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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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Onion- and garlic-crock by
Bubbles
Hi guys
I have now started on a garlic crock that looks like a garlic, and an onion
crock that looks like an onion.... shapewise now, hopefully finished color
also.
Shape and all are fine - and making the tops into lids is not an issue...
but
what do I do after the shapes are finished, so that...
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November 2nd 05 12:43 AM
by Bubbles
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Nights by
Bubbles
I am now going down to spend a little time in my workshop before bed.
Spoiled as I am, I have a stereo system and a teeny tiny (6") TV down there.
I sit and fiddle with my clay and watch dvd's and my soul rests and
breathes.
Quietness is wonderful.
Marianne
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November 7th 05 05:08 PM
by Bubbles
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Preserving paperclay? by
Bubbles
Hi guys
Got the recipe for paperclay from my teacher on Friday and mended my
low-fired pot with it tonight. But I have lots of leftovers. She told me
that paperclay goes "off" pretty quickly, but if I dry it out, would it then
be preserved until the next time I wet it - and the next?
Marianne
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Pot lids that end up not fitting :-( by
Bubbles
Hi everyone, and Happy New Year!!!
I have been off the computer since before Christmas (it was sitting on the
dining room table!), and am glad to be back!
My problem is this:
I make globe-shapes that I fashion into "something" (eg. an onion) and then
cut around the top to separate the bottom and...
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February 21st 06 10:14 AM
by Bubbles
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Bottoms becoming rounded in firing by
Bubbles
Hi all!
Been away for a while, but now I am back! I got a kiln for my birthday -
just a little, used one, but it works a treat!
I make these round little things
http://ceramics.nsen.ch/slides/20060101-j-12.html
http://ceramics.nsen.ch/slides/20060101-j-13.html
and am having trouble with the...
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February 23rd 06 12:03 PM
by Bubbles
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My first home-firing! by
Bubbles
Hi everyone!
I got a little top-loading kiln for my birthday (spoiled, I am!) and did my
first firing to 1050 degrees C this weekend. It was a mixed bisque and glaze
firing and went very well.
I have a couple of questions, though:
One of my pots was making little "crackling" sounds hours after...
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paper-clay? by
Bubbles
Hi!
I got a recipe and ingredients to make paper clay from my teacher, but it
doesn't work - it always loosens after firing! If it is just thin places,
can I "just" add some clay, dry and refire to bisque?
What makes the paper-clay adhere properly to the bisqued clay?
Any smart recipes without a...
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March 19th 06 12:13 AM
by DKat
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Cracks already when nearing bone dry? help! by
Bubbles
I have a piece I have spent hours on. It is now almost bone dry, though I am
holding it back. It is showing small cracks at the bone dry stage. What
should I do so the cracks don't make trouble for me???
Marianne
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What to make for my niece? by
Bubbles
Hi again!
My niece is being Christened soon, and I will be one of her godmothers.
Thus, I would like to give her a very special gift, but am at a bit of a
quandry as to what to make.
I thought an angel that could hang on the wall over her bed (or at least in
her room) would be nice. I have some...
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September 15th 05 01:59 PM
by Bubbles
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Mechanical help mixing recycled clay? by
Bubbles
Hi folks!
Up until now, I have been recycling my clay manually, but this is holding me
back when it comes to doing repetitive exercises on my wheel, as I think
about all that clay I will then have to moosh and dry and wet and dry and
knead.
We have spent quite a bit on equipment for the workshop...
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Reclaiming clay - with or without lumps? by
Bubbles
Hi folks!
Full of questions tonight!
I have just started my first time trying to reclaim my used clay. I have 3
different types in 3 different buckets. Seems I got the water/clay ratio a
bit wrong in one or two, but evaporation (or adding a bit more water) should
fix that, right?
My "problem"...
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June 24th 04 02:25 AM
by dkat
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Why #112? by
Bubbles
Hi again - again! Hehe!
Last question for tonight!
I have been reading through the group, and find that many of you have
problems with clay #112, still several of you still insist on using it. I'm
not being fresh, here, mind you - I am just very curious as to why such a
problematic clay still...
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June 26th 04 03:06 AM
by sandi
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Weird lip when pulling up by
Bubbles
Hi folks :-)
Being just a beginner when it comes to turning, I need to get rid of bad
habits before they lock on. One that I have notice now is that I somehow
pull some of the clay too far up, so that I get an extra loose lip at the
top. My only guess is that I was turning with long fingernails -...
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Breakthrough! by
Bubbles
"D Kat" wrote in message
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I love those moments. I actually keep having them. Something that I
never
thought of as being difficult suddenly is just "natural" or "in the
zone".... The sweet spots in life! Nice to hear that you got...
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Biggest blunders? by
Bubbles
Hi guys!
You are being so quiet these days and I love to read from you - so starting
a topic I am pretty sure most of you will have input to!
What have been your biggest blunders? Either technical or practical - I
don't care - I just want to know what big mistakes you have made
(potterywise) and...
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Mist/fogger fountain? by
Bubbles
Hi everyone!
I just love those mist/fogger fountains and found a mist unit (with colors
that I can choose/change) that I can put in one.
As opposed to a "nomal" fountain, the mist fountains have this mist that
should move.
Should I design it so that the mist slips out onto the table, or maybe...
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How do you get into "the zone"? by
Bubbles
Hi again!
Okay - frustration has set in, and is not doing me any good. Centering is
NOT like riding a bike! After months away from my wheel, centering has me
completely bamboozled again. Not being able to center, is throwing me off
center, if you know what I mean.
The "right" music seems to help....
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Grip to bring the rim in? by
Bubbles
Me again! Nag, nag, nag! HEhe!
I know the 3-4-finger "grip" to bring in the sides of a pot, but there is a
special grip used to bring in the top! I just don't have it described or
displayed in any of my 10-12 books that describe throwing!!! ARGH!!!
Could someone describe the grip, or, even...
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Reduction firing? by
Bubbles
Is it very complicated? I have a "normal" electric kiln now, and not very
much space for anything new, unless it were put outside.
I am very much into using non-poisonous stuff (especially since my workspace
is small and my cats share it with me). Do reduction glazes contain poisons
as a...
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