help, please....
Lisa Carter
zkr26 at ttacs1.ttu.edu
Thu Nov 7 22:47:34 PST 1996
On Thu, 7 Nov 1996 Caitrin3 at aol.com wrote:
> Greetings all,
> I have a request and if anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. To
> start, I make ceramic feast ware. I use extremely mundane materials and
> methods doing this. I have been told by many that molded ceramics are not
> period. About a year ago, I met a lady (I don't remember her name or where
> she is from, sorry) who said that she read a book that mentioned molded
> ceramics found in archealogy digs. Does anyone have any info that could help
> me find this? I doubt that I would actually compete in A & S, but I would
> like to display my work. I feel uncomfortable though, since I am using
> modern molds, paints and firing to make my stuff. Any info that anyone could
> think as useful, I would appreciate. If you wish, e-mail me so that this
> doesn't tie up the net. Thank you, in advance, for your help.
>
> Lady Catrin Mac Cracken
> Caitrin3 at aol.com
>
I belive we talked at TSQ a year ago. I have still been doing a great
bit of research on this issue. Molding can be dated back to 3000 b.c. -
the famous "Rams Head" cup was a molded/thrown piece. The book Mold
making for ceramics by Donald E. Frith has this information. It also
explains how to make molds. Another reference source Looking at European
Ceramics - by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess talks about period
molding.
After about a year I have finally made a working mold. I'm am also
learning how to throw pottery. To create the mold I made a sold piece on
the wheel. I then made the mold out of plaster from that piece - then
using slip to create the end form. So to make a long answer - yes the
greenware you are using is period. Well that is- that is who they did
it. I've noted there were certain period forms also. What we think
looks like a period item I have discovered is not necessary period.
I will be at LPT this weekend with a pottery display. I would love to
discuss the hows and whats of it. If you are not there - my number is in
the Black Star - I am also the Western Regional Rapier Marshall. Hope to
see you there this weekend.
Kayleigh Drake
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