[Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making

Georgia Kitchen gakitchen at gfn.org
Tue Jul 5 19:36:42 UTC 2011 

Hi Linda,

Yes, your info is a   big help. I know where some of those drill bits are 
that my husband has. I have been saving  the info you send to my hard drive.

Best,

Georgia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making


> Hi Georgia,
> Here is what to do with your pot - you have no problem at all.
>
> turn it upside down if you can - if not put it in a bowll that it will fit 
> into.
> Wet a towel and  wring it out so it is wet but not dripping.
>
> Drape it over the bottom of the pot - and cover the entire thing up with 
> some plastic for an hour or so. Keep checking  it to be sure it is getting 
> softer on the bottom.
> You can take  a drill bit, and just twist it down, with your fingers, 
> through the moistened clay without doing any damage at all to it. Just go 
> slow and be careful for once the lcay is dry it is brittle. That should 
> work - I have done it a LOT -
>
> After you put the holes in that you want, just take the towel away and 
> allow your piece to dry again. I normally cover it with newspaper to wick 
> up themoisture from the clay - and let it dry slowly that way.
>
> Another tip for future - you can join two pieces of leather hard clay to 
> each other, just by scoring, both pieces, and adding slip to both sides. 
> Then, put it together and it sticks like super glue! I do this all the 
> time. That is how I made my tea boxes with lids. I cut my pieces out, let 
> them dry almost to leather hard, the join them togther with slip - works 
> great. Easy to do.
>
> I make a container of "slip" and keep it closed to use when I am working. 
> I put water AND vinegar into a tupperware container. Then, drop in some 
> scraps of your clay and let them melt into the liquid. There you have it - 
> SLIP - that is the GLUE you use to join EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
>
> Hope this helps you.
> Lynda River Woman
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Georgia Kitchen" <gakitchen at gfn.org>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 3:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I read with interest all your hints including using the   tissue paper.
>>
>> Yes, the fourth of July was quiet for us also. My husband worked all day. 
>> He is retired but currently has a new project going. I spent the day with 
>> my parents as my brother was away with his girl friend.
>>
>> My dad raked hay. I  was so hot here and we couldn't get him to take any 
>> water with him.
>>
>> I am a bit behind with things. I hope to complete my coil pot before 
>> class tomorrow. I forgot to put drainage holes in the bottom of it. A 
>> friend of mind suggested moisting the clay and cutting smlall holes with 
>> the tip of a knife.
>>
>> Linda, what do you think?
>>
>> It is great that you are  retired and can relax. I worked full time as a 
>> rehab teacher and also did some other things. Now that I have some 
>> chronic health issues, I feel I am lucky that I don't have to work at a 
>> real job. I would enjoy working part time perhaps in the future.
>>
>> Souns like your job Linda was interesting. I loved most of my jobs 
>> especially working here in town and at the Hines VA hospital.
>>
>>
>> I volunteer quite a bit. I do a little knitting also. Mainly making 
>> squares for church that one of the ladies chrochets together to form 
>> these blankets for the  babies or older kids.
>>
>> I am going to glaze some of my stuff tomorrow in class.
>>
>> Best,
>> Georgia
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 2:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making
>>
>>
>>> Hope your FOURTH is really nice. Mine is quiet as Bob is working on his 
>>> new gardening shed, and I am working on my eBay store.  I retired four 
>>> years ago - so I no longer hav to live such a crazy life and I am really 
>>> enjoying my time now doing all the things I love to do without the 
>>> distractions of a full ttime job. I traveled with students all over the 
>>> world every summer, and even during the school year, and it is great to 
>>> not be doing so much intense work but to just enjoy life at a much nicer 
>>> pace for a big change.
>>>
>>> Lynda River Woman
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 1:37 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making
>>>
>>>
>>>> Oh, I have many things going at once.  They are just not related to 
>>>> crafts.
>>>> I work fulltime, I have a long commute to and from work, I go to the 
>>>> gym
>>>> every weekday, I am a wife, mom, dog guide owner, pet owner and a 
>>>> volunteer.
>>>> My crafting is my personal relaxing time.  I take my knitting and 
>>>> crocheting
>>>> with me everywhere.  I do it while I am waiting, sitting, standing, 
>>>> etc. I
>>>> keep it new by learning new knit and crochet techniques.  The rest will 
>>>> come
>>>> in time.
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy your Independence Day.  I've got to get preparing food for our 
>>>> cook
>>>> out and get ready to go to the fireworks.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River 
>>>> Woman
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 10:14 AM
>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making
>>>>
>>>> Hi Annette,
>>>> Yes, you can just wet your finger and go over your clay and smooth out 
>>>> any
>>>> wrinkles you may have.
>>>>
>>>> It is ok to have the tissue paper mixed in with your clay. It will 
>>>> absorb
>>>> into the clay, as the tissue paper is a FIBER, so I put all my scraps 
>>>> of
>>>> tissue paper in with my scraps of clay, and just wedge them all 
>>>> together. It
>>>> all becomes CLAY. the paper is so thin you do not have to worry about 
>>>> any
>>>> divets as it cannot do that, instead it dissolves in with the clay. 
>>>> Yes, it
>>>> all burns off if on the outside of the piece - when put into the kiln.
>>>>
>>>> I keep knitting, pottery, and encrusted bead working all  going on at 
>>>> the
>>>> same time. I work back and forth between them, to keep me interested 
>>>> and not
>>>> overwhelmed with only one. And, mixed in with all the arts/crafts 
>>>> projects,
>>>> I work on my eBay store daily for hours. This is all my "work" in 
>>>> progress.
>>>> I have to work on a number of levels at the same time - that is how I 
>>>> think
>>>> - I cannot work on only one thing as I am not a linear thinker - I am a
>>>> dynamic and cyclical thinker. It is good to know how you think and why 
>>>> so
>>>> you can set up your schedule as best fits your own personality.  It has
>>>> taken me nearly my whole life time to finally figure that out, too. 
>>>> haha
>>>>
>>>> Lynda River Woman
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 7:33 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Does the tissue paper end up leaving impressions on the clay after it 
>>>>> is
>>>>> removed from the clay?  I'm assuming that a little water on your
>>>>> fingertips
>>>>> smooth's them out, unless you are applying some other texture, is that
>>>>> right?  Do you ever end up with pieces of tissue paper left in cracks 
>>>>> of
>>>>> the
>>>>> clay?  Does it just burn off in the kiln?  I've used tape on the 
>>>>> surface
>>>>> of
>>>>> an item to prevent me from getting colored glaze where I did not want 
>>>>> it.
>>>>> The tape burned off in the kiln.
>>>>>
>>>>> What if you had a cavity in the middle of a clay item filled with 
>>>>> paper or
>>>>> cardboard to help give the drying clay support?  When you put the clay 
>>>>> in
>>>>> the kiln, would the paper or cardboard turn to ash and the cavity be
>>>>> filled
>>>>> with the ash?  I remember making candles by pouring the hot wax over 
>>>>> ice
>>>>> cubes in a container or mold.  When the ice melted you were left with 
>>>>> a
>>>>> sort
>>>>> of lacy effect with the wax.
>>>>>
>>>>> You are really stirring my interest in working with clay, and I really 
>>>>> do
>>>>> not have the time.  Right now I need to stay focused on the first lace
>>>>> shawl
>>>>> that I am working on and an octopus that is on my needles and almost
>>>>> finished, and then I am going to start on a few dropped stitch scarves 
>>>>> to
>>>>> donate.  I've not made one before, but it sounds like an easy knit 
>>>>> project
>>>>> that will allow me to complete many in a short amount of time.  I had 
>>>>> also
>>>>> planned on knitting a swimsuit cover-up but that will now just have to
>>>>> wait
>>>>> until next winter.
>>>>>
>>>>> Annette
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River 
>>>>> Woman
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:42 PM
>>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making
>>>>>
>>>>> haha - you put the tissue paper on the clay first, so it is a release 
>>>>> and
>>>>> the clay won't stick.  I had to hit the scoop on the side of something 
>>>>> a
>>>>> few
>>>>> times to get it to pop out but it works just fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>>>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:03 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Lynda,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How did you get the clay out of the coffee scoop?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Annette
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River 
>>>>>> Woman
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 4:38 PM
>>>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Pottery Making
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While I was in my studio this afternoon, I thought of a couple more
>>>>>> things
>>>>>> you can use from your kitchen in hand building with clay.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today, I used a coffee measure (those little ones that come in the
>>>>>> coffee).
>>>>>> I put the clay into it and it made the BEST little LEGs for my Tea 
>>>>>> Box!
>>>>>> Yes, Nice sturdy little legs that were just the right size - nice a 
>>>>>> round
>>>>>> and stout.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And, another BIG tip that I have for anyone who works with clay
>>>>>> hand-building...is....TISSUE PAPER.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, you can apply tissue paper onto the surface of your clay slab 
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> you can put the slab, tissue paper side DOWN, onto anything to get an
>>>>>> impression.  That means, you can put your clay around the outside of 
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> bowl
>>>>>> that has impressions or things on the outside of it - the tissue 
>>>>>> paper
>>>>>> releases your clay without sticking.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is how I do it:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roll your slab, big enough to cover your object you want to get
>>>>>> impressions
>>>>>> from.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then, roll the issue paper lightly onto your slab.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Put the slab on the outside of your bowl.  Place a WET towel over 
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> lightly press the clay over the bowl. Rub your hands over it lightly 
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> press lightly, being sure to fget the clay into the things on the 
>>>>>> outside
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the bowl.  Then wait an hour or two - allow the clay to relax onto 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> bowl.
>>>>>> Take off the towel.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then, wait another couple hours allowing the clay to begin to get a
>>>>>> little
>>>>>> dryer so it beins to hold a shape.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> then, turn your bowl, clay and all, right side up - allowing the CLAY 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> taken OFF the bowl you had moled it over.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Place the clay bowl inside another bigger bowl, in which you have put
>>>>>> some
>>>>>> paper or a soft towel.  This will keep your bowl in the SHAPE you 
>>>>>> wanted,
>>>>>> while it dries more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then, cover it all up with some plastic and let it air dry a couple 
>>>>>> hours
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> day, then cover with plastic again. Keep doing this till your bowl is
>>>>>> dryed
>>>>>> out.  It will then be ready for firing!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can make the most amazing bowls this way -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this helps with some ideas from your kitchen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lynda River Woman
>>>>>> Lynda Lambert
>>>>>> 104 River Road
>>>>>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 724 758 4979
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My Blog:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>>>>>> My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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