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Low-Fire Clay Bodies by Bill Jones July/Aug 2011 Tough Kilns for Tough Times. ➊ Get the toughest kiln on the market and save money. L&L Kilns last years longer because the hard element holders protect the brick. Also we protect the electronic controls by keeping them away from the heat. Everything about the kiln is built with EXTRA materials and care. ➋ Fix an L&L Kiln yourself and save money. Anyone can fix an L&L Kiln with a screwdriver and a wrench. Our unique hard ceramic element holders make changing elements something even a novice can do. Servicing an L&L control panel is a dream - it pulls down and stays perpendicular to the kiln - for easy viewing and working. When the ➌ Shop for an L&L Kiln Negative and save money. is Positive 1) Google “L&L Kilns”! Also in This Issue . Breaking rules for bowls 2) Call 877-468-5456 and ask for a Thinking inside the box recommended Distributor. Make your own slab roller 3) Visit hotkilns.com/distributors for a complete listing of L&L Distributors. L&L Kiln’s patented hard ceramic element holders protect your kiln. 505 Sharptown Rd, Swedesboro NJ 08085 Toll Free: 877.468.5456 Fax: 856.294.0070 [email protected] PotteryMaking Illustrated | July/August 2011 1 the transformer package Finally a way to fire tall pots Optimize your firing space: Artist Scott Semple loading a 75” pot at Chemeketa College in Salem, OR 81” Kiln 54” and 27” Kilns Three 27” Kilns Purchase two or three KM1227-3PK kilns with the Transformer Upgrade Package and gain the ability to fire each kiln separately or stack them to fire taller pots and sculptures. A perfect solution for any University ceramics program. Exclusive software allows controllers to communicate with each other so the kilns fire in perfect unison when stacked. For more detailed information visit skutt.com/transformer We help you make great things. 2 PotteryMaking Illustrated | July/August 2011 table of contents features 17} The Upside- 22} When the Negative down Bowl is Positive by Martina Lantin by Ursula Hargens Throwing a large bowl Layer pattern, starting is easy—just break all with cutouts built into the rules. your tiles and continu- ing through the glazing. 29} A Box Full 35} DIY Tabletop of Possibilities Slab Roller by Marty Fielding by Daryl Baird Feeling boxed in? Switch it If you’ve always wanted up! Alter wheel-thrown a slab roller, now you forms and combine them can build your own for with slab building. under $150. departments 6} In the Mix 8} Tools of the Trade 10} Supply Room 12} Tips from the Pros Pyrofoto What’s Your Low-fi re Clay Barbara Schwartz by Jessica Knapp Handle? Bodies by Jonathan Kaplan by Circa Ceramics by Bill Jones 40} Instructors File 44} Off the Shelf 48} Pottery Illustrated On the Cover Petal Bowl Sandi Pierantozzi Flower Pot Designs Ursula Hargens’ Wall- by Frank James Fisher and Nan Rothwell Illustrated by fl ower (Refl ection), earthenware, glaze, gold by Sumi von Dassow Robin Ouellette luster. Photo: Peter Lee. See story on page 22. PotteryMaking Illustrated | July/August 2011 3 fired up Volume 14 • Number 4 Publisher Charles Spahr Choices Editorial Editor Bill Jones Associate Editor Holly Goring Associate Editor Jessica Knapp “Every day brings new choices.” Editorial Assistant Erin Pfeifer —Martha Beck [email protected] Telephone: (614) 895-4213 Fax: (614) 891-8960 Graphic Design & Production Cyndy Griffith here are many times when I write this column Production Assistant Kevin Davison that I start by finding a quote. Now, I am a Marketing Steve Hecker quote addict and have been since high school. Ceramics Arts Daily T Managing Editor Jennifer Poellot Harnetty I remember some of my first books were collections Webmaster Scott Freshour Advertising of epigrams and proverbs, and nothing satisfied my Advertising Manager Mona Thiel short attention span like a copy of Bartlett’s Quo- Advertising Services Jan Moloney [email protected] tations. But there are also times, and this is one of Telephone: (614) 794-5834 Fax: (614) 891-8960 them, when I begin writing this column with a theme in mind and find a Subscriptions Customer Service: (800) 340-6532 quote to tie it together. [email protected] Choices are an important part of ceramics, and with so many choices to Editorial & Advertising offices 600 N. Cleveland Ave., Suite 210 make, it’s sometimes difficult to decide which way to go. Clays, glazes, form- Westerville, OH 43082 USA ing and surface techniques, kilns, and more—the field is full of options. It’s www.potterymaking.org not so much that every day brings new choices but that, to paraphrase, every technique, tip or ceramic piece provides them. To anyone in ceramics, mak- Pottery Making Illustrated (ISSN 1096-830X) is published bi- monthly by The American Ceramic Society, 600 N. Cleveland ing choices is not only the challenge, but also the reward. Ave., Suite 210, Westerville, OH 43082. Periodical postage paid at Westerville, Ohio, and additional mailing offices. In this issue, you’ll enjoy reading about some of the techniques we’ve Opinions expressed are those of the contributors and do not selected: a soft slab box, contoured tiles, a petal bowl, and an upside down necessarily represent those of the editors or The American Ce- ramic Society. bowl. To this mix we’ve added tips and information on working with lus- Subscription rates: 6 issues (1 yr) $24.95, 12 issues (2 yr) $39.95. In Canada: 6 issues (1 yr) $30, 12 issues (2 yr) $55. ters, building a tabletop slab roller, using earthenware clay, testing Pyrofoto, International: 6 issues (1 yr) $40, 12 issues (2 yr) US$70. All and even how to make a RAM mold for pressing 90 handles per hour. payments must be in US$ and drawn on a U.S. bank. Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. As the magazine came together, I got to thinking about how every issue Change of address: Visit www.ceramicartsdaily.org to change your address, or call our Customer Service toll-free at presents choices. In this issue, I looked at Ursula Hargens’ designs for her (800) 340-6532. Allow six weeks advance notice. contoured tiles and liked the idea of working outside the square, and may Back issues: When available, back issues are $6 each, plus $3 shipping/handling; $8 for expedited shipping (UPS 2-day air); try some geometric forms myself. I also like how Martina Lantin attaches and $6 for shipping outside North America. Allow 4–6 weeks the rim for a combination handbuilt-thrown upside-down bowl. One choice for delivery. Call (800) 340-6532 to order. Contributors: Writing and photographic guidelines are avail- I’ve made already is to go out and purchase a box of red earthenware clay able on the website. Mail manuscripts and visual materials to to play around with. I’ve got underglazes, even some old low-fire glazes the editorial offices. Photocopies: Permission to photocopy for personal or inter- hanging around, and I kind of like the idea of trying out firing at a lower nal use beyond the limits of Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law is granted by The American Ceramic Society, temperature to check out a different palette, shorten my fuel consumption a ISSN 1096-830X, provided that the appropriate fee is paid di- rectly to Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Dr., little, and I’ll also be able to see my results faster. Danvers, MA 01923; (978) 750-8400; www.copyright.com. Pri- or to photocopying items for educational classroom use, please Sandi Pierantozzi’s DVD (see Sumi von Dassow’s review) offers great guid- contact Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. ance for how to go about working in the studio with her constant question: This consent does not extend to copying items for general distri- bution, for advertising or promotional purposes, or to republish- “What If?” What if you try this or what if you try that? Look through the ing items in whole or in part in any work and in any format. Please direct republication or special copying permission requests to the magazine at all the tips and techniques. Keep an open mind and look at all Ceramic Publications Company, The American Ceramic Society, the choices the artist made to attain that particular form using a particular 600 N. Cleveland Ave., Suite 210, Westerville, OH 43082. Postmaster: Send address changes to Pottery Making Illus- series of steps. What kind of project could you make using techniques from trated, PO Box 15699, North Hollywood, CA 91615-5699. Form 3579 requested. two or more of the articles? Maybe you’d like to build a Marty Fielding-type box and use Ursula’s decorating technique, or vice versa? What if . ? ceramic artsdaily.org Enjoy the choices. Bill Jones Copyright © 2011 The American Ceramic Society Editor All rights reserved 4 PotteryMaking Illustrated | July/August 2011 PotteryMaking Illustrated | July/August 2011 5 in the mix Pyrofoto by Jessica Knapp here are various processes for transferring images to Use Pyrofoto to transfer high-contrast images to glaze- clay, from photocopy transfers, silkscreening, and fired pieces. It was successful with glazes and underglazes, Tstencils to laser transfer decals and commercially applied over glossy to satin surfaces. The fired result can made decals. There is also a process that’s designed specifi- be muted, as in the example above here, or more vibrant, cally for working with glaze. Pyrofoto is a product—made depending on the amount of colorant added to the glaze. by Rockland Colloid (www.rockaloid.com), the makers of Liquid Light photographic emulsion—for use on glaze-fired pieces.
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