Comments on: My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/ A Chicago potter's somewhat slanted view of clay & play Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:53:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Gary Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:41:08 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-441 SCOTT - Good catch. I can tell you are a "LOST" fan! Always looking for the numbers!!! 4-8-15-16-23-42... Actually, it was from a class demo I did on using wet newspaper typography as a resist when coating a plate with slip... then peeling away the newspaper character to reveal the clay body. I had to do a demo... my niece's 5th birthday was a month away, so what better reason than to make my niece a special 5th Birthday plate since I was doing the demo anyway?! I hope she loves it. - GARY SCOTT – Good catch. I can tell you are a “LOST” fan!
Always looking for the numbers!!! 4-8-15-16-23-42…
Actually, it was from a class demo I did on using wet newspaper typography as a resist when coating a plate with slip… then peeling away the newspaper character to reveal the clay body. I had to do a demo… my niece’s 5th birthday was a month away, so what better reason than to make my niece a special 5th Birthday plate since I was doing the demo anyway?! I hope she loves it. – GARY

]]> By: scottinjupiter http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-434 scottinjupiter Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:56:42 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-434 A better question is why is there a number 5 on the big platter? A better question is why is there a number 5 on the big platter?

]]> By: Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Gary Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:37:13 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-440 JERRY - No good reason. Other than I had run out of "short" or "small" stuff to put on that top shelf. So it was either separate the lids from the bases, or leave empty shelf showing?! Somehow I felt better not having the white kiln shelves "mocking" me!!! JERRY – No good reason. Other than I had run out of “short” or “small” stuff to put on that top shelf. So it was either separate the lids from the bases, or leave empty shelf showing?! Somehow I felt better not having the white kiln shelves “mocking” me!!!

]]> By: Jerry http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Jerry Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:41:42 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-433 Nice kiln load! I am curious as to why you did not place the lids on the butter dishes. Nice kiln load! I am curious as to why you did not place the lids on the butter dishes.

]]> By: Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Gary Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:34:57 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-439 Sadly, I had to leave a few "bare spots" when I got to the top as I didn't have enough small stuff to fill in. And that really drives me crazy... I hate wasting kiln space! Plus, there was even more of the larger stuff that is already waiting for the next bisque!!! Sadly, I had to leave a few “bare spots” when I got to the top as I didn’t have enough small stuff to fill in. And that really drives me crazy… I hate wasting kiln space! Plus, there was even more of the larger stuff that is already waiting for the next bisque!!!

]]> By: scottinjupiter http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-432 scottinjupiter Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:15:31 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-432 That's a great photo. I'm surprised she even uses shelves. Nice load of work Gary. That’s a great photo. I’m surprised she even uses shelves. Nice load of work Gary.

]]> By: Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Gary Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:32:43 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-438 I love Tetris too!... coincidence?... I don't think so. I love Tetris too!… coincidence?… I don’t think so.

]]> By: C. Yalater http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-431 C. Yalater Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:55:03 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-431 Nicely done! I have always thought of loading the kiln as a three dimensional Tetris, trying to max out the load. Apparently you don't have to be so fussy, though, as Cynthia Bringle shows : http://cynthiabringle.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-08-15T16%3A55%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7 Nicely done!
I have always thought of loading the kiln as a three dimensional Tetris, trying to max out the load.
Apparently you don’t have to be so fussy, though, as Cynthia Bringle shows :

http://cynthiabringle.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-08-15T16%3A55%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7

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