Ceramics - Page 2

monster · 06-30-2007, 05:29 PM

Actually, the giraffes are one glaze. It just breaks like that -it's a liquid texture glaze. I think it was Antique Brown. The yellow/brown inside is also just one glaze. If the giraffes aren't antique brown, then the inside is...

I've been working on this for years and I didn't bother writing them down!

LabRat · 07-02-2007, 09:43 AM

Cool! Thanks for the info.

Flint · 07-02-2007, 09:48 AM

@monster: Those are some very intricate, imaginative pieces, for the medium of ceramics. Very cool.

My grandmother on my father's side was an self-taught painter and also fired ceramics, which I have some pieces of, displayed prominently on my personal altar at home. She was a big influence on me, encouraging me to be unique and creative, to be myself. I was a weird kid, but she understood me (when it seemed like nobody else did). I have a fondness for ceramics, because it reminds me of her. As does flower-pressing.

Thank you for sharing your work.

Happy Monkey · 07-02-2007, 08:32 PM

Oooh. I like that one a lot.

monster · 07-02-2007, 08:49 PM

thanks. We call that one the flaming dooberry.

glatt · 07-03-2007, 12:29 PM

I'm also a fan of the flaming dooberry. It's pretty cool looking.

Flint · 07-03-2007, 12:32 PM

That's very exciting! <--- (actual proper use of exclamation mark)

DucksNuts · 07-03-2007, 06:45 PM

You can never have enough exclamation marks!!!

If you actually spoke to me, you would know that I end all my talkie sentences in them too.

LabRat · 07-05-2007, 10:54 AM

Ooooh, I like that one too!! How tall is it?

monster · 07-05-2007, 07:55 PM

About 18" I think.

Elspode · 07-06-2007, 11:50 PM

Outstanding. How much for the red flamelike piece, please?

monster · 04-25-2008, 09:51 PM

Oh sorry, splode -missed that before. It is not for sale, sorry.

here's the new sundial I made to replace the one that got broken (my second ever piece), and a sushi dish for a houswarming present for a friend. Some work in progress to follow for those interested.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-25-2008, 10:04 PM

Love the sundial, that'll brighten up any garden/yard.

monster · 04-25-2008, 10:41 PM

damn, lost the post on the process of handbuiding. Too late to redo

Tomorrow, dudes....

monster · 04-27-2008, 10:42 PM

Thanks!

I believe they might sell at the right price, but sadly I think the labor involved would mean ther righ price would be a loss to me.

It costs me $12/hour for studio time and materials, it takes me about 1 hour to prepare the form, about 3 hours to refine it, 2 to carve it, 1 to make the ladybugs and about 6 hours to glaze.You cannot tell from these pics, but the gnomon has the longitude and latitude carved in, as well as the quotes "time waits for gnomon" and "time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana".

So that's over $150 just to recoup costs...

So I would need to charge $300ish for such a piece -whiich would only give me an income of about $10/hour..... would you like fries with your sundial?

06-30-2007, 05:29 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Actually, the giraffes are one glaze. It just breaks like that -it's a liquid texture glaze. I think it was Antique Brown. The yellow/brown inside is also just one glaze. If the giraffes aren't antique brown, then the inside is... I've been working on this for years and I didn't bother writing them down! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-02-2007, 09:43 AM	#2
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Cool! Thanks for the info. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

07-02-2007, 09:48 AM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	@monster: Those are some very intricate, imaginative pieces, for the medium of ceramics. Very cool. My grandmother on my father's side was an self-taught painter and also fired ceramics, which I have some pieces of, displayed prominently on my personal altar at home. She was a big influence on me, encouraging me to be unique and creative, to be myself. I was a weird kid, but she understood me (when it seemed like nobody else did). I have a fondness for ceramics, because it reminds me of her. As does flower-pressing. Thank you for sharing your work. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-02-2007, 08:32 PM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Oooh. I like that one a lot. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-02-2007, 08:49 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks. We call that one the flaming dooberry. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-03-2007, 12:29 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm also a fan of the flaming dooberry. It's pretty cool looking.

07-03-2007, 12:32 PM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	That's very exciting! <--- (actual proper use of exclamation mark) __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-03-2007, 06:45 PM	#8
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	You can never have enough exclamation marks!!! If you actually spoke to me, you would know that I end all my talkie sentences in them too.

07-05-2007, 10:54 AM	#9
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Ooooh, I like that one too!! How tall is it? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

07-05-2007, 07:55 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	About 18" I think. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-06-2007, 11:50 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Outstanding. How much for the red flamelike piece, please? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-25-2008, 09:51 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Oh sorry, splode -missed that before. It is not for sale, sorry. here's the new sundial I made to replace the one that got broken (my second ever piece), and a sushi dish for a houswarming present for a friend. Some work in progress to follow for those interested. Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-25-2008, 10:04 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Love the sundial, that'll brighten up any garden/yard. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-25-2008, 10:41 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	damn, lost the post on the process of handbuiding. Too late to redo Tomorrow, dudes.... Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-27-2008, 10:42 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Thanks! I believe they might sell at the right price, but sadly I think the labor involved would mean ther righ price would be a loss to me. It costs me $12/hour for studio time and materials, it takes me about 1 hour to prepare the form, about 3 hours to refine it, 2 to carve it, 1 to make the ladybugs and about 6 hours to glaze.You cannot tell from these pics, but the gnomon has the longitude and latitude carved in, as well as the quotes "time waits for gnomon" and "time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana". So that's over $150 just to recoup costs... So I would need to charge $300ish for such a piece -whiich would only give me an income of about $10/hour..... would you like fries with your sundial? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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