Smith, Judy on sat 31 mar 07
Hi Folks,
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It occurs to me that I have been reading this list and occasionally
asking questions, but I have never introduced myself. The information
that I get from this list has been invaluable to me. I think that it
has helped me grow in my quest to be a good potter. My goal is to be
able to throw beautiful pots for myself and friends and maybe sell a few
to pay for the supplies.
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I'm 50 years old and I live in Nashville, Tennessee. I work on
computers and servers for a state community college, but my love is
making things with my hands. I have been taking pottery classes at the
Mud Puddle Pottery Studio of about one year and I love it. The girls
that own the studio are very smart and helpful. I also have a pottery
wheel at home. I am beginning to throw larger/thinner pots that are
more uniform in thickness. Glazing with commercial glazes is still a
challenge to me. I am also reading Mastering Cone 6 Glazes because I
hope to begin making my own glazes in the not to distant future. =20
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Enough about me... Recently someone mentioned a way to process
reclaimed clay scraps and slip using fabric and terracotta pots. This
sounds very interesting. Could someone please give me the details on
how to do this?
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Thanks,
Judy Smith
Marcia Selsor on sat 31 mar 07
That may have been me.
I use to mix a slurry in a 50 gallon plastic trash can, fill the clay
pots with a cheesecloth
lining and piece of paper over the hole. Then dry it to throwing
consistency in old clay flower
pots from the greenhouse on the estate where I was working. I
processed
enough to throw in one day. And kept the quantity a few days ahead to
allow time for drying.
I was lucky to have access to that many flower pots.
I did this in the basement of a mansion where I was a caretaker.
I also had an ash trap full of cherry wood ash I used for glazes with
Albany slip 50-50 ^10 reduction.
It was a nice gold glaze with sparkling surface.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
> SNIP
> Enough about me... Recently someone mentioned a way to process
> reclaimed clay scraps and slip using fabric and terracotta pots. This
> sounds very interesting. Could someone please give me the details on
> how to do this?
>
> =20
>
> Thanks,
>
> Judy Smith
>
Smith, Judy on sat 31 mar 07
Thanks. I will try this. I have a big bucket full of slurry that I
need to dry and reuse.
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Marcia
Selsor
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 8:47 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: introduction and terracotta/reclaimed clay
That may have been me.
I use to mix a slurry in a 50 gallon plastic trash can, fill the clay
pots with a cheesecloth
lining and piece of paper over the hole. Then dry it to throwing
consistency in old clay flower
pots from the greenhouse on the estate where I was working. I
processed
enough to throw in one day. And kept the quantity a few days ahead to
allow time for drying.
I was lucky to have access to that many flower pots.
I did this in the basement of a mansion where I was a caretaker.
I also had an ash trap full of cherry wood ash I used for glazes with
Albany slip 50-50 ^10 reduction.
It was a nice gold glaze with sparkling surface.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
> SNIP
> Enough about me... Recently someone mentioned a way to process
> reclaimed clay scraps and slip using fabric and terracotta pots. This
> sounds very interesting. Could someone please give me the details on
> how to do this?
>
> =3D20
>
> Thanks,
>
> Judy Smith
>
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