http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2009/02/mugs-finishing-touches/ A Chicago potter's somewhat slanted view of clay & play Fri, 18 May 2012 04:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2009/02/mugs-finishing-touches/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Gary Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:43:06 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=835#comment-125 I make my own clay stamps for the impressions. It's simply a coil of clay rolled out, and then I carve a pattern into both ends while it is still soft. When they get a little drier, I carve my name on the side as you know how things "travel" in the studio?! Then they need to be bisque fired - to make them hard, yet keep them porous. You do not want to high-fire them - as they would then allow the clay to "stick" after each impression. I typically sit down and make a dozen or so at a time. Just let your mind wander and make a bunch. Inevitably, you'll love some and others not so much. But the more you make, the more you have to use later!!! The next time I'm making more stamps for myself, I'll try to document it and do a blog post. Thanks for asking! I make my own clay stamps for the impressions. It’s simply a coil of clay rolled out, and then I carve a pattern into both ends while it is still soft. When they get a little drier, I carve my name on the side as you know how things “travel” in the studio?! Then they need to be bisque fired – to make them hard, yet keep them porous. You do not want to high-fire them – as they would then allow the clay to “stick” after each impression. I typically sit down and make a dozen or so at a time. Just let your mind wander and make a bunch. Inevitably, you’ll love some and others not so much. But the more you make, the more you have to use later!!! The next time I’m making more stamps for myself, I’ll try to document it and do a blog post. Thanks for asking!

]]> http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2009/02/mugs-finishing-touches/comment-page-1/#comment-123 lourdes quinones Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:57:42 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=835#comment-123 can you show me or tell me how do you get the pattern to make stamp . thank you. can you show me or tell me how do you get the pattern to make stamp . thank you.

]]>