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Fired Arts & Crafts
THE TEACHING RESOURCE
June 2012
Summer Seaside
Basic Wheel Throwing
Bold & Beautiful Owls
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Paragon Kiln
Comparison Chart
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KilnsTM competition. For more information, please visit www.paragonweb.com.
Brand Y
Brand X
Long lasting top row of firebricks
The 2” top row of bricks in Paragon kilns protect the
grooved bricks for the long life of the kiln.
YesNo No
Best value in cost per cubic
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Paragon Kiln Comparison Chart Better Desig
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Editorʼs Notebook Call for Submissions We contin
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news & notes Matt Kennedy, a product design stud
2012 Workshops & Retreats with Michael Harbridge
Step 1: Clean the greenware a
Materials Mold by Riverview #RV2049 Butterfly Bowl
Beautiful Butterfly by Julie A. Soper
Step 5: Run your Xacto knife over all edges
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Basic Throwing by Karen Wise Create a simple bow
Wedging is accomplished by pushing the clay ov
Step 5: Now it's time to pull up the walls of t
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for the classroom Traditional & Non-traditiona
Colors used: Old Lace, Tuxedo, Cinnamon Stix
Step 3: Shake all colors well and start the wheel
Traditional Banding A pottery wheel can make
Step 2: Start the wheel turning slowly and place
brush in the direction the wheel is turning and s
Step 7: Dip the ware in clear glaze or brush
Mold # C147 14” Bottle Mold Paula McCoy
Many studio owners are familiar with firing
JOSÉ A. WARLETTA items in with glaze ware. Most
Some fired finishes are intended to go on green-
One-coat underglazes are ideal for brush strokes
glaze on the bottom of the object or puddles of c
experiment and have a lot of fun doing projects.
Bold & Beautiful Owls Courtesy of J&J Ceramic
Tall Owl Step 14: Apply Limelight to the trian
The Elements of Airbrushing Picking the Right S
s !CRYLICS NEED TO BE SEALED WHEN lNISHED EITHER
Leaping Bass Objectives • Use an airbrush t
Step 13: Rinse the bottle. Step 14: Brush t
Bird Dog
Step 8: Drybrush the decoy's head with Plantat
Summer Seaside Series part 1 of 3 by Denise Chri
Step 4: Prepare your kiln by lining the shelf
Step 12: Decorate the tree trunk with Mediu
Materials System 96 Glass from Spectrum/ Uro
Step 7: Prepare your kiln shelf using kiln was
Dichroic Menʼs Accessory Set Design by Julie Haan
VL Lite was designed with the potter in m
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