ST - Feast Gear Class

[Joe and Mary Schirmer]

I was figuring on $10.  Bisque plates cost me between $4-6.  The maiolica glaze
costs about $1.00 a plate.  Firing is another $1-2.  The underglaze colors cost
about $2.50 for a 1 oz. bottle.  The colors go a long way.  The Italian colors
I use are a lot like gouache in that they can be reconstituted by adding
water.  I was figuring on doing the colors with little plastic paint pans just
like scribes.  Early period styles had a very limited color selection.  The
earlier pieces use mainly a copper green and a brown manganese color.  The
color palette didn't really expand that much before 1600.  There are really
only about 7-8 colors that I regularly use, basically the colors in an 8 box of
crayons.  

It would help if some people could bring some of their own paint brushes.  I
usually need just 3 sable brushes in size 6, 2, 5/0.

There are a lot of designs that can be completed in just a few hours.  I also
have a banding wheel that can be used to paint bands of color.  I can help do
the banding if you want.  

In Service,

Keara Ryan
aka: Mary Schirmer


At 08:05 PM 10/22/00 -0700, you wrote: 


>
> This sounds like an excellent class.  What type of cost are we looking at to
> reimburse you for supplies? 
>
> Trinity de La Cabanna 
>
> >From: Joe and Mary Schirmer 
> >Reply-To: steppes at ansteorra.org
> >To: ladyarabella at home.com, richila at swbell.net, chiara at io.com, 
> >ladyforbeys at yahoo.com, lizdenpeters at juno.com, catnip at lazykitty.com
> >CC: steppes at ansteorra.org
> >Subject: ST - Feast Gear Class
> >Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:57:22 -0500
> >
> >From some of the initial response to my offer of a feast gear class I have
> >picked a date of Saturday November 18. I would prefer to have it at my
> >home which is in far northern suburb of Allen. My home is two exits north
> >of the Cinemark Legacy theater or about 5 miles straight north of Lasair's
> >home in east Plano. I like to use my home computer and scanner to help
> >blow up and create patterns off of photographs of period pieces. If the
> >class was somewhere else I would also have to haul a LOT of stuff. I'm
> >thinking it would start at about 10:30 and go on most of! the day. I am
> >planning on it being informal so you can come later if you need to.
> >
> >I am planning on using bisque pieces. I will let you choose whether you
> >want to paint on the plain bisque or to paint on the maiolica glaze. Plain
> >bisque is much easier if you haven't done ceramics before. If you want to
> >try maiolica, I will need to apply the glaze before the class. I will show
> >you how to do the maiolica glazing but the glaze really should be allowed
> >to dry 24 hours before decorating. I'm planning on using either 8 inch or
> >10 inch plates. If you would like to try something different, let me know.
> >
> >I will have some extra plates, but I would like an RSVP so that I can have
> >enough supplies.
> >
> >In Service,
> >
> >Keara Ryan
> >aka: Mary Schirmer
> >
> >
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