I approach textures in a different way, and I thought that most potters
do(?), and that is: when I want to convey something, I search for the
texture and shape to do it. For example I am often inspired by corals and
ocean life, and I have mixed rice and sand in slip for rough texture, used
linocutters, or different brushes to apply slip... any odd number of things,
but the question usually is: how to convey a particular thought or idea, not
how to utilize pretty texture.
I' don't know, it works for me. You can see my work he
http://home.iprimus.com.au/vandvin
Andrea

used"Lindsay MacArthur" wrote in message
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What about embedding---both things that burn off as well as things
that stay in the piece? What items have people experimented with?

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:01:10 -0500, Lindsay MacArthur
wrote:

I mainly make functional stoneware pieces fired to ^6 in an electric
kiln. I want to experiment with some fun textering and embedding and
was looking for ideas. For example, I know a potter who occasionally
fires some pieces wrapped in gauze and has even done a couple of
pieces where she wrapped slip dipped gauze around a balloon, popped
the balloon when slip was dry and fired the piece like that.

So, if you have any fun ideas please share :-)

LMac