tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post85915333433347664..comments2024-03-29T10:51:51.377+00:00Comments on "ook?!": making bowlsgzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-77694761348891388592011-01-15T10:25:38.091+00:002011-01-15T10:25:38.091+00:00good and bad in whatever weather we've got!good and bad in whatever weather we've got!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-49502469508887920372011-01-15T09:57:50.293+00:002011-01-15T09:57:50.293+00:00Oh! I forgot the nice coating of mold and mildew ...Oh! I forgot the nice coating of mold and mildew if left on a shelf in this climate.Mr. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696214535601007261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-23894641653453146402011-01-15T09:55:47.328+00:002011-01-15T09:55:47.328+00:00I have to use air conditioners and fans to get my ...I have to use air conditioners and fans to get my wares to dry. Left on a shelf it would take forever in this humidity.Mr. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696214535601007261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-60521011007626473592011-01-15T01:57:57.969+00:002011-01-15T01:57:57.969+00:00Fans and space heaters? I begin to appreciate hav...Fans and space heaters? I begin to appreciate having only worked clay in a high desert.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-56249628553052509492011-01-14T22:15:01.424+00:002011-01-14T22:15:01.424+00:00I'm using Potclays 1142.
I like an almost whit...I'm using Potclays 1142.<br />I like an almost white clay, it makes the colours more vibrant/intense.<br />It all depends what glazes you are using and how you are firing too.<br /><br />I'm not keen on using plaster to dry clay, apart from the danger of contamination.The clay just doesn't behave right. <br />Try an old pair of jeans(sew across the bottom of the legs!)-or an old cotton pillowcase- hang them up to drip!<br />Or a large bisqued bowl.<br /><br />Get samples of clay and use and fire them asap, before you run out of what you have!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-1938848384419041792011-01-14T17:12:09.015+00:002011-01-14T17:12:09.015+00:00Everything is drying slowly in my studio too, we h...Everything is drying slowly in my studio too, we have a single plug in radiator at the shop. If I want it to dry out within a fortnight it has to come home and sit near the kiln, which means we lose our dining table.<br /><br />I only have two bags of clay left myself and what is in the reclaim bucket, but I can't get my plaster bat dry enough to reclaim more than 4kg of clay before it is saturated again.<br /><br />I am questioning what new clay to get myself though, really don't like V9A its too yellowJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447990074775123989noreply@blogger.com