Sunday's Show and Tell...9/23/18

[rusty.kirkpatrick]

Hmmm....
One month to 2 months... About 1-2 weeks to sculpt, then I have to cut it apart and hollow it so it won't explode in the kiln ..so that adds another week. Then I tetris it back together and paint it, one more week. Then I load it in the kiln and it has to sit and dry for about 2 weeks before I turn it on. If it's fired too soon the water molecules can't escape from the clay once it reaches boiling temp, so it can explode. Then it fires for about 12 hours to pyrometric cone 5, about 2,300 degrees F.

I'm working on a piece right now which I hollowed last night, so you can see the process...

It's kinda like scooping the guts out of a pumpkin. Haha.

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Very cool, kinda reminds me of the chocolate bunnies I used to get from the Easter bunny.

 

[Casual dreamer]

My buddy @KingSized HD gave me a tip on an estate sale where I picked up this very nice extra large 72 schwinn varsity, also scored this nice 1970 Smith-Corona typewriter, and some great book about Fresno history, a great find!

 

[redline1968]

Thanks. Trans an wonder land oh ya...awsome

 

[Mike Franco]

I'm a sucker for license plates

 

[stoney]

On a bike buying hiatus, but stopped by an estate sale on my lunch break and got a creepy baby abd a little advertising piece. View attachment 873264

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Yeah that kid looks real happy in his sissy clothes for all too see

 

[Hobo Bill]

eye ha d a fairy visit me last knight