tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post3933123177230796561..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: Christmas Fern PlatesLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-63773022088483216102012-12-20T13:47:29.758-05:002012-12-20T13:47:29.758-05:00Hi Ms. Sparrow, thanks, you are so right, they are...Hi Ms. Sparrow, thanks, you are so right, they are timeless and so delicate and yet so strong. I love ferns.<br /><br />Hi Kittie, thanks, glad you stopped by. I love learning all I research too, blogging keeps me striving to go forward when other reasons seem futile much of the time.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-75403892552201888322012-12-19T16:35:35.154-05:002012-12-19T16:35:35.154-05:00So interesting, Linda. I love coming by your blog,...So interesting, Linda. I love coming by your blog, always something fun to learn.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. May the memories be long and warm.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-4471419334655320092012-12-19T14:45:47.859-05:002012-12-19T14:45:47.859-05:00Ferns are so timeless. It's a good plant to us...Ferns are so timeless. It's a good plant to use.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-49808963727162101862012-12-19T12:06:00.789-05:002012-12-19T12:06:00.789-05:00Hi Gayle, thanks, I never seem to have a problem w...Hi Gayle, thanks, I never seem to have a problem with them being flat, but the way I construct them I roll out the clay and then paint the underglaze or stains, then when they firm up after sitting on drywall board, I take a smooth bottom plate the same size as the slab and press down on the top of the plate to make the rim, the clay is sitting on a thick piece of firm foam. Maybe I should do a post on how I make them if this isn't clear. I learned this technique for making these from Meesh's pottery blog.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-67683183249382105272012-12-19T10:10:37.468-05:002012-12-19T10:10:37.468-05:00Very nice Linda! How do you keep your slab built ...Very nice Linda! How do you keep your slab built plates level on the bottom?thegayleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088502857045918528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-30296139683921640642012-12-19T09:40:53.559-05:002012-12-19T09:40:53.559-05:00Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, hope they turn ou...Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, hope they turn out nice.<br /><br />Hi Lori, thanks, I remember you told me about that plate before, I always put my stain on greenware but perhaps I'll use these ferns and try the technique you just mentioned to see how it turns out, what stain did the student use? Maybe I'll try it with rio and copper carbonate and see what happens. Couldn't you just kick yourself when you don't ask to purchase something and then later on you keep thinking you wish you had.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-65318181002934727962012-12-19T08:31:32.639-05:002012-12-19T08:31:32.639-05:00A student made a similar plate. He brushed the st...A student made a similar plate. He brushed the stain into the fern impression then wiped off the excess with a damp sponge (like Mishima on bisque-ware) then topped it with a white overglaze. It was really beautiful. I should have offered to buy that plate from him.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-59693287637426777472012-12-19T05:38:15.283-05:002012-12-19T05:38:15.283-05:00I will be very, very interested to see these when ...I will be very, very interested to see these when they have been fired. They look lovely - and that fern has such an elegant simplicity it is perfect to adorn your plates.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com