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| Wearing my glazing apron outside in the shed... |
Today was a weird weather day. It was damp outside, almost all day. So, the large slabs that I rolled out had no chance to dry. Even a space heater / fan combination couldn't dry things out. I used a huge amount of cornstarch just to clean off my saturated wooden rolling pin. So, I finally went back into the house and repaired some work for one last firing. I have finally gotten the formula for paper clay worked out. It works well to add papier mache to the mix. More papier mache than slip, by the way. Hopefully, I can get started on some smaller pieces for tomorrow, and take them into the house to dry. Today's slabs were just too large. Sadly, the canisters that I was trying to work on today, were ones that I had actually seen in a dream. Sometimes ideas are sparked in my brain, and I need to get my sketchbook out to take down the details, before they're lost!
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| Rolled out some slabs to make canisters... |
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| Winston snuggled too close to the space heater... |
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| It has taken four days for these flowers to dry... |
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| Irritated and cold artisan... |
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| Back inside to grade reports... |
