Exploring Porcelain with Jennifer McCurdy

Exploring Porcelain with Jennifer McCurdy,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
One of the benefits of working at a pottery teaching studio - besides the free studio space,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], kiln firings,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and glazes is that I get to attend their workshops at no cost. I have been looking forward to a workshop on altered porcelain vessels with Jennifer McCurdy for two months now,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and it did not disappoint.
For those not familiar with all the fascinating details of ceramic materials science,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], porcelain is a type of high-fired clay body made primarily of kaolin. Kaolin is a pure white clay made up of much smaller clay particles than your average earthenware/stoneware. When fired to ~2400F,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the porcelain clay body begins to melt,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], forming a beautiful translucent material.
I had never really used porcelain before,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and it was actually a lot easier to throw with than I though it would be. Jennifer taught us a technique of throwing with very little water that allowed us to make very large forms. On the second day of the workshop she walked us through her process of carving and finishing the forms.
Let me tell you,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], this woman has patience! She told us that the average pot takes her around seven hours to complete. So although I learned a lot,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I could just not slow down enough to do these kind of detailed design. Well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I tried,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and half-made two very neat pots before they broke into a million pieces.
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