Clay and Ginger
Pottery meets cooking here! CnG chronicles the evolution of my new home pottery studio and sometimes the parallel fun of cooking. These are two of my favorite ingredients in both creative activities. And you wouldn't believe the similarities - hot ovens, mixing recipes, and surprising results!
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I love my pottery slab roller but the canvas I’ve been using creates creases that are hard to remove from the clay. I’m trying to make the most of it in a few pieces, but what can I do to the canvas to stop this? I use a thick piece of canvas, and I did not wash it when I started. If it were clean clothes, I’d iron it but it has yucky clay residue on it. I like canvas so I don’t want to start using linoleum, or Tyvek or some other material. I just need to know what to do to the canvas to get it right. Do I wash it? Will it just get better the longer I use it? What is your experience? I’ll post a photo later of a piece I’m making with those creases.
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Miraculous Tapas Plates (in progress)
Its always the little things that make me super happy. I saw a demo from LaPella Pottery (click on photo to get it) about how to make these little plates. I’m still learning a few tricks for using my homemade slab roller (which you can see the roller off to the side) so this just blew me away. So I found some foam and already had a few pieces of wood - all of which is in the photo. Try it!! I will be making lots of these. When finished I’ll make some tapas to show them off…
