07.13.2010
After a couple days under plastic, the enclosed forms were stiffened up a bit…
but just enough to trim, stamp and squish. I hadn’t planned on working on them tonight.
But I checked the after class and realized that they were at the right stage of dryness.
I was a little afraid to leave them another day for fear they might dry too much.
If they get too dry, they don’t squish so much as crack when flattened.
So I trimmed some of the edges, then stamped the rim – and squished!
And now, it’s late, I’m tired… and these will have to wait for another day under plastic.
Next up – some slip decoration and a hole pierced through the back for hanging.
Then they’ll be ready for drying, bisque firing, glazing & firing again.
I’m finding I don’t need to use plastic so much this summer, especially this past week. The dew point is so high, things are taking longer than usual ( for summer ) to dry. How about you?
I still rely on the plastic. Being a group studio area, where Lillstreet controls the air conditioning… you never quite know if it’s going to be hot & humid, or cool & dry? Both of which could affect your pots one way or another. And with camp practically every day, I don’t always know if I’m going to feel like staying later to work on things in the studio… or if I might wait for another day… or two… or five?!