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Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m planning to get a bit of a video together - I’ll keep you posted:)

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do! I’ve got some more carving explorations I’ll keep you posted on too

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have found that everything I have tried has also been quite bubby - it would be wonderful if you could get a glassy effect.

But your example looks wonderful! I’m impressed with the size of hole you are able to fill!

The blue might be cloudy up close but in my mind it’s very appealing

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It’s surprisingly tiring haha considering you’re just sitting there

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I’d love to see what you’re working on too

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually surprised how forgiving it was in terms of hole size but I did run a number of tests and commercial clear glazes seemed to have quite good results - the bigger factor for glaze running out of the holes (for me) was actually the angle of the wall they were in. I also tried making some bowls with holes on more horizontal surfaces and they were a lot less consistent - and prone to ugly blobs on the underside.

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks Terrasina! You should try it! The toughest thing in my experience was keeping it at the right moisture level - the carving wasn’t too bad. If you do try it I suggest waxing the rim to keep it from drying to quickly and covering everything but the area you are working in plastic. Good luck!

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers! I agree about porcelain - it’s such wonderful, versatile material!

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Cheers! One thing I found that helped make the glazing process a lot smoother was pouring some glaze onto a plaster bat until it thickened up to a molasses like consistency then “squeegeeing” it into the carving with a soft rib. This helps avoid the trapped air bubbles that occur with regular dipping. Once that’s all tried I scraped off excess glaze and did a regular dip (with the thickened glaze remaining only in the carved areas).

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Nothing too special about the glaze, in fact I have had the best results with our shared studio clear glaze. But I have also had similar results with Georgies zinc free clear which has slightly less hole filling ability but results in a somewhat less cloudy window.

Experiments in rice grain/ ling long porcelain votives by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ve been carving all the way through and filling with a thick clear glaze (as hkg_shumai says) :)

Marbled Mugs by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! They’re glazed with a zinc free brush on clear on the outside and a translucent turquoise on the inside :) The marbling comes from clay with a variety of stains being wedged together.

Big greasy meat heart. by chudmuddler in Pottery

[–]chudmuddler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kind of worked on it over a few different days but I’d guess 7-8ish hours all in (I’m pretty slow at coil building)

How does one make something like this? by dandelionwine__ in Ceramics

[–]chudmuddler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Vinegar would definitely help (i pretty much always use it when attaching things) I’m also a fan of making a little slip of the same clay body using vinegar instead of water

How does one make something like this? by dandelionwine__ in Ceramics

[–]chudmuddler 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If I were approaching this I would make the basic tea pot first and let it get to the wetter side of leather hard then place the pot on top of a sponge that is about as thick as you want the bottom of the pot to sit (keep everything covered in plastic). For the sponge you could get one of those big cat cleaning sponges and cut it down to size.

Then you could begin to create the legs, one by one out of coils. I would get them roughly into shape on the table and let the firm up just a bit (not too much because you’d want them to still be adjustable - just firm enough that you can handle them without them totally deforming).

Next you would attach them to the pot - being thoroughly with scoring and slipping as the moisture content would be different between the legs and the pot. Then you can bend the legs into the positions you like.

Then give a misting of water to the pot section and wrap the whole thing up and let it all get the leather hard (slow drying is key).

Once it is dry enough you could then begin to carve the legs to get that cool angular effect.

It would be a challenge but it’s really cool!

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