By Rosemary Schalek Potters and Sculptors Club member, Yee Wong, recently visited the North African coastal nation of Morocco for 16 days in March, 2016 with a tour group. Since they arrived at the end of the rainy season they had beautiful weather during their trip. Yee met the other tour group members in Casa […]
Read MoreWondering Why It Takes So Long To Get Our Pieces Fired?
Large, low, flat pieces take the longest to get fired. These pieces take up a lot of room on the kiln shelf. The technician can fire 15 to 20 6-8 inch high pieces on a kiln shelf, but only 6-8 large flat pieces. Your piece must be stable and balanced. If your work is unbalanced, […]
Read MoreTips for Uniform Drying
TIPS FOR UNIFORM DRYING AND FOR MENDING WITH PAPER-CLAY SLIP By Rosemary Schalek Tips for Drying your Clay Piece Clay shrinks as it dries. When the clay is dried too quickly, the outside surface of the piece dries faster than the center and more stress builds up. YOU WANT CLAY TO DRY SLOWLY so this […]
Read MoreErgonomics in the Studio
Tips, Tricks and Techniques BY Rosemary Schalek Ergonomics in the Studio All of us in the Studio deal with many of the same health and safety issues, regardless of our specific physical condition. It can be a daunting task – handling 25lbs of clay is not easy. However, there are some things we can do […]
Read MoreP&S Tile Cutters
Tips, Tricks and Techniques, by Rosemary Schalek How to use the P&S Tile Cutters We have two tile cutters available to P&S Members. There is a cutter which yields a 4 inch square tile and a cutter which yields a 6 inch square tile. Each cutter has a spring loaded plunger/release button which pushes a […]
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