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paper clay, can you make yourself

updated sun 23 may 99

 

Dirk Deceuninck on wed 19 may 99

Hi, Im there again the Belgian potter. i heard a lot of paperclay, but I'm =
never
have worked with it. Can you make it yourself and how do you work with it. =
Are
there different way? How do you fire it.
I have a huge selfmade gaskiln.

Marcia Selsor on fri 21 may 99

Go to paperclayart.com
Better yet, get a copy of Paperclay by Rosette Gault. And yes you can
make it yourself. It is basically any clay mixed with paper pulp which
enhances some characteristics which some might find more advantageous
for their particular direction.
Marcia in Montana

Dirk Deceuninck wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi, Im there again the Belgian potter. i heard a lot of paperclay, but I'm nev
> have worked with it. Can you make it yourself and how do you work with it. Are
> there different way? How do you fire it.
> I have a huge selfmade gaskiln.

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Marcia Selsor
selsor@imt.net
http://www.imt.net/~mjbmls
http://www.imt.net/~mjbmls/spain99.html

Faye Clarke on sat 22 may 99

The time we made it we took a roll of toilet paper and broke in down in
clay slip -- wonderful to work with as one can keep attaching pieces-- wet
to wet -- wet to dry -- almost limitless... also great for mending cracks
and the like... fire the results as you would for the clay type you are
using....


At 05:22 PM 5/19/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi, Im there again the Belgian potter. i heard a lot of paperclay, but I'm
never
>have worked with it. Can you make it yourself and how do you work with it.
Are
>there different way? How do you fire it.
>I have a huge selfmade gaskiln.
>
>