tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post6316764842692130223..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: Work In ProgressLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-40038907721401399602008-10-13T12:45:00.000-04:002008-10-13T12:45:00.000-04:00Hey Patricia, thanks for commenting so much - He h...Hey Patricia, thanks for commenting so much - He he. Seriously thanks for the advice. When I take the sculpture to school I will be asking my instructor all about sculptures. I was never interested in it till I had this idea - funny how things go like that. Sculpture is kind of his bag - I am already thinking of bronze now (I have high hopes and aspirations)- I just can't stop myself with this new clay addiction.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-52958065104062661492008-10-13T12:44:00.000-04:002008-10-13T12:44:00.000-04:00Hey Patricia, thanks for commenting so much - He h...Hey Patricia, thanks for commenting so much - He he. Seriously thanks for the advice. When I take the sculpture to school I will be asking my instructor all about sculptures. I was never interested in it till I had this idea - funny how things go like that. Sculpture is kind of his bag - I am already thinking of bronze now (I have high hopes and aspirations)- I just can't stop myself with this new clay addiction.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-11790944653540267472008-10-13T08:09:00.002-04:002008-10-13T08:09:00.002-04:00Hi Linda! How fun to delve into a new area of clay...Hi Linda! How fun to delve into a new area of clay-making! Look forward to seeing your process. Good advice from Deborah. Years ago, I took home some friend's sculptural work to fire in my kiln and had explosions due to uneven thicknesses/drying. What a mess. Of course the piece was ruined. Lesson learned!Patricia Griffin Ceramicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205981725964222971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-89158364693223403052008-10-13T08:09:00.001-04:002008-10-13T08:09:00.001-04:00Hi Linda! How fun to delve into a new area of clay...Hi Linda! How fun to delve into a new area of clay-making! Look forward to seeing your process. Good advice from Deborah. Years ago, I took home some friend's sculptural work to fire in my kiln and had explosions due to uneven thicknesses/drying. What a mess. Of course the piece was ruined. Lesson learned!Patricia Griffin Ceramicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205981725964222971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-37133865727592567302008-10-13T08:09:00.000-04:002008-10-13T08:09:00.000-04:00Hi Linda! How fun to delve into a new area of clay...Hi Linda! How fun to delve into a new area of clay-making! Look forward to seeing your process. Good advice from Deborah. Years ago, I took home some friend's sculptural work to fire in my kiln and had explosions due to uneven thicknesses/drying. What a mess. Of course the piece was ruined. Lesson learned!Patricia Griffin Ceramicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205981725964222971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-38782690555028620192008-10-11T12:45:00.000-04:002008-10-11T12:45:00.000-04:00Good morning Deborah. Thanks for your comments. ...Good morning Deborah. Thanks for your comments. I figured out about loosing the texture and have redone it again. I'll be posting soon. Thanks again.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-47392111781322855272008-10-11T09:13:00.000-04:002008-10-11T09:13:00.000-04:00Hi Linda-love the bird on the shoulder. I'll give ...Hi Linda-love the bird on the shoulder. I'll give you what little knowledge I have about this sort of thing. Depending on the weight of your piece, how thick it is and such, you might need to build an internal clay structure as you build up your piece. You might not-it could be fine. Sometimes though pieces like this seem fine at first, but will slump in the high fire. Also, take care to try and keep the walls relatively even in thickness to lessen the chance of cracking from stress points. You will probably loose a lot of texture during sculpting if you are starting with pre-textured slabs, so you could use some wooden sculpting tools to create a texture that looks like bark as you build. good luck!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09547166972371240909noreply@blogger.com