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GREAT LAKES SHOW
has the honor of
playing host
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GRANDNATIONALSW
"Best of Show" winn
nation will compete
in Detroit.
The Michigan .Ceramic Dealer's Association, the Great Lakes
Exhibiti
League are coopelating
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ceramic events of
t h e Middle.West..:
Ceramists will have the. o p p o r t u n i ~ of seeing all the new ideas
in the.field and meeting all the interesting personalities of the
ceramic world .during t h i s important five day show.
T h e r e will be competitive e x h i b i t for everyone with prizes
awarded in m a n y categories.: Watch next month's issue of
CERAMICS M O N T H L Y f o r complete details.
demonstrations that the exhibitors
~ial scheduled demonstrations will
w i t h chairs available.
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NORTH WESTERN
Crawford's Ceramic Studio
1825y2 So. First Street
Yaklma, Washington
Oobe Depot
1025 S. E. Ash
Portland, Oregon
Gladys Workman
Scottsburg, Oregon
Marjax Ceramic Studio
8914 Aurora
Seattle, Wash.
House of Whites
5702 Fairview
Boise, Idaho
Artland Studios
168 E. Maple Street
Pocatello, Idaho
SOUTH WESTERN
Harry Liston Studio
2215 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Kennepohl Ceramic Studio
44830 N. Sierra
Lancaster, Calif.
Staggs Ceramic Studio
9045 Center Street
Bellflower, Calif.
Lee's Ceramic Supply
150 Lincoln Highway
Vailejo, Calif.
Marion Ceramic Studio
4140 N. 7th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona
Custom Ceramic Studio
1560 So. Virginia St.
RenD, Nevada
Kidd's Ceramics
230 Ash Avenue
Chula Vista, Calif.
Central Sign & Art Supply
3600 Fourth Street, N.W.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
NORTH CENTRAL
Hobbyland and Peg's Ceramics
203 Broadway
Fargo, North Dakota
Van Howe Ceramic Supply Ca.
1248 So. Broadway
Denver, Colo.
House of Clay
123 W. Lake Street
Minneapolis, Minn.
SOUTH CENTRAL
Houston Arts & Crafts
2650 So. Shepherd St.
Houston, Texas
BaSeman Ceramic Studio
716 Pierce Street
Dallas, Texas
Ceramic Art & Antique Shop
2601 Seymour Highway
Wichita Falls, Texas
The Ceramic Room
2517 E. Yandell Blvd
El Paso, Texas
Laurine Brock
1651 W. Woodlawn
San Antonio 1, Texas
Dot's Ceramic Studio
4005 Sapulpa Road
Tulsa Okla.
Aluminum Art Products
225 W. 8th Street
Kansas City, Mo.
The Potters Wheel
3519 D'Hemecourt St.
New Orleans 18, La.
Western Ceramic & Pet S u p p .
2826 Pine Street
Abilene, Texas
E . A . Williams Co.
2101 S. Campbell
Springfield, Mo.
Genevieve's Ceramic Studio
9602 Sterling Place
Affton, Mo.
NORTH EASTERN
Joy Reid Ceramic Studio
23922 Cherryhill
Dearborn, Michigan
Olga's Ceramic Studio
2479 So. Howell Ave.
Milwaukee 7. Wisc.
Woodland Ceramic Studio
3800 Highland Avenue
Downers Grove, III.
J. Lee Arts Studio
3504 So. Main Street
Anderson. Indiana
Ceramic Grave Gift Shop
109 - 12th Ave. - Juniata
Artoona. Pa.
McNor Ceramic Studio
7056 Carroll Ave.
Takom~ Park. Md.
Tari-Tan Ceramic Studio
962 E. Fulton St.
Grand Rapids, M~ch;gan
Ohio Ceramic Supply
717 - 25th St., N,E.
Canton. Ohio
SOUTH EASTERN
Pixie Pottery
q~9, 55th Place North
Birmingham, Ala.
Pottery Art Studio
4338 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, Va.
Davis Ceramic Studio
2603 N. Orange Ave.
Orlando, Florida.
Dorothy Lamar Ceramics
1134 Ardee
Nashville 6, Tenn.
Ceramic Hideout
405 Broad Street
Jackson, Miss.
CANADA
Bakerite Ceramics
1310 McCallum Rd.-R.R. 5
Abbotsford, B, C,
Western Handicraft Supply
208 Kresge Bldg.
Winnipeg 1 Manitoba, Can=da
Regina Glass Co.
1604 . 10th Avenue
Regina, Sask, Canada
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Suggestions
Itinerary
from
our Readers
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Britain:
Ash-Glaze
Slip
Decoration
Throwing:
Simple
by Pearl Fitzparick
Matched
Mavros'
One-Slab
Flowers:
The Orchid
Copper
Coils
by J o R o b e r t
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Time
Briefs:
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How
Overglaze
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Earrings
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Compacts
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Sculpture
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d a n g e r if you know when and
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Cooling m a y be rapid until
the kiln is at dullest red heat
or
approximately
1000F.
Cooling n m s t then be slowed
down until a b o u t 500F.. after
which it m a y become rapid
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PLASTIC S T O R A G E
CONTAINERS
T h e round, half-gallon, ice
cream boxes made of plastic
are ideal for storing small
batches of different types of
moist clay. These are easily
labeled and set aside for
future use. I n addition, they
make ideal d a m p boxes: with
a small, wet, plaster bat in the
b o t t o m and the lid tightly
closed, you can keep small
pieces plastic and workable for
long periods of time.
readers
enameling small pieces.
I cut a small circle from
the top of the lid and cut a
corresponding circle from a
sheet of fine plastic mesh
(small scraps from seat-cover
shops are excellent) and slip
this in the lid to form the
shaker top.
If seat-cover material is not
available, a single thickness of
nylon stocking can be stretched
over the bottle top and held
in place with the top. T h e
mesh circles, however, make a
much neater and nlore convenient top.
Teachers should like this
idea for offering small am o u n t s of enamels to each
student.
- - P e g Townsend
Tucson, Ariz.
FLIT G U N FOR SPRAYING
If you w a n t the excellent
effects of a sprayed glaze but
are not prepared to purchase
spraying equipment, you will
find that an ordinary insect
sprayer works fine on small
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"BABY" T O N G S
T h e Daval b r a n d of tongs
made
for
removing
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are r u b b e r covered all the way
to the very tips and are excellent for d i p p i n g ceramic ware
in glaze. A n o t h e r u s e - - t h e s e
particular tongs are excellent
for r e m o v i n g small ware or
test tiles f r o m the kiln, when
they are still a little too hot
to touch with the bare hands.
- - N o l a Matson
Castro Valley. Calif.
E N A M E L - S H A K E R BOTTLES
The
small,
plastic
pill
bottles with the Vinyl plastic
lids make h a n d y shakers for
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MARCH, 1956
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May 12-June 9
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May 16-July 1
Kingsley Art Club 31st Annual Exhibition at E. B. Crocker Art Gallery, 216
O St. Includes crafts. Open to residents
of the Central Valleys. Jury; prizes. Entries due May 4,5. For blanks, write Mrs.
George C. Brett, 2757 Curtis Way, Sacramento 18.
CONNECTICUT,Norwalk
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FLORIDA,Coral Gables
April 15-29
"kFourth Annual Miami National Ceramic
at Lowe Gallery. Jury; awards. Fee, $3;
work due March 29. For entry blanks,
write Marceil Dunn, 908 Paradiso Ave.,
Coral Gables, Florida.
IOWA, D e s M o i n e s
April 1-29
Eighth Annual Iowa Artists' Show; ineludes all mediums. For residents of state.
Jury; prizes. Write Des Moines Art
Center, Greenwood Park.
KANSAS, Wichita
A~ril 14-May 15
Eleventh National Decorative Arts-Ceramics Exhibition at Wichita Art Association, 401 N. Belmont Ave. Open to
American artlst-craftsmen. Jury; more
than $1500 prizes. Entry fee, $3. Work
due M a r c h 8-20. Write: Mrs. Maude G.
Schollenberger, President.
KENTUCKY, L o u i s v i l l e
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March 30-April 30
Louisville Art Center Annual (Kentucky
and So. Indiana) at J. B. Speed Art
Museum. Crafts included. Jury; prizes.
Fee: $2.50 or membership in Art Center.
Blanks due Mar. 12; work. Mar. 14.
Write Art Center at 2111 S. First St.
WEST VIRGINIA,Huntington
April 22-May 20
Fourth Annual Exhibition 80 at Huntington Galleries; open to artists and craftsmen within 80-m. radius. Jury; awards.
Fee: members of Tri-State Creative Arts
Asso., $2; others, $3. Blanks due Apr. 3;
work, Apr. 8.
WHERE TO GO
CANADA, M o n t r e a l
current
Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition at The
Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 2025 Peel
St. Includes pottery, ceramic sculpture,
enamellng-on-metal.
LOUISIANA, N e w O r l e a n s
March 18-April 8
Art Association of New Orleans 55th
Spring Annual at Isaac Delgado Museum
of Art.
MICHIGAN, D e t r o i t
through March 25
Eleventh Annual Exhibition for Michigan
Artist-Craftsmen; at Detroit Institute of
Arts.
NEW YORK, B u f f a l o
March 14-April 22
Western New York Artists (14 counties)
annual at Albright Art Gallery. All mediums including ceramics.
NEW YORK, N e w Y o r k
t h r o u g h M a r c h 24
New York Society of Ceramic Arts 62nd
annual exhibition at Cooper Union
Museum for the Arts of Decoration.
NEW YORK, S c h e n e c t a d y
March 10-31
New England Craft Exhibition. a selection of 150 or more items, at Schenectady
Museum Association, 37 Steuben St.
OKLAHOMA, N o r m a n
March 15-April 15
California D e s i g n e d - - h o m e furnishings
and accessories including ceramics
at
University of Oklahoma.
Philadelphia
March 25-April 15
PENNSYLVANIA,
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MISSOURI, Springfield
March 26-April 20
Twenty-Sixth Annual Exhibition. For
artists and craftsmen in Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Nebraska. All
mediums. Jury; purchase awards. Entries
due M a r c h 16. Write Springfield Art
Museum.
Studios
21st Regional Exhibit at Albany Institute of History & Art. For artists within 100 mile radius. Mediums include
ceramics. Jury; purchase prize. No fee.
Work due Apr. 3. Write the Institute
at 125 Washington Ave.
TEXAS, Houston
through March 14
Design in Scandinavia--over 700 massproduced items selected by top designers.
At Museum of Fine Arts of Houston.
~VASHINGTON, S e a t t l e
March 4-April 4
Fourth Annual Northwest Craftsmen's
Exhibition. At University of Washington's
Henry Gallery.
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ASH-fiLAZI STI]NEW tR
by K. L. BOYNTON
ne of tile first a m o n g English Dotters to experiment in ash
O
glazes, Katherine Pleydell Bouverie brought to Western stoneware some of the great depth of beauty found in the glazes of the
old Orient. More important, it is largely due to her work that the
"why" of ash-glaze effects is known today.
Vegetable ashes act as fluxes in glazes because they contain
various alkalies such as potash, lime or magnesia. Additionally, they
contain alumina and silica and the proportion of these last two
to the alkali in each glaze determines its quality. Color variation
depends on this proportion, too, and also on trace elements in the
different ashes and on firing conditions.
Preparation of the ash for glazes is carefully done, the material
being burned on a clean surface to avoid possible iron contamination. T h e resultant ash is then sieved through a 120-mesh screen
with water, and the solid particles allowed to sink to the bottom
of the container when the water can be poured off. Fresh water
is added and again poured off until, after four or five washings,
the liquid comes off" clean and the ash can be dried and stored.
Miss Bouverie works around a formula of 4 parts feldspar, 4
ash, 1 China clay and 1 ball clay, sometimes with some added
quartz; and she finds that both in color and texture the ashes of
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13
BUILDING
UP
WITH
SLIP
BRUSH
DECORATION
by PEARL FITZPATRICK
~aised
decoration, built ttp with
l i l t slip applied by brush, can be
very effective. One form of it, called
pate-sur-pate, was developed by the
French and was highly popular during the latter half of the 19th century,
(CM, January). Porcelains were used,
and fine detail and translucency in
the relief were the main consideration.
T h e method of applying the slip--on
dry ware, in very thin layers, each
layer gradually covering less a r e a - and the carving of fine detail required
great skill and infinite patience. The
methods and motifs of pate-sur-pate
are rarely employed in contemporary
ceramics.
When raised decoration is done
with slip applied by brush, today,
the clay body is usually low-fire or
stoneware, the slips opaque and of
medium-to-thick consistency. Usually
the slip is applied to the clay body
while it is in the wet, rather than the
dry, stage; and the modeling is accomplished by brush alone, both these
factors making for freer and faster
decorating.
Regardless of the manner of building up the relief, however, the main
consideration is making sure the design will adhere to the body, and
not crack or peel off during drying or
firing. The key to success lies in the
"fit" of the body and slip: the clay
method
more
connnonl,v
preferred
today.
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CERAMICS MONTHLY
15
ING
ON
)TTER'S
WHEEL
4 SELLERS
WHEN
TO
YOU
HAVE
CONTROL
THE
LEARNED
CLAY
. . . TRY
~..:L.:
MATCHED SETS
re you the master of your clay
a n d wheel or do they control
A
you? In other words, do you invariably
e n d up with a short, thin-walled nut
dish instead of the tall, cylindrical
vase you started to m a k e ; or are you
able to t h r o w a piece that comes close
to the size a n d shape you h a d in
m i n d ? If you are a novice, no d o u b t
you have a houseful of nut dishes!
W h e n you have h a d considerable
practice a n d feel you are actually controlling the clay, try m a k i n g sets. This
will give you a d d i t i o n a l practice on
your control; moreover, you will find
that m a t c h e d pieces can be very effective in use. F o r your first attempts, it
would be better, perhaps, to start with
the simpler forms bowls, cups, t u m b l e r s - - b e c a u s e they are less difficult to
duplicate.
Control of the clay a n d an a c c u r a t e
eye are, of course, the p r i m e requisites
in t h r o w i n g repeats of a shape. But
the p o t t e r has two other aids to help
h i m achieve a reasonable uniformity
in the pieces. H e can, in a d v a n c e of
the t h r o w i n g process, p r e p a r e all the
lumps of clay to be used and, by
weighing t h e m on a scale or j u d g i n g
the size by eye, m a k e sure t h a t they
are alike. A f t e r he has t h r o w n the
first piece in the set, he can use a stick
a n d calipers to measure the height
a n d w i d t h of each d u p l i c a t e as he
throws it.
I n finishing the pieces, u n i f o r m
t r e a t m e n t of the base or foot is also
i m p o r t a n t . Here, again, measure with
the stick a n d calipers.
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Photos:
bowls
bowl u n i f o r m l y - - a n d
. . .
in set.
17
first of a series--
simple brush de
by VERA WALKUP
. . . . .
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18
oration
DONALD
MAVROS'
by
ONE-SLAE
JAMES GOLTZ
;CULPTURE
Shown here are four examples of Mavros' slab-sculpture. In the background are, "Chicken,"
"Llama," and "Penguin." The inquisitive little
creature in the foreground is "Mongoose."
MARCH, 1956
Turning the flat piece into three-dimensional sculpture, he adds here, takes away there.
2]
THE ORCHID
demonstrated by BEA MATNEY
T t
below are tile patterns in the exact size used by Mrs. Matney for tile
orchid pin. T h e pieces for the earrings
are identical in shape, but smaller.)
2. Each piece is thinned toward the
edges and smoothed with the fingertips. Veins and other markings arc
scratched in with a pointed tool.
3. T h e leaves are shaped by bending them back at the center and up
at the edges. They are assembled on
the three-pointed leaf (which also
acts as the base) with thick slip being
used to make snre they hold together.
T h e slip is applied from tile end of
a small brush.
4. T h e flower is shaped by bending
back the edges and by gently pinching
the back to form a shallow cone. This
is then set in place, with thick slip
again being used. T h e pistil is rolled
from a small sliver of clay, gently
arched and also set in place with slip.
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22
~ENAMELS
COMPACTS
ARE
vcry w o m a n
likes to possess a h a n d s o m e
compact, a n d this
~s one accessory
that
seems unaffected by changing s t y l e s .
For
these reasons and because the initial
outlay for the case itself is an investment, I feel it is well worthwhile to
make an effort to turn out a little
"work of art" when you e n a m e l a
compact. Before beginning to work,
I would plan the design most carefully on paper, first in black a n d
white values, then in color.
Various types a n d grades of compact cases which are m a d e in jeweler's
metal, a n d the c o p p e r inserts which
you enamel, are available from m a n y
of the supply houses which h a n d l e
enameling materials. T h e inserts are
sold separately so, if you "spoil" one,
it can be replaced without too great
expense.
W h e n you buy a case, you also receive p r i n t e d instructions on how to
a~;semble it. But if you have not enameled inserts for c o m p a c t cases before, a somewhat more detailed description of the process will be hell>
ful. T h e steps involved in doing one
of these compacts are, therefore, set
out in the photos a n d text on these
pages.
1. First comes counterenameling.
Like any other copper form, the insert for the c o m p a c t is given an acid
bath, polished with steel wool a n d a
MARCH, 1956
WORTH
EXTRA
EFFORT
I. Counterenameling
insert: paper strips
protect edges so cleaning isn't necessary.
4. After
pressure
5. Stray enamel af the very edge is carefully filed off with stra;ght-edged file.
ith
NO T O O L S . . .
o ls Of Clay
JUST FINGERS AND A PENCIL
by PHIL ALLEN
he A m e r i c a n Indians m a d e great
big, beautifully r o u n d e d pots by
~T
the same m e t h o d that Bonnie uses
here the coil m e t h o d of building.
N o tools, just sensitive fingers plus a
well-developed rhythxnic sense prod u c e d some of our f n e s t native pottery.
Coil building, like m a k i n g pinchpots, is a good way to get the feel
of clay. You have to m a n i p u l a t e the
material, both in rolling out the coils
and in raising the walls according
to the shape of pot you want. W a t c h
Bonnie work with ropes of clay, building a flower pot with only her fingers
and a pencil for tools.
1. T h e clay is well-wedged. She
takes a small chunk of it between her
hands a n d roughly forms a fat coil
shape which she sets on a slightly
d a m p e n e d board. Now she rolls the
clay back a n d forth u n d e r her fingers
with a gentle yet firm pressme, starting at the center and moving ()tit
toward cidmr end. T h e idea is t~,
V~nds in a spiral,
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S H O W TIME
OHIOANS AT YOUNGSTOWN
Charles Mosgo's vase 11" H)
Kenneth Bates' enamel plate, "Message" (9" D)
Top Awaao ($150) of the 8th Annual Ohio Ceramic and Sculpture Show at
The Butler Institute of American Art at Youngstown went to a ceramist--Fern
Cole of Akron, for an enamel panel entitled "Madri Gras." Other enamelists
winning prizes were Kenneth Bates, Euclid: and Charles Jetfery, Cleveland
($50 each). Paul Soldner, Los Angeles, took a prize ($100) with three large
bottles. Completing the roster of winning ceramists were: Charles Mosgo,
(:leveland Heights ($501 and Florence Fillous, S. Euclid ($25). Shown here:
a few of the prize pieces.
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Small
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You must be
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melt down into flat globs. When they are cool, wrap them
in 20-gauge sterling wire, forming a loop at the top of each
so that it can be attached
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You can use any commercial
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to solder on an
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wire could be hung on that loop with two stones instead
of the one, as shown below.
If the mobile wires are formed so that the middle loop
is o f f - c e n t e r , t h e j e w e l s o n e a c h m o b i l e w i r e w i l l t h e n h a n g
at a different length, giving more movement
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Ash-Glaze
Two ways of building up relief: The moderately thick opaque sllp commonly used today
is la~d on in more or less even layers (I);
when translucency is desired, the slip
(translucent) is applied in very thin layers,
each succeeding coat covering less area (r}.
Stoneware
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Grog is a f i r e d clay m'
body t h a t h a s been c r u s h e d
and screened. I t is used in
clay bodies to p r o v i d e a
HOW
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t e x t u r e d s u r f a c e a n d also
to alleviate w a r p i n g and
Make
c r a c k i n g d u r i n g t h e firing.
( F o r details on the f u n c tion of g r o g , see " W a r p ing, Cracking, a n d G r o g "
in t h e April, 1955 issue.)
G r o g can be p u r c h a s e d in a v a r i e t y of p a r t i c l e sizes
a n d in various colors. I t is quite i n e x p e n s i v e to buy and
one d o e s n ' t usually make his own. I f you should w a n t a
p a r t i c u l a r size g r o g or color t h a t i s n ' t readily available to
you, however, this is how you would go a b o u t p r e p a r i n g it
yourself.
1. Roll out a slab of clay until it is quite t h i n and let
it dry t h o r o u g h l y . W h e n dry, go over it a g a i n w i t h a rolling
pin, c r u s h i n g it into small pieces.
2. Screen the c r u s h e d p a r t i c l e s t h r o u g h a f a i r l y coarse
screen, such as a kitchen s t r a i n e r . The fine clay p a r t i c l e s
will go t h r o u g h the screen, of course, and the c o a r s e r
p a r t i c l e s will r e m a i n in the screen. T h e s e are k e p t s e p a r a t e
anti each will be used.
3. The two sizes of dry clay " p e b b l e s " are placed in
s e p a r a t e b i s q u e - f i r e d pots and go into t h e kiln to be fired.
They will be t a k e n to the b i s q u e - f i r i n g t e m p e r a t u r e u s e d
for t h a t p a r t i c u l a r clay or body.
4. A f t e r f i r i n g , the g r o g is r e a d y f o r use. H e r e a small
b a t c h is shown b e i n g w e d g e d into some p l a s t i c clay to conv e r t it into g r o g g e d clay.
Some c e r a m i s t s , i n s t e a d of f o l l o w i n g t h i s p r o c e d u r e ,
m e r e l y c r u s h and screen some f i r e d pieces. You will find,
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clay t h a n to t r y to crush h a r d - f i r e d pieces into fine
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rest on a bed of ,~q'o~,~.T h e grog enables the clay to shrink witliout tension. If the piece is resting on a curved
surface, it is a good idea to pile o"I'"
under the higher places; or pieces of
refractory m a y be used for support
providing there is room for the clay
to contract. T h e firing is started
slowly, the kiln sometimes kept on low
a n d m e d i u m , with the door slightly
ajar, for as long as six hours. ( M a v r o s
generally fires his sculpture to cone
04-03.)
T h e sculpture is now ready to be
glazed or to be given a p a t i n a finish.
F o r glazing, you might try a semit r a n s p a r e n t m a t t glaze sprayed on
thinly. U n d e r g l a z e colors m a y then be
brushed on lightly to give color a n d
highlights a n d be followed by a second
coat of the semi-transparent m a t t
glaze, a n d fired.
F o r a p a t i n a finish, which, of course,
is not a fired-on ceramic coating,
M a v r o s uses white lead a n d ball clay;
the color is derived from underglaze
colors or oxides g r o u n d with linseed
oil. F o r varying tones, oil colors m a y
be a d d e d to a p a t i n a mixture. W h e n
its consistency is honey-like, the mixture is b r u s h e d on the clay. You have
to be careful not to let it build up too
m u c h because it takes a long time for
the linseed oil to dry. Before the application has dried thoroughly, dust on
dry ball clay a n d imderglaze colors or
oxides, d e p e n d i n g on the color a n d
effect desired. T h e n allow the piece to
stand overnight.
T h e next day, rub the entire piece
with liquid wax. T h e wax will carry
the colored ball clay into the texture.
This gives the surface interesting color
variation. A f t e r the w a x has dried, the
sculpture m a y be r u b b e d lightly with a
soft cloth to bring out the highlights.
IN SUMMING IJP a beginner's chance
for success with slab sculpture, M a v r o s
says: " Y o u r p a r t i c u l a r sculpture will
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to Jim and to his clients!) By experience and
training, Goltz would seem eminently fitted
for relating artists to pubilc and vice versa.
As a magazine writer he speclalizes in "any
and all the arts": as a college student (graduating from the University of Iowa at 18),
he majored in art, English and iournal;sm.
He works for Newsweek, currently, free-Jances
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or evening during the week and you'll find
Tom Sellers in brown smock patiently directing the timid hand of a beginner in ceramics
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is throwing on the wheel. The firehouse, an
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men and women hobbyists the art of working
clay By hand or on the wheel (12 wheels
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laminating many thin layers of gloss with
gold and silver between, thereby producing
a three-dimensional effect, which she rediscovered only recently { " C e r a m - A d i v i f i e s , "
August, 1955). Her work under the grant
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teaches full-flme at the Cleveland A r t Institute.
DOUBLE FEATURE N I G H T : The Western
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Dealers Association announces their annual
Double Feature Night, "one of the highlights
of the year for ceramic-m;nded hobbyists."
Scheduled for March 21 at the Royal ,James
Hotel auditorium, the event will consist of an
educational lecture on ceramics fallowed by
a competitive exhibit of the work of hobbyisfs.
All amateurs are invited to participate in
the Exhibit by entering their pieces through
one of the member studios. Full details may
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American Beauty Ceramics . . . . . . . . . .
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Master Mechanic Mfg. Co . . . . . . . . . .
Mayco Colors, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Model Kilns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Paragon Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pierce Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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