The clay for the top of this stoneware stool was smashed between two
pieces of canvas. For strength, the clay at the edge is about 3/4 inch
thick. The clay slab was bent and straightened until it had an elephant
skin look. A few small pieces of clay were thrown down hard into
the soft clay after texturing it. While still stuck to the canvas, it was
placed on an old tire so the center would sag a bit to produce a concave
top. After bisque firing, red iron oxide was used to color the top. The
base is wheel thrown, decorated with iron and cobalt slips, and glazed
with a mat beige colored glaze. The top is attached with the glaze used
as glue in the joint fired to cone 9 reduction. I have fewer shrinkage
cracks if I dry the parts individually and attach them with the glaze.
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