December 2011 Newsletter

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Holiday Market Place

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Holiday Market Place at OSU Memorial Union is upon us! Swing by and see what we’ve been up to lately, along with lots of other local artisans. Dates: Dec. 2-3 Time: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. both days. It’s FREE!

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December 2010 Pit and Barrel Firing

Posted on April 14, 2011
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Members of the WCG enjoyed a pit and barrel firing December 19th, 2010.

A PDF Document with lots of pictures here.

pit fire 12-2010

Members got together at the home of Steve Aulerich on November 22, 2010 to prepare the pottery. Various techniques were discussed and Dawn Jones shared techniques she has used to get great results. Colors and patterns are obtained by the interaction of fire, heat and colorants. A variety of materials were rubbed, soaked, glued, wrapped, sprinkled, painted and tied to the pieces. The many participants brought what they had to share (see list below). The pots were then wrapped in Aluminum foil to act like a sager or newspaper to keep the colorants near the pieces.

On December 19, 2010 the pieces were loaded and fired in a pit and barrel out at Ed Aulerich’s farm south of Corvallis. It took several hours to load the pit and barrel and fire the ware. Work started at 10am and ended around 3pm . The next day the pots were uncovered and results shared.

Resources

http://www.claystation.com/technical/firing/pit_techniques/page1.html#pit
http://www.claystation.com/technical/firing/pit.html
http://spot.pcc.edu/~jjohnsto/clay/barrel-pit_firing.pdf

List of Materials- all combustion materials must be dry

Aluminum foil (heavy duty) —— Karen, Betty
Amaco velvet underglazes (white or light colors)—-
Baking powder—— Karen
Baking soda—–sandy
Banana peels—— Dawn, Donna,
Bisque ware———————all bring some
Black iron oxide wash—– sandy
Charcoal briquettes——
Cheesecloth—–Leah
Coarse salt—— Karen, Dawn
Coffee grounds—–Steve,
Copper carbonate—— Dawn
Copper foil— Becca
Copper scrubbies—–Leah, Lynda
Copper wire——Steve,
Cotton balls—– sandy
Ferric chloride (liquid)—–Jimmy
Glue gun and glue sticks—– sandy, ted
Kindling——-Steve, Leah
Lighter fluid——Steve,
Miracle grow plant food (copper sulphate) —–Steve,
Moss (to soak in solutions)—– Becca
Moss out for lawns liquid (ferric sulfate) ——Steve
Newspaper——Steve, Becca we need lots so all should try to bring some
Nutshells—– Dawn
Paste wax——
Poop (deer)—–Donna
Poop (goat)—-Steve
Red iron oxide—–Steve, Becca
Sawdust——steve, Donna
Seaweed——Donna
Split Wood——Steve, Leah
Straw (like in hay)—–Steve, ted (rice)
Terra sigillata for bisque—–Steve
Terra sigillata for green ware—– Donna
Twine—- Becca
White slip—— sandy
Wire (small gauge, bailing –for wrapping pots)——Dawn
Wire (old copper electrical -used in lamp cords etc)——
Wood shavings (pet bedding)——Keith

List of Tools

Barrel—-Dawn, Lynda Dawn,Lynda
Barrel lid——Steve, Dawn
Brush, small stiff——-
Gloves (hot pots)——Steve,
Kiln shelf pieces——-Steve,
Pit—-Steve
Respirator Mask——Steve, bring your own if you got one
Rubber gloves——-Steve,
Scouring pad (cleaning pots)——Lynda, Leah
Soap (cleaning pots)——-
Sponge (washing off pots)—— Becca, dawn,
Torch—-dawn

Washes/Soaks

Moss Killer for Lawns-
1 gallon of liquid moss killer
1 gallon of water

Copper-
3 gallons of saturated saltwater solution – Water with max amount of salt dissolved into the solution.
2 cups of copper carbonate –

Copper/Iron Wash-
3 gallons of saturated saltwater solution – Water with the max amount of salt dissolved into the solution.
2 cups of copper carbonate
1/4 cup of Iron Oxide.

Metallic Copper Spray Paint
copper spray paint is a very powerful colorant. This type of spray paint, applied in subtle sprayed layers using torn paper and found objects to cast silhouettes adds a nice final touch to the finish of a piece.

Pit Details

Pit depth 12-16 inches

Layers –bottom to top- 3 inch layer of sawdust kindling and news paper, pots, colorants, around pots alternate straw sawdust and newspaper, fine sawdust 2-3 inch, straw and newspaper, 3 inch layer coarse sawdust covering pots, crumpled newspaper, kindling, split wood, lighter fluid, add another 1-2 foot layer wood strips so fire burns 45-60 minutes. Embers will burn down to bottom of pit.