put it in a big bucket....
and carry it up the steep hill....
Step TWO: cover the clay with water until the chunks are soft enough to break up.
This is only as far as I have gotten. Because I still have to buy a bunch of supplies to build a slab of plaster. I was too cheap last time I was at the pottery store to buy the plaster because I wanted to buy only fun stuff. The plaster will cost me approx $27. That's a lot of money for very little satisfaction! It's like paying a bill. You don't want it, it isn't anything exciting, but you need it. So I will spend my birthday money that is slowly disappearing next time I go. I better go soon though, or I won't have any money left. I also have to buy screen in 3 different mesh sizes and filter that lumpy clay through each size until it is through the smallest to get rid of chunks of like rock, dirt, grass, etc., then it has to set in a bucket to let the clay settle to the bottom, then I will have to get the water off the top, the rest of the water will be absorbed by the plaster board that I will eventually make. That's a whole other project. What if I can't figure out how to make a cool plate? All that work for a big mess on my deck and in Adam's garage. I guess that would be nothing new. I've taken over the whole house and property, it's all a mess.
There is a link on my blog of a lady who is on ETSY, she makes the prettiest pottery. She is my inspiration. I'll add a picture onto the end to show you what she makes that had inspired me to get into the pottery wheel. I don't want to copy her work because that is sorta cheating, but I would sure like to be as good at pottery as her. When I get good, I'll think about copying, just for myself and family and friends, I wouldn't sell it. THAT would be cheating. If I could afford her pottery, I would have my whole dinner ware in her pottery. I wish I had known about her when I was registering for my wedding. I've noticed people doing that on ETSY, a really neat idea.
10 comments:
Sounds like a lot of work!
I'm guessing that bucket of clay will be sitting on your back porch for a VERY long time.
Those dishes are so cool, you should make your own, you could do it.
I think Lori pegged that one right. Just buy the clay. Remember, Christmas is around the corner and that will bring more gift money. And, if pottery is anything like scrapbooking, it is okay to copy other peoples work, especially if doing for friends and family and not profit. Besides, I want some dishes like that also.
You could make those dishes and think of all the funky color combinations you could do.
Tina- sounds like you've been doing a little thinking of your own... I know a creative thinker when I see one.
That's a lot of work. Remember the clay soil we had when we lived in Stockton? I wonder if you would have had to go through all those steps with that clay? I love those dishes.
The most logical answer seems to be to buy some clay for practice and other projects (which I'm guessing you've done) and then keep working on your own clay meanwhile. That's an awesome idea! (although, I don't forsee any actual dishes out of it for a loooonnngggg time! :)) I hope you do it!
BTW, I saw some high fire glazed pottery bowls at the gift shop at the culinary institute, and they were very expensive, very cool, and nothing that you couldn't do too, you know!
Wow Natalie, you are amazing.
Making your own clay.
I know you will become a pro at that.
Love the pottery too.
those dishes are very awesome! wanna make mine?! lol jk
and it's not so much mccain that i have issues with as it is palin! plus she went and voted for the pebble mine which for the last 2 years she's been against and switched the day of the vote...i dont like that because it wipes out our fishing industry! not cool!
I think I'm just too lazy to put in this sort of work. I would opt for the store version. Haha. :-) I'm impressed that you're doing this! I would not have the patience! haha. :-)
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