Post #46791 by johnnievelour on Fri, Aug 8, 2003 1:52 AM

Monkeyman, get yourself into a class now! You wont regret it. Even if you don't make tiki items, it's still a lot of fun.

I also was doing ceramics when I was a kid and just started to take it up again. In these past posts part 1 and part 2 and now part 3! you can see what I've done. On almost all of them, I throw on a wheel. Lately thats all I'm doing and getting into the carving style. I had tried to make the cylinder style mug you were talking about, and crushing it into a tiki form, I failed but I want to try again.

There has to be a ceramic studio you can join, or you can check a high school that offers adult classes. The studio I work at is through a class, but we dont hve to follow the schedule. I also get to use the studio on Thurs. and Sat. during their open studio times. I'm able to get alot done.

As kilns go, the studio uses gas and goes to cone 10. (that's usually the hottest temp for most clay) so the glazes need to be able to go to cone 10, and the colors arn't the bright colors we've all grown to love on our mugs. There are electric and gas kilns that use lower temps.

Johnnie

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