Nikki Simmons on tue 16 jun 98
David H. and others,
I am so glad that someone else out there is as avant garde as I am. I was
firing mud dauber nests long before that yahoo in Ceramics Monthly. And I
don't mind telling you that it is some of the best art I have ever done, had
I known better I would have copyrighted, patented, or something. My mom
used to freak out when her 8 year old (me) was using the oven to bake my mud
creations and mud dauber nests, instead of making bread or something. I
hope you all are about done with this ART VS. CRAFT discussion, I am ready
to get back to glazes and kiln building.
Nikki Simmons
Russellville, MO
Nsimmons@computerland.net
L. P. Skeen on tue 22 aug 06
Hey y'all, my studio is overrun with mud daubers and I have fired five =
of their nests to ^06. One of them I'm going to test fire up to ^6 with =
some clear glaze, just to see what it'll do. If it doesn't melt, and if =
it's not ugly colored, I might fire the rest of 'em. Since they were =
made in my studio, they are mostly made from my claybodies, with some =
loverly mica from the driveway for sparkles. :) I'll let y'all know how =
they turn out. We sold a couple of hornet nests last year on ebay, =
wonder if anyone would buy a mud dauber nest? Could be good for =
"countrified" decor...
L
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
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L. P. Skeen on tue 22 aug 06
Hey David,
That'd be a good idea, except these things are whoppers - I've only got =
one that's a single and it's over 4" long. The rest are up to five =
"tubes" in size. I will keep that "free shelf" idea in mind tho. Can't =
wait to see what happens. Did you ever glaze one?
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: David Hendley=20
Lisa, I fired dozens of dirt dauber nests (cone 10), glued
pins to the backs, and brought them to give out at the Clayart
room at an NCECA conference. Kansas City, I think.
For years, I have had them in my shop, on my "free" shelf",
along with glaze test tiles and cone packs. Some people
really like them.
L. P. Skeen on tue 22 aug 06
Hey Fred,
Yes, there are some of those little guys here, and when I lived in the =
condo, one built a pot on part of my wind chime. I still have it, 8 =
years later, in a drawer, although it has never been fired. Seems like =
I was supposed to have sent it to Kelly at some point and just never =
remembered. Anyway, the ones I have now are the long tubes, in clusters =
of three to six or so. Since my clay is all ^6 clay, I'm hoping there =
won't be a problem firing them that high. :) Gonna set them on a tile =
just in case...
L
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Fredrick Paget=20
Do you have those nests that look like tiny little pots?
Here in California the mud daubers make a nest that is a bunch of =
little tubes that are not as geometrical as a honey comb but on the
same idea.
Peter Coates on tue 22 aug 06
I have fired many dauber nests. Our Oklahoma red dirt turns a dark
brown and vitreous at cone 10. It is interesting the different terra-
cotta shades the nests turn to at bisque temperature, depending where
they were found.
Peter
Oklahellma City, Oklahoma
On Aug 22, 2006, at 1:29 AM, L. P. Skeen wrote:
> Hey y'all, my studio is overrun with mud daubers and I have fired
> five of their nests to ^06. One of them I'm going to test fire up
> to ^6 with some clear glaze, just to see what it'll do. If it
> doesn't melt, and if it's not ugly colored, I might fire the rest
> of 'em. Since they were made in my studio, they are mostly made
> from my claybodies, with some loverly mica from the driveway for
> sparkles. :) I'll let y'all know how they turn out. We sold a
> couple of hornet nests last year on ebay, wonder if anyone would
> buy a mud dauber nest? Could be good for "countrified" decor...
>
> L
>
> L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
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Gail Dapogny on tue 22 aug 06
A few years back, David Hendley brought to the Clayart room at NCECA
a bunch of mud dauber nests that he'd fired. They were/are little
beauties and somehow touching. David offered them to Clayarters and
I still display ( and cherish) my little muds dauber nest in a
prominent place because I like it so much. Maybe David will respond
with how he fired these little gems.
Gail Dapogny in Ann Arbor
On Aug 22, 2006, at 2:06 PM, Fredrick Paget wrote:
> Do you have those nests that look like tiny little pots?
>
> Here in California the mud daubers make a nest that is a bunch of
> little tubes that are not as geometrical as a honey comb but on the
> same idea. . They are small - maybe 6 or 10 tubes..
> They build them here from the local red clay that will fire out
> nicely at cone 04. At cone six they are dark chocolate brown and
> clear glaze on them makes them look grayish.
>
> I have seen those little pot wasps in Florida and they are cool.
> Fred
>
>> Hey y'all, my studio is overrun with mud daubers and I have fired
>> five =
>> of their nests to ^06. One of them I'm going to test fire up to
>> ^6 with =
>> some clear glaze, just to see what it'll do. If it doesn't melt,
>> and if =
>> it's not ugly colored, I might fire the rest of 'em. Since they
>> were =
>> made in my studio, they are mostly made from my claybodies, with
>> some =
>> loverly mica from the driveway for sparkles. :) I'll let y'all
>> know how =
>> they turn out. We sold a couple of hornet nests last year on ebay, =
>> wonder if anyone would buy a mud dauber nest? Could be good for =
>> "countrified" decor...
>> L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
>
>
> --
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> Marin County, CA, USA
> fredrick@well.com
>
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David Hendley on tue 22 aug 06
Lisa, I fired dozens of dirt dauber nests (cone 10), glued
pins to the backs, and brought them to give out at the Clayart
room at an NCECA conference. Kansas City, I think.
For years, I have had them in my shop, on my "free" shelf",
along with glaze test tiles and cone packs. Some people
really like them.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david(at)farmpots(dot)com
"EXTRUDE IT! Getting the Most From
Your Clay Extruder" available at
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
Hey y'all, my studio is overrun with mud daubers and I have fired five of
their nests to ^06. One of them I'm going to test fire up to ^6 with some
clear glaze, just to see what it'll do. If it doesn't melt, and if it's not
ugly colored, I might fire the rest of 'em. Since they were made in my
studio, they are mostly made from my claybodies, with some loverly mica from
the driveway for sparkles. :) I'll let y'all know how they turn out. We
sold a couple of hornet nests last year on ebay, wonder if anyone would buy
a mud dauber nest? Could be good for "countrified" decor...
Fredrick Paget on tue 22 aug 06
Do you have those nests that look like tiny little pots?
Here in California the mud daubers make a nest that is a bunch of
little tubes that are not as geometrical as a honey comb but on the
same idea. . They are small - maybe 6 or 10 tubes..
They build them here from the local red clay that will fire out
nicely at cone 04. At cone six they are dark chocolate brown and
clear glaze on them makes them look grayish.
I have seen those little pot wasps in Florida and they are cool.
Fred
>Hey y'all, my studio is overrun with mud daubers and I have fired five =
>of their nests to ^06. One of them I'm going to test fire up to ^6 with =
>some clear glaze, just to see what it'll do. If it doesn't melt, and if =
>it's not ugly colored, I might fire the rest of 'em. Since they were =
>made in my studio, they are mostly made from my claybodies, with some =
>loverly mica from the driveway for sparkles. :) I'll let y'all know how =
>they turn out. We sold a couple of hornet nests last year on ebay, =
>wonder if anyone would buy a mud dauber nest? Could be good for =
>"countrified" decor...
>L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
--
From Fred Paget,
Marin County, CA, USA
fredrick@well.com
Charter Member Potters Council
Taylor Hendrix on wed 23 aug 06
We have Potters Wasps/Mason wasps here in Rockport too. Wish I could
get them to build their pots in the round. they are always building
them out from a flat surface. Once the new wasp emerges, the pot is
broken however.
What I've fired at cone 5/6 are still quite brittle. Mucho sando.
Taylor, in Rockport TX
On 8/22/06, Fredrick Paget wrote:
> Do you have those nests that look like tiny little pots?
...
> I have seen those little pot wasps in Florida and they are cool.
> Fred
Forest Butera on mon 28 aug 06
What a cool idea! I have thought about that myself. My house and shop are
covered with them. They are pretty peaceful and I've always looked at them
as fellow potters. The thing is, I'm in Florida in an area where I'm
pretty sure there is no clay - so how are they building these nests? They
are the little round pot shaped ones. I'm from Maryland originally where
there was plenty of clay and they built the long tubes.
Forest
L. P. Skeen on mon 28 aug 06
Forest, we're talking about two different types of bug. I think one is =
called a potter wasp, and he's the one that makes the little round pots. =
What I have is the mud dauber, and he makes the long tubes. They'll =
use any kind of dirt they can find to make their nests, not necessarily =
clay, but mine used clay b/c they were in my studio. :) They also used =
some outside dirt; the things are sparkly with mica from the driveway. =
I don't know for sure, but I have a theory that theyre doing something =
similar to paperclay, and chewing it all up and then spitting it out =
into the tube things. I think I need to look it up to see for sure =
tho...
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Forest Butera=20
I'm in Florida in an area where I'm pretty sure there is no clay - so =
how are they building these nests? They
are the little round pot shaped ones. I'm from Maryland originally =
where
there was plenty of clay and they built the long tubes.
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