tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post1012742054036764794..comments2024-03-27T11:26:30.992-04:00Comments on The Smart Cat: The Month Of Mud 0r....smartcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-39148998988586233572013-07-06T08:12:22.116-04:002013-07-06T08:12:22.116-04:00Hi ShellHawk....Thanks for stopping by. I have th...Hi ShellHawk....Thanks for stopping by. I have the same problem. I think it's my old hippie training to constantly recycle. One added justification I have is that this clay body is no longer available except as a special order in <i>very large quantities!</i> I figure i"ll dry stuff enough to wedge first and proceed from there.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-29431432817556461132013-07-05T09:03:48.210-04:002013-07-05T09:03:48.210-04:00Your buckets look as in need of attention as mine!...Your buckets look as in need of attention as mine! Now I don't feel so bad!<br /><br />Then my husband says-and he's got the business mind around here- "How long will it take you to reclaim that clay versus how much will it cost to go buy more?" "Umm... It would cost me less time and money to just buy more, especially with summer gas prices." "Well why don't you just pitch this stuff and buy more?"<br /><br />"Because???"<br /><br />Just can't wrap my mind around voluntarily wasting it. Not sure why!ShellHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705072702016925284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-4319134104663986592013-07-02T07:07:56.045-04:002013-07-02T07:07:56.045-04:00Hi Gary....Living on the edge of thousands of acre...Hi Gary....Living on the edge of thousands of acres of state forest and after the disastrous fire in Arizona I'm trying not to complain too much. Although it would be pleasant to have enough sun to dry out the mold!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-89724337608475296672013-07-02T07:05:43.147-04:002013-07-02T07:05:43.147-04:00Hi Amy....It makes me so happy to know that others...Hi Amy....It makes me so happy to know that others get wonky about recycling! I one took <i>a lot</i> of slop to a workshop!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-92101044196758299712013-07-01T18:41:00.898-04:002013-07-01T18:41:00.898-04:00a jungle HERE too, wow, what floods!a jungle HERE too, wow, what floods!Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-65908420246923343662013-07-01T11:17:06.887-04:002013-07-01T11:17:06.887-04:00Will soon do a post about all the clay I hope to r...Will soon do a post about all the clay I hope to reclaim this week-- by hand! I even put it all in the car and brought it with me to PA. Maybe my 2 and 4 y/o niece and nephew will help. Looks like I am in good company with you.... Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113529511743405120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-78317570473749696762013-07-01T10:29:09.923-04:002013-07-01T10:29:09.923-04:00Hi Lori.....Oh fer duh! Of course! Thanks for th...Hi Lori.....Oh fer <i>duh!</i> Of course! Thanks for the wake up!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-26002235181163531922013-07-01T09:42:21.190-04:002013-07-01T09:42:21.190-04:00Use bisque-ware instead of plaster. It will still...Use bisque-ware instead of plaster. It will still draw out the moisture and you won't have to worry about contamination.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-87677967132942297562013-07-01T08:59:30.627-04:002013-07-01T08:59:30.627-04:00Hi Anna....I get nervous about plaster in my studi...Hi Anna....I get nervous about plaster in my studio after a big contamination in a friends studio. I do have one plaster bucket that is great!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-30663736943802845352013-07-01T08:57:02.441-04:002013-07-01T08:57:02.441-04:00Hi Linda.....I just heard of nineteen fire fighter...Hi Linda.....I just heard of nineteen fire fighters killed in a flash-over fire out west. Mother Nature can be a scary vindictive b#tch!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-20957609938250091612013-07-01T08:54:37.416-04:002013-07-01T08:54:37.416-04:00Hi Mariette....Any finished outdoor project feels ...Hi Mariette....Any finished outdoor project feels like a real victory this summer!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-7506418537023850362013-07-01T08:53:34.046-04:002013-07-01T08:53:34.046-04:00Hi Corrine...I like the idea of a humidifier. I j...Hi Corrine...I like the idea of a humidifier. I just have to figure out a small space for it.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-38567654424930169322013-07-01T08:52:06.536-04:002013-07-01T08:52:06.536-04:00Hi Cathy.....I still think wet is better than drou...Hi Cathy.....I still think wet is better than drought. I've been through enough droughts with threat of fire, dry wells etc......<i>Water is Good!</i>smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-61161810211231845322013-07-01T08:48:58.230-04:002013-07-01T08:48:58.230-04:00Hi Michele....I always think I can get the drying ...Hi Michele....I always think I can get the drying system organized,,,hah! A pug mill would be the ultimate luxury. I was all set to buy one a few years ago......then the roof became a huge priority......leaking roofs are no joke!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-89526486452329795602013-07-01T08:45:32.228-04:002013-07-01T08:45:32.228-04:00Hi Midori....I just have to remember to dump the j...Hi Midori....I just have to remember to dump the jardinieres. I make bridges and slab monoliths, once it gets beyond quick sand stage.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-27645358431683724152013-07-01T08:43:19.929-04:002013-07-01T08:43:19.929-04:00Hi Meredith....It's beginning to feel the Mad ...Hi Meredith....It's beginning to feel the Mad Hatter's Tea Party....."Jam yesterday, jam tomorrow, never jam today."smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-75398434119799189292013-07-01T08:18:35.695-04:002013-07-01T08:18:35.695-04:00sounds like our winter month here in Sydney! I usu...sounds like our winter month here in Sydney! I usually dry my clay on plaster bats. I also have a plaster mold that was for a deep rounded platter that takes a big batch of wet clay and drys it nicely. Just have to turn it once and then I can wedge it up.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-67617775554382433212013-07-01T02:21:24.357-04:002013-07-01T02:21:24.357-04:00and the West is so hot and dry, no predicting moth...and the West is so hot and dry, no predicting mother nature.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-39469090270673649862013-07-01T01:28:26.134-04:002013-07-01T01:28:26.134-04:00Dearest Suzi,
Wow, we have had more rain in June t...Dearest Suzi,<br />Wow, we have had more rain in June this year than all of last year combined. Got rained out so often but my husband finally finished the tiles on our balcony. Have a lovely summer week ahead.<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-79522691590481420312013-06-30T17:53:47.407-04:002013-06-30T17:53:47.407-04:00Good for you, what about a simple dehumidifier nea...Good for you, what about a simple dehumidifier near your clay area? xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-26621003266418977372013-06-30T17:28:12.358-04:002013-06-30T17:28:12.358-04:00Oh,that sounds like the so-called summer we had la...Oh,that sounds like the so-called summer we had last year - WET! This year, so far, it has been really quite dry, very cloudy, occasionally sunny - which is OK I suppose. I don't go in for buckets of clay like that - just haven't got the space! I'd probably just forget about it anyway! xCathyCATHY DANIELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099781286858899156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-22110421988250124472013-06-30T13:53:14.454-04:002013-06-30T13:53:14.454-04:00As Meredith said, it's the same here. We have ...As Meredith said, it's the same here. We have small mosquitoes but there is an over abundance of them.<br />Your clay drying system looks like ours... sort of willy nilly with clay drying all over the place. I really need to pug some but it's taking forever to get to that stage.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-5713304522199380192013-06-30T12:03:53.717-04:002013-06-30T12:03:53.717-04:00Another benefit is that you don't have to wate...Another benefit is that you don't have to water plants! : D Oh, it's terrible to have ordinary sized mosquitoes, let alone larger ones! Good luck with recycling clay! I make a rainbow bridge shape to dry wet one, but It has to be a bit drier than what you have got, I guess. Midorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635048215440828421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-30161579970179375552013-06-30T10:56:53.474-04:002013-06-30T10:56:53.474-04:00things are so wet her as well.
WET!WET!WET! I need...things are so wet her as well.<br />WET!WET!WET! I need some sun and so does the garden.<br />But- the grass and weeds are happy as pig in slop.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.com