tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post8924893731277365311..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: Slip Plate ResultsLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-22325621105878324072010-09-08T19:40:43.740-04:002010-09-08T19:40:43.740-04:00Hi Teuvo, thanks so much for your kind words and t...Hi Teuvo, thanks so much for your kind words and thanks for visiting. My husband is Finnish and his family is from Toholampi and other places in Finland. Nice to meet you. His family name is Kankaala and Kaukolander. Perhaps you know these names or locations.<br /><br />Hi Monique, thanks, yes it is an adventure and I am so enjoying it and so glad I have gotten some good results recently.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-84417728866509141072010-09-08T16:49:06.495-04:002010-09-08T16:49:06.495-04:00Good to see your firings turn out well! However we...Good to see your firings turn out well! However we never cease to learn do we?<br />Clay and fire will always be an adventure, maybe that's why we like it so much?<br />Love the fern plates, 'nature on nature' always does it for me. :-)Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01631837654496187275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-70380767345881811152010-09-08T10:33:31.926-04:002010-09-08T10:33:31.926-04:00Very nice that butterfly blatter, I like very much...Very nice that butterfly blatter, I like very much your work.<br />Pleace looking Teuvon images fotoblog<br />www.ttvehkalahti.blogspot.com<br />and your comments pleace.<br /><br />Thank you<br /><br />Teuvo Vehkalahti<br /><br />FINLANDTeuvo Vehkalahtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009341271797179634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-50636412117857653382010-09-08T08:36:56.128-04:002010-09-08T08:36:56.128-04:00Hi Judy, thanks, yes, I have had three good firing...Hi Judy, thanks, yes, I have had three good firings and I am really happy. I finally about to think about reproducing some of my results and making more than one of something. It really helps to have control over the whole process especially the firing again. And of course it helps to have an automatic controller. Even Gary said it was worth it to purchase this kiln. He comes out to the garage with me to look at what I call "the unveiling". Ha. and in the morning if I stay up late, he asks, "any new creations?" ha ha.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-59898344942793032532010-09-08T08:25:57.251-04:002010-09-08T08:25:57.251-04:00These look wonderful Linda -- I love the bench pla...These look wonderful Linda -- I love the bench plate! You must be happy with this firing!Judy Shrevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817638135856406785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-59281016187286689752010-09-08T08:07:47.813-04:002010-09-08T08:07:47.813-04:00Hi Patti, thanks so much, I now have a couple of d...Hi Patti, thanks so much, I now have a couple of directions to go in; I'm liking that. I haven't gotten out there much this summer, it is so hot. I need to make a new resolution to get out in the morning every day to see what I can see. I saw one of the turtles outside the window yesterday. Thanks again.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-27293031351871141592010-09-08T07:06:46.605-04:002010-09-08T07:06:46.605-04:00I do love that butterfly platter. You just seem to...I do love that butterfly platter. You just seem to get better with each post. It is so neat how you incorperate nature into your work.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-33087930810152448862010-09-07T22:18:27.395-04:002010-09-07T22:18:27.395-04:00Hi WNC mtn living, thanks, a blue green lake how w...Hi WNC mtn living, thanks, a blue green lake how wonderful, can't wait to visit NC soon. Those ferns were native ones from here in Florida, so different than those on the West Coast. I only pick a few and leave the plant enough leaves to regenerate itself, but I can't resist using native leaves in my work.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-22077425115766659802010-09-07T22:14:53.216-04:002010-09-07T22:14:53.216-04:00Hi Tracey, thanks for that about the plates; I val...Hi Tracey, thanks for that about the plates; I value your input. I guess I thought cone 6 would be different than cone 10 and it really isn't that different. I rolled the clay in several different directions and was very careful, but too thin. and of course each of these clays shrinks at a different rate. using four different clays and this was only the first firing of those experiments from those clays. Now that I have feedback from the firing I will do much better with pieces for the future.<br /><br />Those first two are of a speckled clay which is really nice. I like it because it isn't the white of porcelain or some stonewares so often seen, its earthy and yet a bit elegant too. I will definitely be using it for more work.<br /><br />Hi Meredith, thanks, I'd like to do more of those ferns in a series of plates and bowls and some with different colored slips, blue and green, I do like the earthy look of the terra cotta clay. I see why folks like earthenware so much and that's probably why it appeals to me too.<br /><br />Hi Renee, thanks so much. I have been working for months on this work and finally got it all fired these past two weeks and am so happy I got some good results.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-45059191744807493122010-09-07T21:32:39.953-04:002010-09-07T21:32:39.953-04:00Love the fern platters - lots of luck getting thin...Love the fern platters - lots of luck getting things ironed out. The header photo on my blog is Lake Fontana - not a river which it looks like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-51776936434585562002010-09-07T19:48:48.312-04:002010-09-07T19:48:48.312-04:00I love the turn out of your work. My favorite is ...I love the turn out of your work. My favorite is the butterfly platter and the fern platters. So wonderful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189508096363544034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-65986143659491101372010-09-07T19:43:06.227-04:002010-09-07T19:43:06.227-04:00those plates are really nice and love the fern pla...those plates are really nice and love the fern platters!cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-57621094179268645522010-09-07T19:29:55.987-04:002010-09-07T19:29:55.987-04:00It took me so long to learn to stop making hand bu...It took me so long to learn to stop making hand built plates thin. They just warp! I love the top two plates, you should do a whole garden series like that.Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-21906173840708926732010-09-07T15:06:02.023-04:002010-09-07T15:06:02.023-04:00Hi Cindy, thanks, glad you like them. I'm usin...Hi Cindy, thanks, glad you like them. I'm using the same black slip I've always made; I think the matt glaze over the top makes it look creamy the way it does; Tracey was looking for a black slip recipe, I gave her mind in the comments of her post and listed how to make it. Basically I slake dry white clay (of the cone I am using), strain well, add mason stain 6600, mix well again, strain, and use, save in a baby food jar. I think the whiter clays with mason stains give a crisper color to the slip.<br /><br />Hi Trish, thanks so much. I want to improve my plates to get better results or maybe I'll just handbuild my plates like my platters instead of using my slump or hump molds, then I might have better success. Hum, you have given me an idea.<br /><br />Hi Acacia, thanks ever so much for your encouragement and support.<br /><br />Hi Kittie, thanks so much, the plates are an experiment in overlapped design. That is a bit of greek shape isn't it.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-16456117792157055612010-09-07T13:47:55.848-04:002010-09-07T13:47:55.848-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-22753372876601623352010-09-07T12:22:42.625-04:002010-09-07T12:22:42.625-04:00Yes, gorgeous! Love the ferns! And adore the Gre...Yes, gorgeous! Love the ferns! And adore the Greek-like rolling circle...!!Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-1775190252649211122010-09-07T11:57:16.935-04:002010-09-07T11:57:16.935-04:00They are gorgeous!They are gorgeous!Acácia Azevedo Studio Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653946122654250995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-27390053644557244432010-09-07T11:37:46.262-04:002010-09-07T11:37:46.262-04:00Linda..good firing..I like the bench plate and fer...Linda..good firing..I like the bench plate and fern platters too. :).. and, yes, I think it does help to have thicker rims on plates etc. which helps prevent warping.. good job! TTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380977275248693050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-37291802695690381532010-09-07T11:23:22.418-04:002010-09-07T11:23:22.418-04:00Looks like you are having FUN! I really like the G...Looks like you are having FUN! I really like the Garden Bench plate and those Fern platters!! Very pretty. Did you find a good recipe for the black slip?cindy shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353820195984269329noreply@blogger.com