (if there is one near you)? A good idea if you buy clay, is to buy a lot at once, then store it - as most suppliers give you a good rebate if you order bulk. As for tools, you can make a lot of them yourself - like cutting string - just a piece of fishing line and two pieces of wood. The bought stuff I have in my studio are a wheel, a slab roller and an extruder - bought in that order. Nowadays, I mostly hand build, as I find I don't have enough shelf space to dry stuff if I work on the wheel (you produce more pieces at a time, I find). Marianne |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Home from trip; RCTQ meetups... | Bronnie | Quilting | 4 | October 29th 05 04:58 PM |
finally back home, good news and bad news | Terbear | Quilting | 3 | April 8th 04 02:37 PM |
Home again from cold cold Toronto | Els van Dam | Yarn | 21 | February 26th 04 12:45 AM |
Gifts for the home, custom designed with unique fabrics | gift-watch | Marketplace | 1 | November 7th 03 03:02 AM |