This seems like a good time to mention that Vince will be giving one of his outstanding "Colored Clay" workshops at my Ouray, Colorado studio early this coming...
Bonnie Hellman
mou10ms@...
Oct 1, 2006 10:15 am
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Okay Jane, The troublesome recipe is a tad high in alumina. Its silica:alumina ratio is 7.71:1, with calculated expansion of 77.9 . By reducing the kaolin and...
Don Goodrich
goodrichdn@...
Oct 1, 2006 10:17 am
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... You know, I respect Vince because of his convictions. You don't have to have no opinion to be open minded. Because conceptual and intellectual are are so...
Lee Love
togeika@...
Oct 1, 2006 10:20 am
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... Did the cave painters write about their work? Or Picasso? Rembrandt? Ming Dynasty vase painters? They were all (though who knows about the cave painter?)...
Kathy Forer
kef@...
Oct 1, 2006 10:20 am
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Hi Wayne, Mel, & All, "All great architecture leaks" -Frank Lloyd Wright I tried to resist commenting on this thread, but... at the risk of offending, here's...
David Martin Hershey
dmhsd@...
Oct 1, 2006 10:24 am
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Have you considered using hobby or car enamels? They are truly beautiful on clay!Whatever you use, I would gesso the piece before using any kind of paint. ...
Lynn Goodman Porcelai...
lynn@...
Oct 1, 2006 10:26 am
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A mason stain in a clear, stable glaze would do it. You can probably mix in a little copper (2% or so) to add depth to the green stain. You can also mix a...
Lynn Goodman Porcelai...
lynn@...
Oct 1, 2006 10:26 am
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... As Hamada said, The art philosopher has beauty. The craftsman only has his character. -- Lee in Mashiko, Japan http://potters.blogspot.com/ "Let the...
Lee Love
togeika@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:24 pm
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I'm off to the International Architectural Ceramics Symposium held at The St. Petersburg Clay Co., St. Petersburg FL. Oct 2-14 I am so excited to be going... ...
Nan Thurn Kitchens
clayarchitecture@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:24 pm
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I put up better photos of my new e-shino on mogusa clay* http://shinoglaze.blogspot.com/ Also, ebay item is still pretty low: http://tinyurl.com/o7qpt -- Lee...
Lee Love
togeika@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:24 pm
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Lee, I do not believe that an open mind is predicated on having no opinion. I also believe that opinions grounded in fundamentalism often spring from closed...
Craig Clark
mudman@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:25 pm
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I lived through and with the results of an architect/General Contractor with a 'vision' when my husband and I renovated a brownstone in NY. The final straw...
m.mshelomi
m.mshelomi@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:25 pm
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I believe that oils have been used on clay bodies for some years now. I have used acrylics on some sculptures with great success. However, I fired my clay to...
Bonnie Staffel
bstaffel@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:27 pm
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Explaining my work with words is demanding another skill or talent that I just may not have. I do not have the time to demand myself to develop an articulate...
maggie jones
magzz@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:29 pm
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Rob, I tried to find a replacement for the orifice, but the local hardware store had everything but. I ended up capping the orifice with a 1/4" pipe thread cap...
Kim Overall
rkoverall@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:30 pm
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When I wrote that discarded pots can be used to practice glazing with, the thought furthest from my mind was that they then should be FIRED! I have suggested...
Lili Krakowski
mlkrakowski@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:32 pm
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Yesterday Nona and i went on the Historic Mine Tour of Bartow County Ga. We loaded up an a big airconditioned bus with about 50 other rock hounds. We were ...
Mark Issenberg
ASHPOTS@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:33 pm
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I essentially think them a crutch. Period. They are valid in my opinion when some obscure statement is made. Oddly enough that brings up the fellow who...
Lili Krakowski
mlkrakowski@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:34 pm
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A friend of mine would like to contact a woman potter with the last name "Heart", who used to live in Massachuesets about 10 yrs ago, but then married and...
Naomi Rieder
naomirdr@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:35 pm
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ok ... ______________________________________________________________________________ Send postings to clayart@... You may look at the archives...
JoyceLee
joycelee1@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:49 pm
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... Only someitmes. It depends on how they are used and the character of the potter. If you just make pots for your neighbors you don't have to think about...
Lee Love
togeika@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:52 pm
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Yes, Lili...I agree completely. I have often wondered how many obscure masterpieces never got noticed out there over the centuries simply because the artist...
maggie jones
magzz@...
Oct 1, 2006 4:57 pm
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... Gee, do you think you can tell us what you really feel? :) Good points one and all. I guess I'm just one of those softy California 'liberal' types that...
Donna Kat
disisdkat@...
Oct 2, 2006 1:57 am
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Hi All, You are all so helpful. I so appreciate everything I am learning from you. At this point I am exclusively using some form of paperclay. At first I had...
Meryl Ruth
mruth1@...
Oct 2, 2006 1:57 am
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... Goodness David, where in the world are you getting your information? Utter contempt for the client? To my knowledge, not a single one of his clients has...
Vince Pitelka
vpitelka@...
Oct 2, 2006 2:03 am
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... We ... were ... aggregate ... 1.1 ... dodge ... small ... hauled ... Green one. ... General was ... down.. ... That ... like a ... letting ... Very bad......
Donna Kat
disisdkat@...
Oct 2, 2006 2:06 am
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A note of caution about the use of Lithium Carbonate in glazes. Using more than 2% in a glaze can result is some very strange fit problems on some clay bodies...
Ron Roy
ronroy@...
Oct 2, 2006 2:06 am
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I have twelve boxes of Kaiser Refractories insulating firebrick for sale. These are 9"x4.5" straight soft brick. I don't know the rating. They are still in...
Pamela Regentin
clayvessel3@...
Oct 2, 2006 2:08 am
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I will be at the conference also. Where is everyone staying? I'm hoping jeans are the attire of the day for the conference. Packing light here, so will be...
Barb Lord
bjstudent@...
Oct 2, 2006 2:09 am
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I came up with a very effective artist's statement using this writing tool that I found online. The instructions are a little cheesy and cute, but the ...
