To Coil or Not, that is the dilemma...

14-Aug-2007

stonemonkey

Mad Bonsai Potter

Join Date: Jul-2004

Location: The Garden of England, Kent

Country: England

Posts: 458

To Coil or Not, that is the dilemma...

Hi All

I decided I needed to do something different the other day. The slab work was not "floating my boat" the wheel work was making me dizzy and I was all accented out.

So I decided to go back and make some pots they way I started out making them by COILING.

Not only was it relaxing, threaputic and a little time consuming compared to other methods of making pots, I had so much fun making this way again.

The pots are still green at the moment but I thought that I would post a few of them for your deliberation. I was pleased with the results.

When I first started coiling I squeezed and rolled the coils by hand. Now I have the luxury of an extruder and it makes the coil production so much faster, leaving time to concentrate on the pot itself.

Regards to you all

Andy

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14-Aug-2007	#2
007 Secret Agent Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Detroit, Michigan Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: 4/5 Posts: 834	Very nice. I was just browsing through our community education classes and saw they are offering a ceramics course this year for $100. I took cermaics one in college and loved it . . . maybe I should do it again! __________________ Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!

14-Aug-2007	#3
anttal63 bend me twist me Join Date: Jul-2006 Location: melbourne Country: australia Posts: 1,768	very nice stone! __________________ Antonio . . . ------------------------------------

25-Oct-2007	#4
BunjinEnt Learning = Growth Join Date: May-2006 Location: King Geo. VA Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 795	What happened to your coils of clay post? where did they move it?

25-Oct-2007	#5
Ian_Homer Square Tree - Round Pot! *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: May-2004 Location: Walsall U.K. Country: United Kingdom USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 1/2 Posts: 2,476	BunjinEnt, "they" did not move it. It was removed after a request from Stonemonkey. I'll leave it to him to explain if he feels the need. Just so you don't think big brother is involved Thanks.

26-Oct-2007	#6
stonemonkey Mad Bonsai Potter Join Date: Jul-2004 Location: The Garden of England, Kent Country: England Posts: 458	Lets just say "Politics" and leave it at that... Andy __________________ www.stonemonkeyceramics.co.uk Fine Handmade Stoneware Bonsai Pots

26-Oct-2007	#7
Bonsainut Carrier of Bonsai Fever Join Date: Oct-2001 Location: So-Cal, US of A Country: America The Beautiful USDA Zone: Zone 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,833	Lots of mud slinging in politics accross the pond ,eh? __________________ Keep growing,---'Nut Lethal Use of Farce

27-Oct-2007	#8
irene_b Student of Life Join Date: Mar-2006 Location: Castroville,Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 8b-9a AHS Heat Zone: 10 Posts: 1,560	And here I thought all aspects of Bonsai was the sharing of information with each other in a peaceful manner with out the pile-of-tics (politics) involved. From trees to soil to pots and wire and stands..... Irene __________________ ....MOM.... Student of Life Student of Nature http://gongshi.freeforums.org/index.php http://bonsaivaultforum.freeforums.org/portal.php

27-Oct-2007	#9
Ian_Homer Square Tree - Round Pot! *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: May-2004 Location: Walsall U.K. Country: United Kingdom USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 1/2 Posts: 2,476	Irene, Indeed it is all about free exchange and there is never any desire to stiffle threads by any moderator. Exchange can only come from those willing to share their experience. However, with more and more trying to make a living out of Pottery, in what is a very small and specialist marketplace, sometimes it is easy for sensitive and "hard learned" lessons of techniques to be placed in the public domain. That is the power of this relatively new medium. I would urge all contributors to divulge only that that they are personally happy to divulge - hence, not to rely on us to clean up threads that others may object to. It really places us in an awkward position and I for one, am not about to make a habit out of it. This is no way should "retrict" anything that might be posted in future so long as each individual understands this. Best Regards, Ian.

27-Oct-2007	#10
anttal63 bend me twist me Join Date: Jul-2006 Location: melbourne Country: australia Posts: 1,768	sssssshhhhhh its a secret. __________________ Antonio . . . ------------------------------------

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