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#09 SEPTEMBER 2013
South Canterbury
Pottery Group
newsletter
South Canterbury Pottery Group will be holding an exhibition of work for
sale at York Street Gallery of Fine Art during the month of November.
All members are invited to participate.
Call for Exhibitors
York Street Gallery
Nachiko Schollum has been hard at work
negotiating details fpr this exhibition with
Debbie Templeton-Page, the owner of York
Street Gallery.
You may submit Decorative and Functional
pieces, but please be aware that due to
safety standards Functional pieces will
be vetted for quality of construction and
finish.
Pieces on display will be for sale, and the
gallery will take a commission, the amount
of which as yet to be verified.
The exhibition will run from Monday the
4th to Saturday the 30th of November.
A certain number of pieces will be
displayed, and as they sell will be replaced
from replacement stock.
Those wanting to participate should advise
of their intention to enter by 28th October.
We will be delivering pieces to the gallery
on Saturday the 2nd of November.
This is a fantasic opportunity for exposure,
both for individual potters, and the club as
a whole.
Club Leadership
During the AGM in August Hayley Larsen was appointed President, and Alana Garmonsway
Secretary. Kevin Murray continues as Treasurer.
The commitee meets on the second Thursday of each month and all members are encouraged
to attend and submit items for discussion.
This is YOUR club, please get involved!
South Canterbury Pottery Group inc.
17 White Street
Timaru
No need to
work alone
If you like the idea of working on your
project with other people around,
why not come along to one of these
sessions.
Monday evenings:
A group of us meet and clay together
from 6:30pm on Mondays.
Tuesdays:
Pam runs her throwing lessons
between 9am and 7pm on Tuesdays,
but there is usually room at the tables.
Resistance is Not
Futile: Great Decoration
with Resists
The first thing to keep in mind
when using any type of resist is
whether or not it can be fired.
Wax can be fired off in your kiln,
while latex, paper, tape, etc.,
should be removed before firing
because as they burn, they can
carry and deposit glaze onto kiln
shelves or other pots. Kilns must
be well ventilated when firing
any type of resist.
Commercial wax resists are
produced by a variety of
manufacturers and are available
from your local supply shop. For
our experiments, we used Forbes
wax resist. It takes colorant
easily, can be thinned down to
layer between glazes, pipes easily
with a needle-tipped bottle, and
brushes well.
Also common are peel-off latex-
based resists. These resists are
allowed to dry and then are
peeled off of the pot. If your
surfaces have many tiny details
and you feel like you wont find
them after glazing, use regular
wax resist.

Line resists, such as Artistic
Line Resist (ALR), perform like
a cross between a wax resist
and a decal medium. These
resists are oil based and can
be used in a variety of ways.
You must use these products
in a well-ventilated workspace,
wear a respirator fitted with a
vapor cartridge, and use a fan
to divert fumes away from your
workspace.

Melted wax can also be used.
Many studios used to keep
pans of paraffin wax melting at
all times, but not only are the
fumes hazardousespecially
when wax heats above a certain
temperaturebut it can also be
a dangerous fire hazard. I advise
against this type of resist unless
heated in small amounts and
closely watched.
The options are many when it comes to creating decoration on
your pottery with resists. In the latest issue of Pottery Making
Illustrated, Deanna Ranlett put several of them to the test.
To read the rest of this article, go
to:
ceramicartsdaily.org/pottery-
making-techniques/ceramic-
decorating-techniques/resistance-
is-not-futile-great-decoration-with-
resists/
When you would like to purchase clay, please contact one of the clay
monitors.
Revised Clay Prices
The commitee has reviewed the sale prices
of bags of clay, and has come up with a new
pricing structure.
The prices listed here are for current SCPG
members only. There is a $5 surcharge per
bag for non-members.
Paper Clay $75
PCW $48
BRT $42
BRICK RED $33
SC 80 $51
SC 21 $51
FEENEYS H/B $42
STONEWARE $33
SCULPTURE $38
Facebook
SCPG now has a (very sparce looking) Facebook
page. Alana will be at the clubrooms on Tuesday
evenings with her camera so she can get some
photos of members work onto it.
www.facebook.com/SCPotters
We have people doing such extraordinary work,
wouldnt it be wonderful to show it off?
Kindling for sale
Anton has a small business supplying kindling.
If you need any, please call and leave a message
on (03) 686 1210.
Kindling is $6 per bag.
Cleaning Roster
Every month, two members are selected to carry
out house-keeping duties for the clubrooms and
workshop.
The lucky people for October will be contacted by
phone shortly.