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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 21, 2007
07:54 PM Post #3307410
| One of my first posts when I joined DG was in this "Show us your studio" thread http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/676510/ that zenpotter started.
I posted a picture of my still-in-progress "Yurtio"----my pottery studio in the round, designed (loosely) like a Mongolian yurt, or a Navajo hogan. Since then I've posted a few other pix on a couple of other forums, and a few people have asked me for more details.
The structure is 16 feet in diameter. The roof is made of triple-wall, bronze-tinted polycarbonate greenhouse material cut into 16 sections. The outside walls are exterior paneling, painted to match our house. The next layer is 1-1/2 inch polystyrene foam insulation, and the interior walls are 1/8-inch masonite. The cupola on top, which fills the center "smoke hole" is a 24-inch wind turbine that I painted with copper Rustoleum, and which we expect to do a great job of sucking hot air out in the summer. There's also a ceiling fan inside, as well as a nice propane heater that doubles as a small table.
There are two single-tube fluorescent light fixtures on half of the roof support beams, as well as lights on the ceiling fan. With the translucent roof, I expect the structure is visible at night from the San Jose Ariport flight approach path, which we are directly under. Yet to be confirmed...
Copper gutters over the front deck, rain chains, and regular gutters around the rest of the structure were my big Christmas present. Plan is to paint the regular gutters with copper Rustoleum.
The doors were freecycled from a client, who replaced them because they were badly water-damaged. I treated them with home-made "stop-rot", then we routed out the really bad parts & replaced them with plywood & fill, and rolled (to date) 5 coats of exterior enamel on them. They're not quite done yet... They form a very cool "bay window" onto the little front deck. All the doors open---two for getting large stuff in and out, the third just for ventilation.
The floor, which I just finished, is commercial vinyl tile, with all the wonky edge pieces cut by DH on his bandsaw. Last weekend I rented a buffer and scrubbed it all down to get the remaining adhesive off, then sealed/waxed it with 8 coats of various stuff. It shines like a Safeway floor, which was my ultimate goal.
I expect to be fully set up by "Mudder's Day" (for those of us who are potters, it's spelled differently than for the rest of you) and spend the entire day mucking about!
After that, maybe I can get back to gardening...~~
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 21, 2007
07:55 PM Post #3307412
| Interior view 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 21, 2007
07:57 PM Post #3307416
| Interior ceiling: 
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
March 22, 2007
03:07 AM Post #3307776
| That looks neat!! Especially love the front door area. |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
March 22, 2007
03:31 AM Post #3307819
| Thanks for starting this thread! I've been so anxious to see the details. Love the ceiling and front doors. It's obvious you and DH have put a lot of thought and effort into this project. Hope you will share lots more!
Debra |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
March 22, 2007
04:28 AM Post #3307920
| Wow, I have always wanted a dome, the yurtio looks as good. It is really impressive. Will love to see the inside when it is in use.
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sempervirens
Northern, NJ
(Zone 6b)
March 22, 2007
04:40 AM Post #3307939
| Looks wonderful, and so well thought out. I wish I had you to bounce ideas off when I was building my studio.
This forum has been sleeping for a while, thanks for waking us up. |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
March 22, 2007
04:48 AM Post #3307956
| I am glad to see that I am not the only morning person here. |
GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
March 22, 2007
05:04 AM Post #3308021
| Wow . . . this looks great . . . I can only imagine how much time went into this project.
Tip'n my hat to a job well done!!! :)
Thanks for share'n
GD |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 22, 2007
07:30 AM Post #3308431
| Thanks, everyone---DH was pretty enthusiastic about this post----it surprised me! He's VERY talented, creative, and resourceful. Hates it when I get a new Sunset mag and get that look on my face (you ladies know the one I mean) and say "Honey? Ya know..." Last night as we were sitting in the yurt enjoying some music and an adult beverage, I said "Honey? Ya know...I really like this "round" theme we've got going, and we need to replace the falling-down scaffolding that my porcelainberry vine is growing on, and I've gotten some GREAT ideas from the folks on DG..." So the seed is planted for the next round structure!!
The bay window was not in the original design---DH brainstormed it when we came home in sticker shock from Home Depot after looking at straight French doors, and he figured we could get old single doors from somewhere and put them together. As it turned out, these were just laying around waiting for someone to revive them. Gave me about an extra 8 sq ft of floor space, plus follows the curve more closely.
Hopefully the doorways will get trimmed out this weekend so I can sand and paint. Having this thread waiting for me to post more pix should help keep me on task!~~~ |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
March 24, 2007
06:00 PM Post #3316975
| imapigeon it's beautiful! What a cool building. I know I saw it from a distance in another thread but I can't find that thread now. It was some thread in the recent posts I clicked on and you showed a pic of it. Maybe in a pond thread? I can't find it now and I meant to say something then but got distracted. I could see the rain chain in the pic and the roof.Please post more pics of the outside so I can admire it again. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 24, 2007
06:36 PM Post #3317081
| Oh, well, if you insist! I'm painting tomorrow (some interior trim was installed today, and I filled and sanded) so I'll post pix tomorrow evening. Plus the tarp that was protecting the front deck is down, so it looks a LOT better from the distance shot you want to see!! |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
March 26, 2007
06:52 AM Post #3321601
| Janet, how is your project coming along? I stayed so busy this weekend that my DG friends got neglected. Did you make that Home Depot run? Find the supplies needed? Can't wait to see what's new with you!
Debra |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 26, 2007
11:24 AM Post #3322476
| MUCH progress was made. I'll be posting pix of PAINTED interior tomorrow!!!
(I have a dinner out tonite right after work, & will have to neglect all my "virtual" buddies----sorry...) |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
March 26, 2007
12:27 PM Post #3322664
| Awww...boo hoo... and we were hoping you could come out and play...
Ok, we will allow you to have a real life. Enjoy your dinner! |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
March 26, 2007
02:35 PM Post #3323057
| Anxiously awaitin' ! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 26, 2007
06:58 PM Post #3324064
| Dinner was early, so here we go. Walls, which were plain brown Masonite yesterday morning are now (TADA) painted with 2+ coats of hi-gloss exterior enamel----they look white, but it's actually an ice-grey called "Silver Drop" which I think looks better with the vinyl tile than any of the whites did. Amazing how much bigger the space feels now! Should be really easy to clean, too.
Here's a flash shot from outside:
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 26, 2007
07:01 PM Post #3324115
| Here's a shot with no flash, which shows the effect of the inside lites thru the roof, the sconces and the Ikea "ice cube" lites DH is working on for the pathway. It's MIGHTY handy to have an electrician around the house!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 26, 2007
07:04 PM Post #3324147
| Also put bendy plastic/foam molding around the base of the inside, and painted the first coat of turquoise on all the nice trimwork DH did around the inside of the bay. Wish I'd had another day to get that finished, but I should be able to get it done next weekend. 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 26, 2007
07:18 PM Post #3324182
| One more shot:
We took the winter cover out of the inside of the "tonoo" or crown hole because it was getting mighty warm yesterday. The wind turbine sucked air from the open vents under the roof edges, and it was cooled off in minutes. Will be interesting to see how it does when it's 107 in the shade!
Anyway, here's a night shot of the roof, looking up the throat of the tonoo. The ceiling fan is suspended from the compression ring. (It was $10 on the giveaway table at Home Depot a couple of years ago---it was missing a light globe. Don't you LOVE those kind of bargains?)
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
March 26, 2007
07:26 PM Post #3324207
| WOW! Now THAT is one cool place to work on "stuff". You are very lucky, not only to be married to an electrician, but to one that actually does work on your OWN house.
I am married to a carpenter, but yet my kitchen remodel remains in his mind and not a completed job.
Can you show us some of your pottery? Or have you posted it elsewhere and I just missed it?
Janet |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 26, 2007
07:54 PM Post #3324267
| Sure!
Here's a link to my current tile projects (let me see if I can remember how I was able to make this work...). Take the quotes off & paste the URL, and it should work.
"http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jwenholz@verizon.net/album/576460762310639098"
Mostly I do bowls and planters when I throw, because it's what I like to do. You're right---I should pull together an album or a composite. Here's one of my more recent planters:
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
March 26, 2007
08:09 PM Post #3324300
| That's beautiful! I love pottery planters. When I shop I always look for them. Amazing how many these days don't have holes for drainage.
Some of my favorite soup bowls are pottery. I found 3 hand made pottery bowls at Goodwill. I love them. I am always looking for more of them.
I went to your photo album. Beautiful work!! Love that fountain!!! The steps are awesome too. Very creative work!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
March 27, 2007
06:03 AM Post #3325129
| Thanks---I'm anxious to get the studio done so I can get back to it!!! |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
March 27, 2007
07:32 AM Post #3325448
| Janet, I'm speechless. You and your husband are so talented and resourceful, too! The paint color was a good choice. I would imagine there are any number of trade magazines for atisans. You MUST submit your yurtio photos. Love the night time shot without the flash.
Debra |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 09, 2007
04:06 PM Post #3373248
| Progress! We've started to move my stuff in!
Rainy winter in the roofless tent was hard on my equipment & supplies; even with tarps over everything there's a lot of rust and water damage. But with sanding, time, and paint, I'll get it all fixed up again. Spent all weekend working on the ancient freezer I use for a damp box. After only 2 days of work and 6 coats of paint later, I think it looks pretty good!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 09, 2007
04:07 PM Post #3373257
| Left side of door... 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 09, 2007
04:08 PM Post #3373259
| Right side of door... 
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 09, 2007
04:11 PM Post #3373271
| And the damp box in its new home.
Shelves and worksurfaces are next on the agenda. Still shooting for Mother's Day!
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
April 09, 2007
04:48 PM Post #3373404
| Looking Good! Amazing what a little elbow grease and some paint will do for an old appliance!
Janet |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 09, 2007
05:01 PM Post #3373472
| It is, isn't it? Although right now it's my elbows that need the "grease" LOL!! |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 09, 2007
06:24 PM Post #3373799
| What progress! It's looking great. What is a damp box? Is that where you keep clay? |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 10, 2007
06:31 AM Post #3375291
| A damp box is where projects that are partially finished wait until they can be worked on, or where things that need to dry very slowly can be stored (works better than covering with plastic, and less likely to get pulled or knocked out of shape when they're soft).
I had stuff in there all winter that I started just before the roof ripped entirely out of the tent. I had taken impressions of a couple of nice big elephant ears, and extruded some pot feet from the new die that Bill made me. I got them cleaned last weekend, and now I'll have to wait to get enough pieces ready to make a kiln load. With both gas and electricity being so high now, there's no point in firing unless I can stuff the kiln completely full! |
ShastaWolfe
Lublin, WI
April 10, 2007
10:48 AM Post #3376195
| Aw man, this beats my kitchen table 100 fold! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 10, 2007
11:13 AM Post #3376274
| I did clay work at the kitchen table for a while, and everyone complained about the mud in their food!~~ |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 10, 2007
11:14 AM Post #3376281
| LOL! |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
April 11, 2007
04:13 AM Post #3378367
| It is looking very good. I am jealous your very own slab roller.
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
 April 11, 2007
06:52 AM Post #3378922
| Beautiful studio. I love your vessels. The glaze and ribbon around the edge is really cool. Could you provide more details on the extruder ? Looks like it could be a big time Salad Shooter. lol |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 11, 2007
05:31 PM Post #3381225
| The slab roller was a BIG birthday present from DH (I helped pick it out...thank you, honey). I was originally using my manual extruder for tiles, and it works great, but I can only use about half of them because of the warping & twisting from the extruding process. I finally decided if I was gonna do tiles, I had to get a slab roller. It's worked really well. I use pieces of green sheetrock to dry them, and I get a much higher percentage of flat ones now.
The "salad shooter" (which my neighbor calls the "sausage stuffer") was a HUGE present for myself last year (thank you, profit-sharing from my company).
It's actually not JUST an extruder----it slices, it dices, and it will DEFINITELY put the cat out all night. It's a pug mill, and I figure it will keep me pottering for many extra years. I got it from Peter Pugger (stop laughing). It mixes and de-airs my clay, so all the hours and hours of hand-mixing and wedging I had to do are pretty much OVER. My favorite mix is half red stoneware and half porcelain, and most of the clay I have is still rework stuff from when I was in class---I brought home buckets of stuff the other students had tossed---so mixing is critical. I can buy extruder dies for the business end of it, but I'm still so thrilled with the fact that it spits out prepped clay that I don't even care. And I am still very happy with my manual extruder.
The pug mill was a serious investment in my health, and my wrists and elbows and back are not a bit sorry! Also it saves me a tremendous amount of time. I still do a little hand-wedging, but I used to set aside a whole day just to prep clay, and now I can spend that time working.
My original wheel was hand-built by DH using an ancient motor, and had a hand-crank to slow it down or speed it up. It worked really well, but without a foot control it was a nightmare to slow down in a hurry. So we opted for a Clay Boss, which I've been pretty happy with. It won't do really big stuff, but I'm not very good a throwing really big stuff, so it's not a problem! |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
April 11, 2007
06:42 PM Post #3381559
| Wow ! what a great set-up. If I take a pottery class this Spring I want to make another series of tiles. I can't throw worth a darn and the tiles can go in the garden.
Sure would like to see more of your stuff. |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 11, 2007
06:54 PM Post #3381591
| Yes, please. Show us more of your work!
Debra |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
April 12, 2007
04:50 AM Post #3382323
| Me too. I want to see your work!!!
have to buy my clay ready to go since my fibromyalgia just doesn't let me wedge. My Dh will help me when he has the time, but I hate to ask him he has so much to do. I don't throw at all anymore my hands just won't do it. That really doesn't bother me. I quit throwing the day I quit teaching it.
I use a slab roller at a clay center they are so wonderful what a time save and tile saver. I dry them between drywall as well. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 13, 2007
09:30 AM Post #3386857
| I had some pix of bowls & stuff, but when my HD crashed last year, and then the NEW HD crashed this year, they got all mixed up. I am s l o w l y recovering & reorganizing----I have 3 copies of some of my pix in different folders, and only one of others---it's a real mess. Since I keep very little of my work (most of it gets given away as gifts) I have to find the pictures---can't take new ones!
Everything I've done for the past 2 years has been tiles---it has taken me forever to learn how to do the tiles right, keep them flat, and get them painted. I linked to photos in another forum, but I'll put link here, too:
'http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jwenholz@verizon.net/album/576460762310639098'
Take the quotation marks off the beginning and end, and paste in your browser. Still working on the walkway tiles---weather and noplace to work have taken a major toll on that project, but I hope to be back on it soon! I actually fired a batch just before the rains set in, but I had a spider nest in one of my burner ports, and the kiln wouldn't come up to temperature (talk about bugs in the system lol...) so that load has to be done again before I can do anything with the tiles.
I am SO NOT an artist, and I really struggle with brushwork. I had a great teacher who was incredibly patient with me, and after I practice for a few hours, at usually stop throwing tiles away. Same with throwing...takes me a bunch of rejects to get the feel of it again. So new stuff will not be posted right away!
The art work in the yurtio behind the "salad shooter" was done by DH and his best buddy Rick when they were in high school---they painted this mural in the back of Bill's closet. (They claim there were no chemical enhancements involved--their only inspiration was adolescent angst.) His mom kept threatening to paint over it, but never did. When the house was sold last year and the guys went to admire it for the last time, they realized it was on plywood, not sheetrock. So they pulled out and salvaged what they could. I asked if I could have it for the yurt, since 1) I wanted some color and 2) Rick was one of the people who helped get the yurt started. So the 60s rock on! |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 14, 2007
09:11 AM Post #3390376
| Spider nests...hmmmm...who have thought spiders would interfer with your work? Be careful. I've heard of them nesting in gas grill lines and causing explosions. Have no idea if true or not. Love the artwork. That's great that they saved it. It really adds color to your studio.
Debra |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
April 14, 2007
11:16 AM Post #3390811
| Nice tiles, are they all on your property? |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 14, 2007
02:11 PM Post #3391403
| Debra: I don't know about explosions, but the reason we knew to look in the burner ports when the kiln was acting up was from an article Bill read on the Weber grill forum about spider nests----they just said it kept the BBQ from working right.
zen: yes, everything's at our house; it's in a sort of Mediterranean-style tract, and I decided to push the envelope and turn ours into a Mexican hacienda. We built a little courtyard in front, which is where the fountain sits. Bill built a gorgeous rustic-looking ironwood gate. Eventually the whole floor of the courtyard will be (tiled like the front walk), assuming my knees, hands & tile saw all hold up! Here's how it looked a couple of years ago. Last year the plants were huge, and unfortunately I didn't take any pictures. Over the unusually cold winter we had, everything got frozen, and now the whole area is just a disaster. When we get done with the yurt, that's one of my next big projects---redo all my container plantings! I've been looking at the container forum for inspiration, especially TomTom's gorgeous combos!
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zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
April 15, 2007
05:40 AM Post #3393437
| What a nice courtyard. I am jealous.
Things like that sure are hard on the knees and hands. Those of us that work with clay will never win any beautiful hands contests. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 15, 2007
08:31 AM Post #3394134
| Thanks---looking at the pictures, I'm jealous, too! It sure doesn't look like this now... If I took a "before" and "after" picture, you'd think they were switched LOL!
Bill's working on shelving and work surfaces today; while I'm mulching & prepping the tomato bed. Rained like the dickens here yesterday afternoon, (right after they announced that we're in the middle of a drought year), so our heavy clay soil's nice and soft, for a change! Maybe I'll even be able to get a few bigger plants moved... |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 15, 2007
08:48 AM Post #3394170
| Gorgeous work, Ima! I used to fake pottery when I was in H.S. - one doesn't necessarily have to wedge any more? I love cobalt blue and turquoise together... I had a chance when we redid my bathroom but I couldn't quite figure it out... and my DD chose Talavera tiles that were blue green and orange!
xxx, Carrie |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
April 15, 2007
07:26 PM Post #3396342
| Carrie, Was that a question about wedging? If it was, no you don't have to wedge at least when you start out. If you have extra clay and want to add it to other clay then you need to wedge. I just got home from the clay studio where I supervise open studio on Sunday evenings and was doing some wedging. It helps build up the arm muscles. |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 16, 2007
11:42 AM Post #3398443
| I don't need any more arm muscles, thanks so much! Now I just dream about clay.
x, C |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 16, 2007
01:16 PM Post #3398718
| carrie: my inspiration for my house color combo was a pair of lapis & turquoise earrings, and the exterior wall color is my favorite terra-cotta clay fired to C02 and then lightened----so I guess you could say I'm surrounded by clay!~
I'm really getting anxious to MAKE something...I got an assortment of used rubber stamps on eBay last week, and I want to try them out!
Bill's cut the countertop sections---he got a nice formica countertop from Ikea out of their bargain area for something ridiculous like $15. And he could have just put it in one section and it would have been easy, but of course I wanted it in TWO sections! He was able to cut them both out of the piece, but it's twice the fitting----and on round walls, mind you. He's off to HD for more hardware... |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 16, 2007
02:37 PM Post #3398998
| ima - that color combo is not only very Southwestern, NM, Old Mexico etc, it's also very hmmm I'm not sure. Middle Eastern wouldn't be quite right, Turkish? Islam? Byzantine? I've always loved cobalt blue, but I first added the turquoise/aqua part when I found some notecards in Istanbuhl that were a beautiful vine-y pattern of cobalt on an aqua/turquoise background or maybe A/T on a cobalt background or maybe the two intertwined. I think there were little red dots in there too. The reason I say aqua/turquoise is because I'm not really clear on which exact color it is. I like your aqua doors color a lot - not as much as cobalt of course, but a lot. That's the accent color I should have used in the bathroom. I had the ceiling painted very pale green on the theory that cool colors enlarge a space. Unfortunately it's a very UGLY pale green. Then the contractor totally screwed up the tile backsplash, so if I can figure out a way to untile them, I have a plain Talavera pattern that's JUST blue and white to put in instead.
Strange, where we get our color themes. Even though gardens always have blues with yellows, I find myself drawn more to monochromatic color combinations. I realize our cobalt combo isn't exactly monochromatic, but they're not opposite either. I'm raving... time to stop.
xxx, Carrie |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 16, 2007
05:12 PM Post #3399545
| You say "raving" as if it were a bad thing!
Moroccan? Is that what you're thinking of? That's what comes to my mind---and that fits because the Moors were in Spain for so long, and the Spanish...etc. And their TILE---OMG.
I found it fascinating a few years ago when I looked out into the garden and all the stuff that I liked was shades of pink, purple and yellow. I NEVER wore those colors, and if asked, my favorite color in the garden would be blue. It still is, but I've expanded my horizons!
I can relate to your orange problem. One of my gardening issues is the Wyoming and Praetoria cannas that I planted because I love the foliage, but I HATE the screaming orange flowers. I'm seriously considering just whacking the buds off this year! The Wyomings are right near the yurtio, and they're going to just clash...(stamping my little foot). So do you really have to change the tiles to get the look you want? ARGHH---that's a lot of rework!
I |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 17, 2007
09:45 AM Post #3401618
| II have to change the tiles because instead actually making a backsplash, he glued the tiles on top of the tiles that were already there. It looks like a kindergarten job. No grout, no straight lines. Elsewhere in the bathroom we have baby blue tile. Nobody's favorite, but I didn't clash with my master plan. So where there was a broken or chipped tile, he was able to chisel out the broken one and replace it with one of my Talavera tiles. That's how I thought he would make the backsplash, chisel out the required # of pastel tiles and replace them with Talavera tiles. GROAN. What a jerk. At least it gives me an excuse to chip out the loser tiles my DD picked out and have ones that I pick out. LOL. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 17, 2007
06:17 PM Post #3403191
| carrie: Sounds like a VERY nasty job. I've found tiling isn't really that difficult to do, and it sounds like you could to a WAY better job yourself than the pro you hired!!! How big an area do you have?
I have WORK SURFACES in the yurtio!
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fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 19, 2007
12:05 PM Post #3408959
| Congrats! They look nice. You must have one of the cleanest, most organized studios around. Certainly the prettiest!
Debra |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 19, 2007
02:33 PM Post #3409361
| Not yet, but it's gettin' there! Wait till you see the new shelves! IBut first 'm going to nicely label all my glaze ingredients containers with the nice vinyl labels I got from lhasalover's DG co-op. |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 19, 2007
05:33 PM Post #3409938
| Ohhhhh... that's just waaaaaay to organized! Secretly I think it's great since I'm a little obssesive compulsive - just don't have the time to organize and label the way I'd really like to. LOL |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 19, 2007
07:16 PM Post #3410339
| I'm bound and determined to have it organized for 24 hours before it all goes pear-shaped when I actually start to work in it! LOL! |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 20, 2007
03:19 PM Post #3412906
| Oh, I love labels! labeled shelves, labeled jars, labeled boxes...
Maybe it's just that I can usually never find anything! But things that are labeled - like the pink plastic box that says 'seeds' - I can usually find. Sometimes.
xxx, Carrie |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 21, 2007
06:57 AM Post #3414990
| Started labeling last night...from the bedroom I have a view of the yurt, right into the shelves, and I can't wait to see ALL the containers lined up and labeled! It's going to be wonderful to have everything CLEAN and together in one layer, instead of things stacked on top of each other and behind each other. Bill's curving the shelves to match the wall shape, and making them just deep enough for one Costco salsa container. He found some nice plastic snap-on edging for them. He's going to try the heat-gun on it to make it conform to the curves on the ends of the shelves. (He always rounds the corners on things he builds for me; otherwise I'll find some way to smack myself on something sharp...sigh.)
Well, today I'm off to help my friend dig holes for her tomatoes and line them with chickenwire to keep the *&(!)_# gophers out, and burn off her oxalis with my Weed Dragon. Have a great day, everyone!~ |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 21, 2007
07:46 AM Post #3415152
| ROTFL! Janet, your last post hit me as really funny. I wake up each morning excited to look out the bedroom window and see what wildlife is at our pond. You will wake up and get excited looking at your organized shelves!
Have fun digging in the dirt. Headed there now myself.
Debra |
summerkid
Rose Lodge, OR
(Zone 8b)
April 21, 2007
08:50 AM Post #3415271
| pigeon, what was the structural part of your walls? The masonite or the rigid insulation? |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
April 21, 2007
12:15 PM Post #3415620
| Labels the ultimate. Just think you will be able to find stuff when you want it. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 21, 2007
07:29 PM Post #3416866
| summerkid: The exterior sheeting panels are curved around the deck, and screwed to 2x4s, and the roof ribs are also screwed to the 2x4s. I would have to call the exterior sheeting the "structural part of the walls". The insulation was cut to fit between the 2x4s, and the masonite is screwed to the 2x4s from the inside. The insulation and the masonite definitely add rigidity and structure to the "sandwich", but they wouldn't have the strength to hold the roof up without the exterior panels.
Doorframe went up first, then the panels were screwed around the outside edge of the decking. Attached picture shows the construction of the exterior walls----as a panel went up, it was cargo-strapped to the eye bolt in the center of the floor. Once all the panels were up and the whole thing was a unit, three "belly bands" were wrapped around the entire structure, and the cargo straps were removed.
On a real yurt (you can see pix at Pacific Yurts) they use expanding wood slats for the structural element of the walls. But I just moved out of a "tent" studio, and I wanted something more permanent and less subject to the elements.
Naturally, now that this one is almost done, Bill says there are several things he would do differently if he were building another!
Debra: speaking of wildlife at the pond, I was working at my desk the other day and heard a "whoosh, whoosh" Looked out, and sure enough, there was an egret planning to shop in my pond. So gorgeous----so HUNGRY. Had to shoo him away!
zen: I knew you would appreciate the tidiness and the labeling---it's going to make it much easier to make a batch of glaze when I know what I've got on hand! Tomorrow I'm washing off all my sad, rained-on-splashed-on buckets of glaze and moving those into the yurt.
Getting closer to Mudder's Day!!~~
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 22, 2007
04:25 AM Post #3417455
| Janet, you have made great progress. Looking forward to seeing your pottery projects! |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 23, 2007
09:18 AM Post #3421695
| Ima, how are you creating these labels? I love labels but I have terrible handwriting. No one else can read it. LOL - doesn't help much. But I utterly empathize with your exciting view of ORGANIZATION!
xxx, Carrie |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 23, 2007
11:30 AM Post #3422159
| Hi carrie---I'm using the Word template that lhasalover linked from the manufacturer in the second post in her co-op forum http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/703957/.
It's working great! I had to tweak the left margin just a skosh, but other than that, it's perfect.
Later today, I'll post pix of progress on the yurtio----tonight I am hoping to get a few more glaze ingredients that are still in brown-paper bags into their proper containers and nicely labeled so everyone can OOOOOH and AAAAHHHH ;=} |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
April 24, 2007
04:49 AM Post #3424776
| Wow no more paper bags to leak. Now that is a luxury. |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
April 24, 2007
02:50 PM Post #3426629
| Finally found the templates on that site! But what do they look like? I WANT TO SEE THE LABELS! (Sorry) It would me such a thrill to be able to see what font you use, etc.
xxx, Carrie |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 24, 2007
07:33 PM Post #3427708
| Carrie:
There are some BEAUTIFUL labels on the "received and chat" forum http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/709931/ for the vinyl labels.
I did some plant labels for my callas & alstros with pix, but most of my labels are just plain black text. I
've used Ariel Rounded MT font in the biggest size that will fit on the labels.
I thought for sure I would finish tonight, but I still have things to put into containers and label. But attached are 2 shots I took the other day of the left and right sides, and spliced together---hopefully this works! I was tempted tonight to just roll out a few tiles, but I resisted in favor of continuing to get my stuff moved in, organized and marked. I wanna play in the MUD!!!!
Janet
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
April 25, 2007
04:12 AM Post #3428311
| Where is the clay dust? You need to roll out some tiles, who ever heard of a dust free clay studio. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 30, 2007
08:30 AM Post #3447312
| I washed and labeled and tossed all weekend----I had a lot of stuff that got completely trashed when the rain and leaves came in the non-roof of the old tent. I had drawings on a plaster work-surface that was under a tarp, but managed to suck up all kinds of moisture. Not only was the plaster trashed, but the paper turned to jelly! Too bad I wasn't making paper-clay...
Anyway, I'm on the home stretch!
I'm taking a vacation day today so I can get my tomatoe seedlings planted. We had 90-degrees Thurs and Fri last week, so it's TIME. Gotta get them in the ground!!
zen, I wanted to ask you if you have any good C-10 reduction glaze recipes you would be willing to share? I have a white and cobalt blue that I like a lot, but I need a celadon and a turquiose, and I could use a better tenmoku, too. A lot of my old recipes from the '70s used Kingman spar, and unfortunately they just don't seem to work well with Custer.
I ran the pug mill over the weekend, and I promise you there was clay dust! But I was able to sweep up the vinyl floor, and vacuum the dust piles--WOOOHOOOO!! Of course, when I start throwing...it may be a different story. That's why I painted the walls with exterior enamel, which I figured would wipe down pretty easily-----we'll see about THAT. |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
April 30, 2007
10:39 AM Post #3447694
| Janet, you're on a roll! I'm way lost with all the reduction glaze - tenmoku - spar - Custer...(lol!)...but can tell you are getting ready to hit the ground running. It's to be 86 degrees here today. I've been watering my new tomatoes, peppers, roses, etc. Thank goodness winter is over!!!!!
Debra |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
May 01, 2007
03:58 AM Post #3450067
| Janet, I use the cone 10 glazes at the clay center that I go to and they mix them there. They have a very nice tenmoku and celedon I will get those. As for the turquoise not really. I will go through some of the glaze recipes I have and see what is there and I will ask the technician that mixes the glazes what he has for turquoise. I do my own cone 04 since they don't have the range I want or I get commercial 04 glazes. As long as I pay for the chemicals I can mix them there, a real bonus.
I bounce between the clay center and home for my work. At home I do low fire and at the center high fire. I use Terra sigallata on my sculptures much of the time that I make at home.
Debra did you get all of that?
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fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
May 01, 2007
06:05 AM Post #3450537
| Absolutely...understood every word. (not!) LOL! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 01, 2007
06:50 AM Post #3450754
| zen: I have Viveka Heino's Lithium Blue that I got from her IN PERSON when I got to visit her studion once with my instructor. It's got a fairly wide range, if you're interested in having that. I would appreciate any recipes you could give me----never can have too many! Seems like somewhere I have a Terra sigillata, too---we did some polished earthenware for a pit-firing. I'll see if I can find it. And I have a GREAT raku recipe called Copper Penny---if you ever do raku and would like that.
Debra, try not to doze off!
Bill did shelves yesterday for my bats (not the belfry kind) and I'm hoping today he'll do shelves for the rolling rack. And then, I think, I'll be READY TO WORK!~~
Speaking of work, better get to my paying job...later! |
summerkid
Rose Lodge, OR
(Zone 8b)
May 01, 2007
07:02 AM Post #3450791
| The yurtio really SHOULD have a belfry, though ... |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
May 02, 2007
05:21 AM Post #3454377
| The Viveka Heino's Lithium Blue recipe would be great and the copper penny.
I am not sure if I will be at the clay studio this week or not. I am setting up for a open studio for tomorrow night and working in the garden. In other words I can't get the recipes until next week sometime.
Pauline |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
May 02, 2007
05:44 AM Post #3454452
| zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...wake me up when you start making something pretty...LOL! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 03, 2007
07:26 AM Post #3458822
| Bill and I have both been down with some nasty flu this week, and yurtio project has been on hold. Will get back to it this weekend and try to post something interesting for EVERYONE who's reading this thread...
Pauline, I'll DMail you the recipes---Sunday, if not sooner. |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
May 04, 2007
04:43 AM Post #3461693
| Hope you are both feeling better today. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 08, 2007
04:57 PM Post #3477296
| What I did last Saturday (then Sunday I was sick again---this is a NASTY flu bug!)
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/721212/
The list of things to do on the inside of the yurt is getting short---good thing, since Mudder's Day is Sunday! I've got nearly everything moved in, and am waiting for Bill to cut a shelf and another worksurface, put covers on the outlets, and one or two other little things...
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fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
May 14, 2007
11:06 AM Post #3496077
| Nice rock wall. Great place for a bed next to your studio. Hope you are back 100%.
Debra |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 14, 2007
02:13 PM Post #3496612
| Close enough!I spent all yesterday afternoon throwing pots and making a total mess out of the yurt----it was great! And that vinyl tile floor cleaned up like a dream. It's SO nice when the vision and the reality come together!
I'll post pix tonight... |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
May 14, 2007
03:50 PM Post #3496934
| Playing in the mud is so cathardic... |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 14, 2007
07:53 PM Post #3497617
| it IS, it IS!!! Attached is a spliced-together 360 degree photo of the inside of the yurt, with all its TOTALLY cool features and labeled containers of stuff. Don't know if the picture will come out on DG or not. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 14, 2007
07:57 PM Post #3497638
| And here's a shot of the pots I kept yesterday (5 out of 8---not bad for starting up again after a year). If I'm lucky, one of them will make it through trimming, firing, glazing and firing again.
My goal yesterday was to use every piece of equipment in the studio, but I didn't make it around to the extruder; just ran out of time!
I made a heck of a mess with this red clay, and it all cleaned up beautifully off the vinyl tile floor.
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 14, 2007
10:59 PM Post #3498377
| WoW Janet! What a cool idea. Making the 360 photo. It's like walking around in there. :-) I can see how you'd have a ton of fun in there. Your set up is awesome!
I've never done anything with clay and always admired folks that work with it. Your pots look good just as they are! Can't wait to see them finished.
Janet |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
May 14, 2007
11:26 PM Post #3498478
| I WANNA PLAYHOUSE, TOO!!!!! That is soooo cool. Your pots are beautiful. My favorite is the one on the bottom, way in the back. Very graceful lines. |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
May 15, 2007
12:06 AM Post #3498658
| You're in!! Yay!!!! Very nice. So...does it feel wonderful? :) |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
May 15, 2007
07:19 AM Post #3499174
| I just called my DH in to show him the 360º photo. Now it is mud time : - )
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 15, 2007
10:21 AM Post #3499679
| Thanks, everyone! It DOES feel wonderful! I've missed throwing SO much! In the old tent (and before I got my pug mill), I had much more prep work to do to before I could start working on anything. So if I was doing slab tiles, that was pretty much it---I couldn't throw the same day. This layout is so convenient that I can do different things in the same session and make much better use of my time.
I do see a problem, however----it's so pretty out there that I'm going to be unable to leave a mess...sigh. I'll have to actually save myself time to CLEAN UP every time I work!! |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
May 16, 2007
08:11 AM Post #3502818
| Maybe you can leave your tools out and just clean up the clay mess. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 16, 2007
11:27 AM Post #3503468
| Pauline, I seem to be a VERY messy thrower----especially when I'm starting up again after time off. It's just my technique (or lack thereof)---my tools, the floor all around my wheel, my shirt, my pants, my towel...I get clay on EVERYTHING! So I'm resigned to cleaning it all at the end of every session. The only downside to the yurt is there's no running water, so I have to trek a ways to the outside sink to rinse my hands between every pot. I'm thinking I may need to stage a second bucket of water (besides the bowl I use for throwing) for rinsing my hands so I can go to the sink and clean up between pots! Otherwise I'll get clay all over the door handle.
Do you have any suggestions?
The clay use is about half red stoneware and half porcelain, which may contribute to the situation...light on the grog and heavy on the iron! |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
May 23, 2007
12:46 PM Post #3527495
| Sorry it took so long to reply I have been out of commission as of late.
The way I handled that was to become a hand builder. That really isn't the reason I changed, but I never did find a way not to be messy. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 27, 2007
02:52 PM Post #3541927
| I admire anyone who can hand-build. I have never gotten the knack! I want to do a painted clay snake to sit on the wall by the yurt, so I guess I'll have to figure out how to do it, though. As my mother used to say "you won't learn any younger".
For the past couple of weeks, I've been planting out the new raised bed by the yurt, and I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. Stuffed some blue lobelias into the "open spots" yesterday so they will provide color until the perennials fill in. I helped a friend move last weekend, and brought back a bunch of mature potted camellias, azaleas, and a gorgeous purple rhodie that she can't keep any more. They are a bit the worse for the trip in the open trailer, but I think they'll come out of it. Since we put a shade sail up over the front courtyard last year to help keep the house cooler, the partial-sun lovers are NOT doing well there at all, so I think the shade plants will be happier out there. But of course cramming more big plants that need to be hand-watered into a space that's already a mess and needs to be cleaned up from the bad winter freeze is making me VERY cranky and overwhelmed!!
I'll post pix of the raised bed planting later today----right now I'm going to go MAKE stuff! I started some newspaper soaking last night so I could try TomTom's papercrete recipe, and I want to get some throwing done before it gets hot. |
Zanymuse
Scotia, CA
(Zone 9b)
June 03, 2007
05:30 PM Post #3570362
| Could you put in one of those free standing utility sinks? You could use a garden hose hooked to it for a waper source and hide it toward the back side coming in and run a pvc drain pipe outinto a flowerbed for drainage. If you got the pvc with holes in it you could lay it out in the beds, cover it with mulch and be watering the plants everytime you use the sink. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
June 03, 2007
06:14 PM Post #3570489
| Zany: I have thought about that, and if it becomes a problem I could set one up just outside the yurt's door. But I have a nice deep outdoor sink with hot water and everything about 30 feet away, so it's really only an issue when I'm throwing. If I weren't such a total slob when I throw, it wouldn't be an issue at all LOL!
I threw again last Sunday, and took an extra bucket of water into the yurt with me, and that seemed to help. The good part about having to go wash up between pots is that I have to move around and stretch out. The older I get, the better an idea THAT is! And cleaning up didn't seem to take as long. I also kept a big old towel nearby and wiped my hands off, so I didn't get clay all over the door (and why I didn't think of THAT sooner is beyond me).
One of those little host-connected sinks might be just the thing, tho, and there's a nice hose bibb right nearby...I'll have to give that some more thought! |
Zanymuse
Scotia, CA
(Zone 9b)
June 03, 2007
07:13 PM Post #3570717
| Seeing that you are in Gilroy I half expected to see big garlic shaped pots for the garlic festival.
Yes, as we age it is more necessary to take a break and stretch. I know if I get too involved in anything and don't move about I end up very stiff and sore. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
June 03, 2007
07:38 PM Post #3570817
| Well, my ex-instructor kind of has the market cornered on garlic pottery, and I wouldn't want to encroach. Maybe when I get back in practice I could figure out a garlic-themed planter---thanks for a great idea! I do make garlic-shaped trivets/tiles that I donate to a couple of local organizations for raffles. That way don't have the pressure of trying to make them on a deadline and worry about selling them. Somebody else gets stuck with them~~ LOL!
My DH was stationed at the now-defunct Naval Facility at Centerville beach for a few months in the early 70s and we lived in Fortuna----loved the area. |
Georgart53
Clifton, TX
July 06, 2007
12:56 PM Post #3703284
| I switch from hand building to throwing. I enjoy both. I use cone six for now. I got "mastering cone six glazes". but my first batch hasn't done so good. I think it's because my kiln doesn't get up to a true cone six. I bought some 7 cones and use them, but when I put in a six self supporting cone it still doesn't not go over the way it should for cone six. I can't afford anything right now, but maybe some new elements.
I have a fireproof blanket that I am going to try after the kiln sitter pops off and cover the kiln with that for about an hour then take it off and see if that makes a difference. I think it will help devlope the glazes better. I did however buy some potters choice glazes (amaco?) and really like them. I got oilspot, rutile blue, salt buff, Those I've tried. But I also got, Shino, Albany slip, OH and Tenmokku.. which I have used.
They work good if you follow the instructions. I learned with cone 10 of course, so now I'm having problems with the cone six. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 06, 2007
03:44 PM Post #3703857
| Georgart, I can totally relate! I just did my first firing since last October, and my kiln fired C10 on the very bottom, C11 on the next shelf, then a couple of shelves of 9-10, and then maybe C6 on the top two shelves (8 didn't go down, so it was below that) The glazes I put on top were the ones that run like the devil, so I was hoping it would mature, but not go all over the place.
Fortunately I was refiring a bunch of tiles from October when I had an ENTIRE kiln-load underfire, so at least I got most of those out OK.
Sigh...it's always an adventure! I just ordered some new, smaller diameter shelves, as I think maybe the heat's getting trapped at the bottom because my shelves are too big. I'm going to try my next load with the smaller ones at the bottom, and gradually put the bigger ones above the middle----and then keep my fingers crossed, as always!!! |
Georgart53
Clifton, TX
July 07, 2007
11:05 AM Post #3706847
| I know. It's an adventure! My college teacher, built the school kiln out of a safe. Probably 4 ft tall inside and 2.5 ft wide. Updraft. I liked the way it work, but when he left they ditched it and bought a new one. I'd still like to try and make on like that, but I can't find a salvage yard that has anything but cars. I got the Fred Olsen Kiln Book so I'll probably try to use one of his ideas.
But learning these cone six glazes is hard and now that you can't get gerstly borate. ...
Actually that kiln shelf thing sounds like a good idea. My kiln is so small though that I can't get but a few pieces in when glazing.. depends upon the size of the piece but. And I stilt stuff cause I don't know my glazes too good. Later when I am familiar with them I'll know how to put it on so it won't run.. Actually so far no runs.
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 08, 2007
01:56 PM Post #3711363
| I just started a new thread for clay addicts:
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/745656/ |
Georgart53
Clifton, TX
July 08, 2007
07:17 PM Post #3712290
| Woot!!! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
09:11 PM Post #4028910
| The yurtio now has ART!
My friend had her son make me a copper barn star for my b'day, and I hung on the side of the yurt that faces my desk so I can see it from the house.
Isn't it beeeuuuteeful?? I'm so excited I had to share...
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
September 29, 2007
10:14 AM Post #4030311
| Cool! Happy Birthday! What a great birthday present. Please post a photo after it develops that beautiful patina.
Debra |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
October 06, 2007
07:27 AM Post #4053964
| What a wonderful gift, it's beautiful. |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
October 06, 2007
12:23 PM Post #4054670
| Beautifully crafted star. So nice to receive a gift made especially for the occasion. |
3gardeners
Mableton, GA
(Zone 7a)
November 05, 2007
11:23 AM Post #4159837
| I LOVE your Yutio! My family loves to camp in these and this is a WONDERFUL idea of how to use one! Glad I was looking around Daves and saw this. Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to copy your idea!
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 05, 2007
12:59 PM Post #4160135
| Thanks---If you ever decide to build one, touch base with me because DH would be happy to provide insight and lessons-learned.
It's been just wonderful all summer (tho' there were days it was just too bloody hot to work, even with the doors open and the fan going). Everything was hunky-dory after the quake the other day----first place I went to check; to heck with the house---LOL!. I've been spending more time in it recently since it's cooled off, and every day I love it more!~ |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 05, 2007
01:46 PM Post #4160289
| Quake the other day? They must be so common place they don't even make the news here any more. Or maybe I just didn't listen. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 05, 2007
05:14 PM Post #4161067
| Yeah, we had a 5.6---biggest one since '89's 6.7 shaker. It did no significant damage (of course it WAS like 500% less powerful, too!) October is Earthquake and Fire month in beautiful California...sigh. |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 05, 2007
05:20 PM Post #4161099
| Hey we may have snow, but we don't have earthquakes. I can only remember one and that just rattled the kitchen cupboards and opened some of them. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 05, 2007
05:29 PM Post #4161137
| When we were in the Aleutians off the coast of Alaska, we had 2 active volcanoe islands that were either side of ours. We had so many quakes we got really blase' about it. But that's been 30 years ago, and this last one was a long, rolling shaker that I would have been happy to skip! Plus our 'quake-predicting cat died last year, so I only had about 1 minute of warning from our newest kitty. The old one (who lived to be 18) used to stay awake and yell at us for a WEEK telling us we were about to have one. After the main one was over, she'd sleep for 3 days. I can only assume she felt all the pre-shocks. She was handy to have around! |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
November 12, 2007
10:17 PM Post #4187311
| What a fabuolous workspace you have created, well done! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 13, 2007
11:28 AM Post #4188705
| Thanks---it's been really nice to go out there in the evenings after work, turn on the TV, crank up the heater and work on making tiles! It's a very comfortable space, and---so far---the way we organized it is working out really well. Since clay is such a messy business, it's great to have it separated from everything else! |
