The next version of the larger 'growing ' ball seemed more successful. I let it (and the red slipped area) dry more before scoring and slipping and adding the 'surface crack'. I then set it to dry in the throwing room. Two days later......... DISASTER! At the ends of the open edges the added clay has cracked and pulled away thus :- and I've made another test piece! What I thought was an advantage became a problem, as the ball below was too dry, compared to the additions which pulled away as they dried. In the more accessible middle areas (shown in the top picture) I had been able to smooth the clay on better and this process probably helped. If I had wrapped the ball and dried it slowly then that would have helped too.
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AuthorI am indulging my passion for ceramics by undertaking studies for an MA at UCLAN Archives
August 2021
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