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recycled clay fuzz(on completed pot)

updated sat 13 nov 99

 

SAM YANCY on fri 12 nov 99

I've had a fruit bowl in my kitchen for about four years. Sometimes I put it
in the dishwasher to clean it. Recently I put it away, as we didn't have any
fruit. When I went to again fill it with fruit I noticed that the bottom (not
glazed) had those fuzzy things coming out of it. EEKS! What happened? I used
bleach on it and am again using the bowl, but think that I'll refire (^06, low
fire clay) just to be sure all the mold is gone.
Will this fuzz continue to grow back, and, should I just throw the bowl out?
It's about one quarter inch thick, and I like the lightness about it. Should I
keep it out of the dishwasher? Has it broken down like a plaster wedging table
can do? Mary Jean