[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hand building with clay

Wed Jul 6 07:10:05 UTC 2011

Yes. I use the same as you acrylic paint and I use egg cartens for paint
pots.  I also use an acrylic gloss finish once the paint dries. 

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Hi Joseli,
Do you paint your air-dry stuff when you're done with it? And/or what sort
of paint do you use? With the few pinch-pots etc. that I've done in air-dry,
I used those acrylics that come in the plastic squeeze bottles; they seemed
to work pretty well.

Terrence

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On Jul 2, 2011, at 1:57 PM, "joseli Walter" <joseli at thezoolady.net> wrote:

> I use air dry clay because I can't afford a kiln and probably couldn't 
> use one in my apartment anyway.  I've considered pottery shops and 
> all, but they are kind of hard to get too and I like being able to 
> work on my stuff when I feel into it.
> 
> 
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> Woman
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 10:58 AM
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> 
> Hello Georgia,
> I think you will absolutely love working in clay - and your ancestors 
> are there to help you on the way!
> I have been concentrating on getting things made for my solo show that 
> is coming up in September - four years of work will be in this show - 
> so it is a big one for me.
> Right now, I am concentrating on some small lided boxes - I call them 
> Chinese Tea Boxes and the reason for it is that I used empty tea boxes 
> for patterns for the boxes. Then, I put them up on legs, give them 
> handles, flourishes, flowers, leaves - or anything else that comes to 
> my mind. Some are made by first pressing the wet clay into large 
> pieces of bark that fell off trees during the winter - other, I have 
> rolled lace doiley's into the wet clay, and others pressed leaves, 
> pine tree branches, etc. I never know when I begin a box, where it 
> will lead me. I just begin with the slab, and go from there, one piece 
> at a time. I cut, push, pull, stretch, shape, pound, and sand the clay 
> along the way. Whatever it takes to get a vision of where it might go 
> or what it might become. One step at a time. The journey to the 
> finished box takes lots of turns along the way, and the results are
stunning after the final firing - if I am lucky.
> 
> Please, anyone else who makes work out of clay, I would LOVE to hear 
> about it.  We need to encourage and inspire one another.
> 
> Lynda River Woman
> 
> Tell us what you are making - I love to hear what others are doing 
> with clay.
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> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 11:18 AM
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> 
> 
>> Hi Linda and all,
>> 
>> Thanks for the  encouragement and sharing your experiences. I have 
>> always appreciated art and I have anscestors who have worked in 
>> various
> media.
>> 
>> My sister in law lives real close to a college in Arkansas and I 
>> think she would like working in clay if she is up to it health wise.
>> 
>> I wanted also
>> to say Hello to Joseli. It is cool that you are working in clay. Do 
>> you still have your dog guide?
>> 
>> Have a  Happy Holiday all and if you are at convention I know you 
>> will have a good time. I will be watching it on the internet.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Georgia
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