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January 18, 2008
Tip of the Week: Transporting Greenware
by Emily Zabramsky | Read Comments (0)
I place as many
greenware pots as I can without them touching each other or the edge of the box. Cat litter boxes work great, because they are sturdy and can be used over and over again (I recommend litter boxes that have not been previously used by cats). Once the pots are situated, I stuff polyester fiberfill (used for stuffing pillows, etc.) around each pot. It only takes a second to do this and the fiberfill can be reused as well. Also, the pots look grand protruding from a white cloud of polyester.
In the trunk of my car, I have covered the floor with rubbery, bumpy shelf liner, which is sold next to the contact paper at home centers. This keeps the box from sliding around while the car is in motion. In five years, I have yet to lose a pot!
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Other great tips you can use1. Use the little plastic stilts that come with the takeout pizza when drying greenware under plastic. Not only are they great to keep cheese from sticking to the box lid, they also work well to prevent plastic from marring the surface of a platter wherever water droplets form.
2. To color or decorate
slipcast work and preserve the detail from a textured mold, brush
underglaze directly into the mold before pouring the casting slip.
3. To reclaim clay from wet throwing scraps, line a standard kitchen colander with a sheet of newspaper, then pour in the
slurry. Excess water will filter through the newspaper and colander holes, allowing the clay to dry until it is of working consistency.
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