It feels really good to have finished this batch of moulds. Glad to have stayed the course. I used fifteen bags of USG #1 to make a total of forty six moulds over this past three weeks. With these added […]
When I made the trip for supplies, I returned with plaster. The way I have come to see the modular set is that all the components need to be ready at the same time. That’s the reason I have been […]
After spending two weeks working on the house and garden, I was growing restless. All those plaster models ready and waiting. By last Thursday, I could resist no longer. I picked one of the 8 cm wide models to start. […]
My thoughts at the beginning of the week were that I would make taller versions of the modules that were just fired as well as the models for three square vases that I promised to a client for next month. […]
The second round of stacking boxes fired without issue. Having the glaze stop further back made all the difference. Rare earths, a group of elements on the atomic scale, have made the world of micro technology possible. They are separated […]
The Animal Spirit Mugs have been glaze fired once or twice since last post. This type of fritted black underglaze causes glaze skips and other surface issues with some of the colours. That means touch ups and re-firing. The orange […]
It took a few days for the cast pieces to dry. A final clean up with damp sponge and into the bisque. Unloaded both kilns yesterday. Besides the recently cast pieces, I am glazing some of the cat mugs and […]
Once the lids for the modular set were completed, there were thirty three new moulds in just over a week. It didn’t sink in how many that was until I unstacked them. These and other recent moulds pretty much covered […]
The base and stacking modules are moulded but not the side opening, uprights or multi chambers. Twenty five moulds done so far. A third of the way through the lid moulds. Fans and dehumidifier running every night. Often as not […]
It took a few days to get the space ready to make moulds again. After failing to find any boards I liked at the hardware store, I had the idea to make the cottles I needed out of UHMW plastic. […]
