So we’ve opened the flood gates, and I’m back in studio production mode!
Monday night I started by throwing a bunch of cylinders that will become mugs.
Tonight they were ready to be stamped… so I did… again, and again, and again…
And here’s the “proof”… before & after and the stamp that did all the hard work!
So now they’re all stamped, but they were still too wet to be trimmed. A little squishy still.
They’re all wrapped up overnight so they don’t dry out too fast. Hopefully they”ll be ready
to trim and add handles in the next day or so. Don’t want them to dry too fast!!!
Most people don’t realize how important TIMING is in pottery. Catching the clay at the right
moment to stamp, then a little later to trim & add handles. Waiting for “leatherhard” can be
tough. But if you miss the window of opportunity, your clay can get too dry too fast
and then it might be too late to stamp… or worse yet, too dry to trim!
Nice stamping report. Just to be curious: what do you press against the inside while stamping on the outside? Admire the precision!
So true what you say about timing.
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ANITA – Just my finger!!! I press the stamp from one side towards my finger on the other side. Always trying to keep even pressure to create a clean impression while not warping, squishing, moving or warping the pot.