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JeffMargolin — Red Tear
Published: 2007-03-27 06:42:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 687; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 0
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Ceramic Sculpture, tear shaped, hand burnished, carved with 'Weave' design. low fired with hair. 16"X9"X7"Related content
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I am in love with that colour. It's breathtakingly beautiful and fiery and earthy (if the latter is a word in english).
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Aargh, you did that surface by hand? 
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hehe. Yes - the burnishing takes Jeff many hours of work, and even gets much harder on pieces with intense curvature
-idan
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Query: hand-built or wheel-thrown? And if you don't mind sharing, what is the name of the clay body used here? Thanks!
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The red clay is a separate body, it has a bunch of red art in it, it's fired the same way as the white clay 
keep 'em coming...
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Ah - good question!
Hand built, the same way that the other sculptures are - joining thick strips of clay that are stacked on top of each other to form the shape.
Throwing and pressing the sides in could possibly have accomplished a similar look, but different weight and feel. This one is very unique and most likely will not be repeated because it took many hours, and as you pointed out, a similar look could be achieved by throwing it, which takes little time
The clay itself is a porcelin clay that is made for me by a local clay-maker. It has been a long period of trial and error to achieve the desired clay that I can work with. On occasion, there is a bad batch and pieces are lost in firing...
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Oh yes, porcelain is my new love.
Is the color from a surface application of slip, or part of what happens during the firing? Or maybe even an oxide you mix into the clay body, or is it saggar fired...?
Now that I know you don't mind sharing your secrets I will pepper you with question from time to time! LOL
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The red clay is a separate body, it has a bunch of red art in it, it's fired the same way as the white clay
keep 'em coming...
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OK, different clay body: check. But what exactly is this "red art" that you speak of?
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Oh - 'Red Art' is a clay that comes from Ohio, the claymaker uses a bunch of it in the mix, and it is a low-temp melting clay. I noticed there are several mentions and discussions about it on the web too.
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Thanks for the info - I'll check out the clay. And I know, I know, no photos yet.....the porcelain bunnies are drying veryveryvery slowly before being put into the kiln because last time I worked in porcelain everything came out of the kiln with extensive cracking. So maybe 3 weeks at the most because my school is closed next week for Spring Break!
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Oh yes, patience is a virtue when it comes to drying...over-zealousness can be disastrous 
(I don't really understand how you guys cope with losing pieces in the kiln...it's so tragic! 
Idan
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