ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
One Armed Potter – Unique Rustic Handmade Cornish Pottery
onearmedpotter.co.uk
Just sayin'.
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onearmedpotter.co.uk
Just sayin'.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I was waiting for thisOne Armed Potter – Unique Rustic Handmade Cornish Pottery
Just sayin'.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Always happy to be THAT GUY when needed.I was waiting for this
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
So.. whilst cleaning/arranging some items downstairs in my storefront.. I came across a box I hadn't seen in over 6 years. A mini-steamer trunk, small shoe-box-sized. A multi-purposed, chemically felonious storage box, referred to as a "kit" sometimes by junkies.
Crawling fingers of God, coarse up my spinal cord and begin warmly massaging my brainstem as I open the box, and remove an old Brass Chinese Can.. often called a "Jar" in certain circles.. or "dens".
Inside there is ash.. black, powdery, rock-hard ash...
I wonder what would happen to it at 2300F?
Crawling fingers of God, coarse up my spinal cord and begin warmly massaging my brainstem as I open the box, and remove an old Brass Chinese Can.. often called a "Jar" in certain circles.. or "dens".
Inside there is ash.. black, powdery, rock-hard ash...
I wonder what would happen to it at 2300F?
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
So.. whilst cleaning/arranging some items downstairs in my storefront.. I came across a box I hadn't seen in over 6 years. A mini-steamer trunk, small shoe-box-sized. A multi-purposed, chemically felonious storage box, referred to as a "kit" sometimes by junkies.
Crawling fingers of God, coarse up my spinal cord and begin warmly massaging my brainstem as I open the box, and remove an old Brass Chinese Can.. often called a "Jar" in certain circles.. or "dens".
Inside there is ash.. black, powdery, rock-hard ash...
I wonder what would happen to it at 2300F?
Do we want to know what kind of ash?
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
nah.. it's not important.. nothing remains ACTIVE in those ashes.
Do we want to know what kind of ash?
It once was chemicals.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Good.nah.. it's not important.. nothing remains ACTIVE in those ashes.
It once was chemicals.
I worry, so don't mind me.
Just use gloves, please. Just in case.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Good people always do.
)))
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
This clay is VERY satisfying, visually, and tactilely.
Very strong(not as strong as 547, though) and smooth, holding GREAT structure while still fairly moist (This was noted MOST strongly in the Patrick Horsley body, also).. near perfect grog content for structures, I'd bet.. and will try.
Have to throw more, differing pieces to test the parameters.. I will document.
The color... I think it's interesting that the color of this clay, green, affected my texture patterns/passes. towards the overall IDEA... even though.. It will fire deep, rich red. The pictures I've seen of it, resemble 547 in color. (varying, of course on firing procedure)
We are about 2/3 done with moist stuff on this piece. This one is getting bisque-fired... it'd be a shame, in my eyes, NOT to stain this one.
It looks like the Moon Cheese from Wallace and Gromit.
Damn it all! There I go, again....
Blurring the "clay/food" line!
Very strong(not as strong as 547, though) and smooth, holding GREAT structure while still fairly moist (This was noted MOST strongly in the Patrick Horsley body, also).. near perfect grog content for structures, I'd bet.. and will try.
Have to throw more, differing pieces to test the parameters.. I will document.
The color... I think it's interesting that the color of this clay, green, affected my texture patterns/passes. towards the overall IDEA... even though.. It will fire deep, rich red. The pictures I've seen of it, resemble 547 in color. (varying, of course on firing procedure)
We are about 2/3 done with moist stuff on this piece. This one is getting bisque-fired... it'd be a shame, in my eyes, NOT to stain this one.
It looks like the Moon Cheese from Wallace and Gromit.
Damn it all! There I go, again....
Blurring the "clay/food" line!
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Finally getting around to the previously SLIGHTLY intimidating task of Structure Building with the 547. Working towards THAT learning curve.
It's..... a juggling act to keep all the pieces the correct moisture will assembling and also waiting on other pieces to dry MORE..
It's.. Pretty Damn difficult, honestly.. but I enjoy "challenging"
I'll bet there's a method of operation to alleviate this.. I intend to find it. (Also.. no real time for moist carving.. I've been micro texturing.
)
It's..... a juggling act to keep all the pieces the correct moisture will assembling and also waiting on other pieces to dry MORE..
It's.. Pretty Damn difficult, honestly.. but I enjoy "challenging"
I'll bet there's a method of operation to alleviate this.. I intend to find it. (Also.. no real time for moist carving.. I've been micro texturing.
)
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Keep cruisiiiin'.... It's going better.. every minute.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Cruuuuisinnnnnnnn
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Learning more... feeling more "free" with my growing knowledge of 547's drying stages.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Getting there.. most definitely..
Time for a break.
Time for a break.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Do those holes in the top floor go all the way through to the bottom level?
I can see ficus roots spilling through the doorway.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
They do!
Pretty cool. Nice job.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Thank you!
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
That is very creative my friend.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Thank you!
Now that I know more ABOUT that clay.. I feel should do some.. intentional structures..
That one was free-form, just rolled out slabs and "went".. It's "non-marriage" of certain architectural ideas SOMEWHAT irk me.. I don't feel it will ever be "right".. but I learned a TON.
I shall plan the structure out FIRST next time.