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Texture ideas please
Hi. I am new to this news group. I am taking a ceramics 2 class this
semester at college. I have been enjoying lately using material pieces to texture my clay. What I am needing help on for idea is on using other items. I have heard something about using items like grass and such to texture pieces, but didn't know if theres some do's and don'ts along with it. My instructor only recomends using cloth's, which im bored with now, though an idea that I came across tonight about using lace could be an interesting texture. Ideas of any type are welcome. Oh, I had seen on some site online, the use of rice for texture. But it mentioned that any pieces that had been left in would 'pop' out, not just burn up. I am not sure if that would be safe for other pottery being fired at the same time as mine, considering that I am in a class, so could be as many as 50 other pieces being fired at the same time as mine, that belong to other students. Thanks Meridith |
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Meridith: There are so many things with which to make textures---look in the
garden--leaves of all sorts, check out your kitchen drawers, look in your jewelry box. I am always looking at earrings, charms to make cute stamps. Roll pine branches on the clay. Plastic mesh bags that onions come in---waffle weave rubber rug mats. I always have my eyes open for objects with which to texture---it's like a game for me. Good luck and have fun. Martha |
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One of my favorites is corrugated paper. The inside of the little
square things that enclose light bulbs is a smaller version of corrugated paper, and I've also found some with curved lines. Janet Meridith Davis wrote: Hi. I am new to this news group. I am taking a ceramics 2 class this semester at college. I have been enjoying lately using material pieces to texture my clay. What I am needing help on for idea is on using other items. I have heard something about using items like grass and such to texture pieces, but didn't know if theres some do's and don'ts along with it. My instructor only recomends using cloth's, which im bored with now, though an idea that I came across tonight about using lace could be an interesting texture. Ideas of any type are welcome. Oh, I had seen on some site online, the use of rice for texture. But it mentioned that any pieces that had been left in would 'pop' out, not just burn up. I am not sure if that would be safe for other pottery being fired at the same time as mine, considering that I am in a class, so could be as many as 50 other pieces being fired at the same time as mine, that belong to other students. Thanks Meridith |
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I've used leafs and grass to good effect. Some of that long ornamental
grass. Cockle burrs. Used a pine cone. Broken ends of sticks. Wax resist is nice. Paint your pattern with melted wax and use a damp sponge to lightly remove what is not covered. The contrast of the groggy and smooth surfaces is nice. There are just a zillion possibilities. Go wild. Your imagination is the only limiting factor. I think the rice problem is overblown, but with so many other possibilities available, use something else. Have fun, Raj |
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Uh oh.... now you've done it Martha....
I'm now looking at everything in this light.... my cats are taking to hiding under the bed. Cat hair pottery? Where are my clippers.... "Marmaj40" wrote in message ... Meridith: There are so many things with which to make textures---look in the garden--leaves of all sorts, check out your kitchen drawers, look in your jewelry box. I am always looking at earrings, charms to make cute stamps. Roll pine branches on the clay. Plastic mesh bags that onions come in---waffle weave rubber rug mats. I always have my eyes open for objects with which to texture---it's like a game for me. Good luck and have fun. Martha |
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I use samples from discarded wallpaper samples and paper doilies. Of course
leaves and grasses also work well. They burn out in the bisque fire. No worries. Steve in Tampa, FL "Meridith Davis" wrote in message news Hi. I am new to this news group. I am taking a ceramics 2 class this semester at college. I have been enjoying lately using material pieces to texture my clay. What I am needing help on for idea is on using other items. I have heard something about using items like grass and such to texture pieces, but didn't know if theres some do's and don'ts along with it. My instructor only recomends using cloth's, which im bored with now, though an idea that I came across tonight about using lace could be an interesting texture. Ideas of any type are welcome. Oh, I had seen on some site online, the use of rice for texture. But it mentioned that any pieces that had been left in would 'pop' out, not just burn up. I am not sure if that would be safe for other pottery being fired at the same time as mine, considering that I am in a class, so could be as many as 50 other pieces being fired at the same time as mine, that belong to other students. Thanks Meridith |
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Have you tried crochet doilies or anything that has been crocheted makes a
nice imprint. I have used lace and it looks really cool. I've used those tiny pastas that's shaped like a tiny teardrop and they worked well. The ones that are about the size of a rice. They just get soft in the wet clay after a while. They will burn out or you can remove them later with a needle tool if they bother you. I've thought of, but haven't done it yet, alphabet pasta. Tree bark is really cool if you can find some that is really textured nicely. I've used clippings from all kinds of weeds or trees in my yard and they look really cool. Well you ought to have some pretty good ideas. I'm sure you will start looking at everything in a different way. Just get a wet clay pad and start pressing different things in it to see how it comes out. Rub it smooth again and try something else till you find some things that you like. Then start pressing them into your made pieces. With foliage you can leave it in to burn out later or you can remove it after it's been impressed. Have fun, Crystal "Meridith Davis" wrote in message news | Hi. I am new to this news group. I am taking a ceramics 2 class this | semester at college. I have been enjoying lately using material pieces to | texture my clay. What I am needing help on for idea is on using other items. | I have heard something about using items like grass and such to texture | pieces, but didn't know if theres some do's and don'ts along with it. My | instructor only recomends using cloth's, which im bored with now, though an | idea that I came across tonight about using lace could be an interesting | texture. | | Ideas of any type are welcome. Oh, I had seen on some site online, the use | of rice for texture. But it mentioned that any pieces that had been left in | would 'pop' out, not just burn up. I am not sure if that would be safe for | other pottery being fired at the same time as mine, considering that I am in | a class, so could be as many as 50 other pieces being fired at the same time | as mine, that belong to other students. | | Thanks | | Meridith | | |
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meridith - you hit on something i work to a sickness! TEXTURE! send me e-mail
and i'll send you some JPG files of pots & tools. i've used saw blades, doillies, lace, toy truck tires (really Knarly Wheels Man!), paint rollers, pasta cutters (wheels), pastry cutters (wheels), cake decorating tools (tupperware and steel versions), rope & twine, pizza cutters (the ones with saw teeth), tools for cement work, wood bark, stones, sand, rice, saw dust. i started making my own wheels and have versions with thorns, blades, X's and Y's and O's, and zig zags, etc. (easiest understood with JPG pictures). gather wallpaper tools to get blank rollers. scribe into these rollers or add features to get other results. it's a sickness! watch out or you'll get the bug! when i see large off road trucks i wounder what i could do with their tires... see ya steve Subject: Texture ideas please From: (Marmaj40) Date: 10/21/2004 11:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: Meridith: There are so many things with which to make textures---look in the garden--leaves of all sorts, check out your kitchen drawers, look in your jewelry box. I am always looking at earrings, charms to make cute stamps. Roll pine branches on the clay. Plastic mesh bags that onions come in---waffle weave rubber rug mats. I always have my eyes open for objects with which to texture---it's like a game for me. Good luck and have fun. Martha steve graber |
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Make your own rollers out of clay and bisque them. Make them about as
long as your hand and about two fingers thick. Center holes in each end and after they are fired make a handle out of clothes hanger wire that snaps into these holes. On 10/22/04 9:33 PM, Slgraber wrote: meridith - you hit on something i work to a sickness! TEXTURE! send me e-mail and i'll send you some JPG files of pots & tools. i've used saw blades, doillies, lace, toy truck tires (really Knarly Wheels Man!), paint rollers, pasta cutters (wheels), pastry cutters (wheels), cake decorating tools (tupperware and steel versions), rope & twine, pizza cutters (the ones with saw teeth), tools for cement work, wood bark, stones, sand, rice, saw dust. i started making my own wheels and have versions with thorns, blades, X's and Y's and O's, and zig zags, etc. (easiest understood with JPG pictures). gather wallpaper tools to get blank rollers. scribe into these rollers or add features to get other results. it's a sickness! watch out or you'll get the bug! when i see large off road trucks i wounder what i could do with their tires... see ya steve Subject: Texture ideas please From: (Marmaj40) Date: 10/21/2004 11:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: Meridith: There are so many things with which to make textures---look in the garden--leaves of all sorts, check out your kitchen drawers, look in your jewelry box. I am always looking at earrings, charms to make cute stamps. Roll pine branches on the clay. Plastic mesh bags that onions come in---waffle weave rubber rug mats. I always have my eyes open for objects with which to texture---it's like a game for me. Good luck and have fun. Martha steve graber |
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