tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76844904494674448742011-07-08T09:06:38.942-04:00Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-36730990449902736012009-08-27T23:38:00.003-04:002009-08-27T23:53:12.090-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">Well, of course I have <b>feet</b> but now I have <i>feet </i>as well :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is what the body parts look like before I clean them up :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3863312527/" title="dirty, unmodified feet by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/3863312527_763a5884d3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="dirty, unmodified feet" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This what they look like after I give them a "pedicure" </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3864098444/" title="foot pair by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/3864098444_05de8d0457.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="foot pair" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">But, My feet are ugly and I hate them (yes, I have conjoined toes)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3864099746/" title="close-up toes by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3864099746_ac318ca1ae.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="close-up toes" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">As you can see, they are rather ugly</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3863315055/" title="close-up toes by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/3863315055_92b3faef9c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="close-up toes" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">These are the first part of the "What I hate" composite sculpture I am creating this year. It has a counter part, "What I like," also a composite sculpture. </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-3673099044990273601?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-71389696431281994962009-08-24T16:27:00.001-04:002009-08-24T16:29:42.260-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">*Bells, whistles, and all that hoopla* </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">that is all</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-7138969643128199496?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-57851302671411632182009-07-28T07:20:00.002-04:002009-07-28T07:26:33.715-04:00How does someone go about asking anouther person if they can make a mould of their torso for an art project? Without coming off as a nut or pervert or something? I'm being serious because I have an idea and I need guys that are fit to make moulds of.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-5785130267141163218?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-12520167628788422572009-04-08T17:53:00.002-04:002009-04-08T18:00:36.983-04:00So there's a crystal glazed cactus outside the convention center...<div><br /></div><div>I decided it needed to be fondled...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3425150312/" title="licking the ceramic cactus by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3425150312_d164ed8207.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="licking the ceramic cactus" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inspecting the cactus</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3424343489/" title="LIcking the crystal cactus by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3424343489_4ff858c4bb.jpg" width="454" height="500" alt="LIcking the crystal cactus" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just wanting to lick it, it's so pretty!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">BTW, if anyone is thinking of something to get me for christmas... *wink wink, nudge nudge*</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-1252016762878842257?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-60732575330541113512009-03-31T16:13:00.003-04:002009-03-31T16:19:58.180-04:00Ok, so I haven't been very postful this semester.. Mostly I've been doing the same things, fighting with the translucent slip and all... So yesterday I decided to throw a bit.. (Frustration makes men do crazy things..) Here are my results:<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A cookie jar or a honey pot with lid</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3400689861/" title="IMG_0228 by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3400689861_91f967e1e1.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0228" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two pitchers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3400689735/" title="IMG_0227 by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3400689735_4dea1ddccc.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0227" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3401495138/" title="IMG_0226 by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3401495138_b2d576e421.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0226" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A small teapot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3400689545/" title="IMG_0225 by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3400689545_66749948d0.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0225" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The feet still need to be dealt with, but that will happen here shortly.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-6073257533054111351?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-52230014933525814342009-03-12T15:17:00.003-04:002009-03-12T15:34:04.636-04:00So I'm at an impasse... my translucent slip refuses to deflocculate... i have abso-(insert favourite expletive here)-lutely no idea why it's getting thicker as i add more deflocculant (the exact opposite of what sodium sillicate and darvan is designed to do) so i'm just not gonna work on that at all today  because I don't want to mix anouther batch and it do the same thing... i guess i shall hand build things today, for a bit anyway... <div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-5223001493352581434?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-25700072817131729372009-03-04T21:42:00.002-05:002009-03-04T21:57:55.699-05:00So I didn't think today could get any worse after not getting much sleep, but oh it did.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">First</span><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3330023494/" title="broken sconces by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3330023494_9d110776fa.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="broken sconces" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Then while making a new sconce mold, a wall fell and plaster disaster #1 for 2009 occurred.  Thankfully, Ashley Bell, was there helping me pour the plaster as I knew there would be a problem, but I wasn't planning on a wall falling... Maybe just a bit of seepage, but not a wall collapse.  So I flounced off to Home Depot because I was a bit pissed off and needed real coddle boards so as to not have this problem happen to me again.. (because it has only happened to me)</p><p style="text-align: left;">But we now real coddle boards</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3329190271/" title="real coddle boards by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3329190271_a56b2dd862.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="real coddle boards" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3329190335/" title="real coddle boards by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3329190335_9f9d49b6ba.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="real coddle boards" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Now I'm off to finish the new mold with real coddle boards so I don't loose my mind... what's left of it anyway...</p></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-2570007281713172937?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-91240373238201232312009-02-24T06:50:00.003-05:002009-02-24T06:57:37.779-05:00You can download my presentation from last semester <a href="http://nathannewby.com/crystalglazes.ppt">Here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-9124037323820123231?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-22719526344916848752009-02-23T15:42:00.002-05:002009-02-23T16:01:23.800-05:00Yes, yes, it's that time again. I'm a bit (ok a lot) behind on the updating thing, but hey, I'm still alive so that's all that matters, right?<div><br /></div><div>Here's something to wet your whistle while i prepare for a full update... </div><div><br /></div><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88213718@N00/3273639206/" title="IMG_0065 by nathan.newby, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3273639206_04c31c0bbf.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0065" /></a></center><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a very small part of a major project that is being taken on my Ashley Bell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">More to come later!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-2271952634491684875?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-16081979231314187062008-11-18T01:24:00.001-05:002008-11-18T01:24:36.107-05:00So 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... <br /><br />The powerppoint from my presentaion will be posted later today when I'm at my computer to upload it.<br /><br />Weeeee for me!!!!!<br /><br /><br /> -- Post From My iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-1608197923131418706?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-88528055030571568782008-11-13T21:19:00.002-05:002008-11-19T19:21:47.804-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/3024729946_70b85320bb.jpg"></a>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)<div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/3024727644_f02388e4f4.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/3024727894_4646a5fdf8.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/3023899529_7bbf11d149.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/3023899257_05d9254433.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">close ups of crystals</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/3024729946_70b85320bb.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/3023900279_aaf53f9cc7.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Firing Schedule from 7 nov 08</div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/3021762673_b448706b03_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 481px; height: 248px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and the 10% colorant tests (on eggs):</div><div style="text-align: left;">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]</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/3024727104_9242b38cf3.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3141/3024727366_697b30308b.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px; " /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-8852805503057156878?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-57656030327830690332008-11-12T04:09:00.001-05:002008-11-12T04:10:22.128-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3024729702_1b7b12e087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3024729702_1b7b12e087.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-5765603032783069033?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-27938349096879567822008-11-12T01:44:00.001-05:002008-11-12T01:44:18.128-05:00I am!!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/08/11/12/27.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/08/11/12/s_27.jpg' border='0'></a></center><br /><br /><br /> -- Post From My iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-2793834909687956782?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-46523443775560181312008-11-10T10:07:00.003-05:002008-11-10T10:10:35.093-05:00I 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...<div><br /></div><div>it's time to wash the glaze out of my hair and hit the sack...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-4652344377556018131?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-44156125254397038422008-11-09T23:19:00.001-05:002008-11-10T05:40:30.485-05:00Just 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 <b><u>no later</u></b> 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... <br /><br />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...<br /><br />And yes brian, I did clean up my mess... <br /><br />Edit: mmm CMC gum gel...<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/08/11/10/62.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/08/11/10/s_62.jpg' border='0'></a></center><br /> -- Post From My iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-4415612525439703842?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-57875329866235857822008-11-04T04:39:00.001-05:002008-11-04T04:39:35.551-05:00When the going gets weird, the weird go pro. --- Hunter S. Thompson<br /><br /><br /> -- Post From My iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-5787532986623585782?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-35269010082045143972008-11-01T07:19:00.002-04:002008-11-01T07:21:30.038-04:00Got 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... <div><br /></div><div>and yes brian, i did clean up my mess when i was done...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-3526901008204514397?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-3553327237291893292008-10-30T13:50:00.002-04:002008-10-30T14:10:50.807-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2986451373_d2308e774d.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;">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...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">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... </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Deb and Brian discussing something...  the overthrow of the administration maybe?</div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2986451373_d2308e774d.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">Ben spraying glaze </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2987309290_e8f16aefbe.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">the eggs before and after cleaning up</div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/2987308900_9648edb0f0.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/2986452315_36d3eed187.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">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</div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2986451795_337d819040.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A to go box Kristie cast today</div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2987308714_dda58c76fe.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">and i made 60 catchers for when i glaze the eggs</div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2986451497_392f3cc72a.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">I know they're scrubby, but they will get the job done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hopefully my next post will be some photos of the last firing and the crystals from the first round...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-355332723729189329?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-10154851965450263152008-10-28T16:30:00.000-04:002008-10-28T16:36:25.392-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2982452142_8c8ef10eb7.jpg"></a>made 17 eggs today<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/2982451724_32201ff32b.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2982451498_546e682311.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and cast a vase...</div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2981595557_1920a0b1c7.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">although as you can see above there's a crack in the bottom from where i flattened it... Close-up below</div><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2982452142_8c8ef10eb7.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-1015485196545026315?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-55927231268175426282008-10-27T13:54:00.000-04:002008-10-27T14:07:10.059-04:00<div style="text-align: left;">Just an update :)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's Brian cleaning out the plaster bucket</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/2964241921_28037c779d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and a  teapot that's now bisqued and needs to be glazed...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2965079626_6f0fa2100b.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and that mold that created the plaster disaster of my career...(thus far)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2979035950_b160449565.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/2979036122_5be19949d1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px; " /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-5592723126817542628?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-44336721518935404522008-10-22T14:31:00.000-04:002008-10-22T14:39:49.568-04:00This 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!!!<div><br /></div><div>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...<br /><div><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2964242079_f22bfaab53.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2964241639_80a0483009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/2964241459_7e9a3074af.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-4433672151893540452?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684490449467444874.post-15439621103016825332008-10-03T17:49:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:53:55.445-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well you've made it to my blog! Welcome!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">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</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7684490449467444874-1543962110301682533?l=man-of-the-mud.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fiyerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642899221887465273noreply@blogger.com0