^7- 10 Reeves
Kona f4 34%
Grolleg 40%
Flint 26%
Also about 35%
darvan 7 .35%
Spelth 8-10
Custer Feld 18%
Tile 6 12%
Ball Clay 8%
Flint 20%
Pyrotrol (pyrax) 12%
Also about 40% water
Davan 7 .35%
Always add the darvan to warm water.
then add ingredients mixing as you go.
add lightest first - if in doubt pick some up and see how fluffy or dense it is.
ex:
Kaolins first
grolleg
Tile 6
EPK
Other clays
Ball clay
OM4
Ten Ten
etc
Med Density
Silica
Pyrax
Last
Nephy Sy
feldspars
Patti Nelson has an MFA in Ceramics from SUNY New Paltz, where she was a Sojourner Truth Fellow. She has a BA in Fine Art with departmental honors from Hunter College, NYC, and majored in Integrative Studies, International Relations and Women Studies with a minor in Comparative Religion from Hendrix College, Conway, AR. Patti Nelson has shown nationally and internationally including DC, Seattle, and NYC (Chelsea and Brooklyn), and Budapest, Hungary. She has taught at the university level, in elementary schools, at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY and currently teaches at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts in Philadelphia where she is the ceramics artist in residence. She also currently serves as the director of Pegasus ArtWorks, the arts division of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware.
Her multi-media installation based (ceramics, video, and found materials), and often site specific work ask the viewer to look at the familiar in a new way and challenge assumptions of value, importance and use.
There is a lot of stuff on this list. You definitely need some of your own tools. You probably want the sand paper. You need a respirator. And you need plaster to make molds. The rest of the stuff depends on how much you like to work on your own, how much you will be doing in the future, etc...
To use the sprayer, put on respirator and consider using ear plugs.
Turn on fan on booth.
Put well mixed glaze into sprayer.
Attach sprayer to hose- making sure that the gasket is locked onto the sprayer. (do not put on at an angle- do not force).
Set pressure on compressor to between 50-75. Turn up or down as needed to get it to where it feels right. Remember to not let the left gage go over 70. Use the safety ring to release this pressure. It will be loud.
It is a good idea to lay down plastic to make clean up easy and to be able to recycle extra glaze.
Do a test spray on the wall of the sprayer before spraying the actual piece. A lazy Susan is a good idea to keep the piece rotating. Change the angle of the sprayer to reach top and bottom. Let each layer dry before applying the next to avoid bubbles and drips.
Turn off compressor when taking a break and bleep pressure with ring.
I recommend being at almost eye level with the piece when doing the sides.
Layer colors as needed.
When finished:
Turn off compressor.
Turn off fan.
Bleed compressor.
Remove Sprayer.
Empty glaze.
Recycle and glaze on plastic.
Run warm water into sprayer.
Reattach sprayer.
Turn on compressor.
With a clean sponge spray booth in sections and wipe off.
