Student show (no photos)

So I have two pieces from my last firing in the student show, one is the copper vase and the other is a teapot which I still need to photograph, also crystal glazed...

The powerppoint from my presentaion will be posted later today when I'm at my computer to upload it.

Weeeee for me!!!!!


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Everybody watch out, the crystals are a'comin! (super pic heavy)

Vases (cast porcelain - Celeste base - top to bottom: 2.5% copper carb, .5% cobalt carb; 5% copper carb.; 2.5% manganese dioxide; 10% cobalt carb on top, 2.5% nickel carb)

close ups of crystals

Firing Schedule from 7 nov 08

and the 10% colorant tests (on eggs):

L to R: vanadium stain, copper carb., cobalt carb., black iron oxide, rutile, cobalt carb in phil hamling's rutile base, chrome oxide (all eggs except for the indicated set were done with the Celeste base) [0-10% top to bottom]

hmmm...

Are you ready?!?

I am!!




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well hrm (no photos)

I didn't make my 0800 firing deadline, but i only missed it by about 30 min, so all it good... It's on it's way to an 8-10 hour up firing, then about 17-20 hrs of cooldown... I'll post the firing schedule and results as soon as i can get them out of the kiln and cleaned up...

it's time to wash the glaze out of my hair and hit the sack...

I'm beat (no photos, too busy to take any)

Just got done with a marathon glaze night, still have about 2 hours of work left to finish this round of glaze tests/pieces for the student show(if the glazes turn out correctly, I'll be submitting at least 1 crystal piece for the show)... Need to be in there first thing in the morning because I HAVE to get that kiln firing no later than 0800est or I won't have time to finish things for my presentation on Thursday... And I need to get more diamond bits for the dremmel...

Had a disaster in the reduction kiln, not sure what happened but this is why I'm not crazy about that beast.. Bad things always happen... Always...

And yes brian, I did clean up my mess...

Edit: mmm CMC gum gel...




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Quote of the day

When the going gets weird, the weird go pro. --- Hunter S. Thompson


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No photo update

Got some things done yesterday... cleaned up all the bone dry castings i made this week, cast anouther vase and 11 more eggs.  also made 17 catchers... now i have enough to do 10 tests, 4 vases and my two teapots... 

and yes brian, i did clean up my mess when i was done...

More fun stuff

Hello all! today was a long day... started at 0400 at school casting eggs and vases; it's so nice and quiet when no one else is there... While the eggs and vases were drying i was making the catchers for them... i want them i need them oh baby oh baby... *chuckles* i'm a bit tired...

anyway, it was a good day over all, though making those vases uses so much slip, i'm already almost out from what i made last week and i've only really cast about 10 things out of the bucket... oi vey... if anyone would like to donate to the "buy nathan a slip-o-matic fund" contact me about a tax free donation... 

Deb and Brian discussing something...  the overthrow of the administration maybe?

Ben spraying glaze 

the eggs before and after cleaning up

I managed to figure out the times for casting and drying for the mold that created the plaster disaster for 2008... here are three vases from today

A to go box Kristie cast today

and i made 60 catchers for when i glaze the eggs

I know they're scrubby, but they will get the job done.

Hopefully my next post will be some photos of the last firing and the crystals from the first round...

an egg-celent day

made 17 eggs today

and cast a vase...

although as you can see above there's a crack in the bottom from where i flattened it... Close-up below

Just an update :)

Here's Brian cleaning out the plaster bucket

and a  teapot that's now bisqued and needs to be glazed...

and that mold that created the plaster disaster of my career...(thus far)

This week has been good so far, made anouther egg mold, so i'm up to three.. and made some eggs while making the mold.. Yay for multitasking!!!

The molds are getting better and smoother and smaller... though i think that this size is about right, too small and they just won't cast right because of the moisture draw...

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This is the Blog of a student potter at Indiana University Southeast.  It will be the blog of my ceramic creations throughout my career.  It may not get updated often, but I will try to stay on top of it