Comments on: In Pursuit of Perfect Clay.. part deux http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/ Pottery Blog and Studio Journal Fri, 18 May 2012 05:58:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bending cones and The Frozen Tank « Webb Pottery Studio http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Bending cones and The Frozen Tank « Webb Pottery Studio Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:50:23 +0000 http://annewebb.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-117 [...] forward to this kiln opening. I have several pots in there with clay from our new clay deposit I mentioned in my last post. My name is Anne Webb and I'm a studio potter living and working [...] [...] forward to this kiln opening. I have several pots in there with clay from our new clay deposit I mentioned in my last post. My name is Anne Webb and I’m a studio potter living and working [...]

]]> By: annewebb http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-116 annewebb Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:47:07 +0000 http://annewebb.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-116 Hey brian.. Yep.. Those mountains of clay looked more like a supply of clay to last a potter's lifetime! (can you imagine having to turn it *all* into mugs? wat a nightmare that would be lol). RE the photos, actually even if i posted a high resolution image, the blogging platform resizes the image from what I have to fit the constraints of the page. I'll try and post a closer view of the clay for you in one of my next posts. Maybe it will be a little easier to make out :) Are you looking for something in particular..? Hey brian.. Yep.. Those mountains of clay looked more like a supply of clay to last a potter’s lifetime! (can you imagine having to turn it *all* into mugs? wat a nightmare that would be lol).
RE the photos, actually even if i posted a high resolution image, the blogging platform resizes the image from what I have to fit the constraints of the page. I’ll try and post a closer view of the clay for you in one of my next posts. Maybe it will be a little easier to make out :) Are you looking for something in particular..?

]]> By: Brian http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Brian Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:32:35 +0000 http://annewebb.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-115 That's a lot of mugs, I would have to quit my day job to throw all that. Maybe one day though. I would love to see pictures of all that with maybe a 1600X1200 res. The bigger the better. :) Very educational stuff for me. Keep it coming. -Brian That’s a lot of mugs, I would have to quit my day job to throw all that.
Maybe one day though.
I would love to see pictures of all that with maybe a 1600X1200 res.
The bigger the better. :) Very educational stuff for me. Keep it coming.

-Brian

]]> By: annewebb http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-114 annewebb Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:48:30 +0000 http://annewebb.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-114 hehehe yeah. There used to be a big jug pottery tradition here in this area and this is why. You can also find indian pottery shards (low fire) in different places around the county, particularly along the shore of the bay or around burial mounds. hehehe yeah.
There used to be a big jug pottery tradition here in this area and this is why. You can also find indian pottery shards (low fire) in different places around the county, particularly along the shore of the bay or around burial mounds.

]]> By: cynthia http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-113 cynthia Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:36:21 +0000 http://annewebb.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-113 Holy Smokes, Anne! How fascinating to see clay like this vs. a hermetically sealed 25 # bag of commercial clay. Holy Smokes, Anne! How fascinating to see clay like this vs. a hermetically sealed 25 # bag of commercial clay.

]]> By: judi tavill http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-112 judi tavill Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:56:52 +0000 http://annewebb.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-112 wow. pretty amazing. wow. pretty amazing.

]]> By: annewebb http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-111 annewebb Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:47:09 +0000 http://annewebb.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-111 heheh that's a good question, Meagan. Right now clay processing is pretty much relegated to the weekends. A batch of clay mixed will take up about 1/2 to 3/4 of a Rubbermaid Brute (55 gal.?) garbage can, which I guestimate is probably somewhere between 150 to 200 pounds (?). So if a ton of clay is 2000 lbs... While the way we process clay now is a lot more efficient than it used to be, we're hoping to implement a few things in the coming months to help speed up the process and cut back on some of the more time consuming tasks. heheh that’s a good question, Meagan.
Right now clay processing is pretty much relegated to the weekends. A batch of clay mixed will take up about 1/2 to 3/4 of a Rubbermaid Brute (55 gal.?) garbage can, which I guestimate is probably somewhere between 150 to 200 pounds (?). So if a ton of clay is 2000 lbs…

While the way we process clay now is a lot more efficient than it used to be, we’re hoping to implement a few things in the coming months to help speed up the process and cut back on some of the more time consuming tasks.

]]> By: Meagan http://www.webbpottery.com/2008/11/24/in-pursuit-of-perfect-clay-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Meagan Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:44:55 +0000 http://annewebb.wordpress.com/?p=246#comment-110 How exciting! How long will it take you to process all that clay?! How exciting! How long will it take you to process all that clay?!

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