we woke up to very comfortable and cool air this morning... perfect timing for us. Jeff is stoking the wood kiln at David Stuempfle's today (always a hot job!) and i have what seems like tons of clay to pug. i started yesterday afternoon, only to find that the clay in the old bluebird had started to dry and wouldn't budge. Jeff took it apart and we had to dig a fair amount out before we could get it moving. it was a lesson learned... i have to pug more often here in the heat than i did in NH. the pugger stayed unused in my old studio for nearly a year and it never dried out. i always put a wet sponge in the hopper and cover everything in plastic. i just have to look on the bright side... if i pug more often the task won't seem as daunting!
I put a wet towel in the openings, including hanging one over the exit and then put plastic over the towel and that keeps it from seizing up because of drying clay. Periodically, I check to make sure there's still enough moisture in the towels and re-wet if necessary.
ReplyDeleteMy Bluebird Powerstar was purchased used and it took my apprentice and me forever to clean out the dried clay and I vowed to never have to do that job again! :-(
I hate pugging and the mess and therefore don't--I just put yesterday's trimmings into today's clay for wedging :)
ReplyDeleteI see your Etsy square has gone too- The Carpenter thinks that they could have tweaked the address
ReplyDeleteGwyneth - thank you for letting me know about the empty etsy square. i copied a new link into it and now it's back.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's my kind of wine cup, if you notice on my blog post right now there is a nice little cup that I think Joseph Sand made at Mark Hewitt's. It is the perfect size for serving. Weather is great today isn't it!!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a less tip-able wine glass! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh that is a nice one goes well with red I think. I wish we'd get a cool down.
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