So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Monday, May 6, 2013

Steps Involved In Making Pottery In West Point

By Mona Moody


There are very many things which are made in pottery in west point. A potter might enjoy making tiles, jeweler pots or even vases. For him do this there are some supplies which he may need. The most common tools used by the potters are many. There are some which they have to use so that their work can look better or have a better quality.

There are some places where you will have to walk for a very long distance before you finally get the clay you are looking for. There are special places here you can get this clay. The type of clay which you can get in places where there are falls is like the gray clay. It has a grayish brown color with grainy consistency. After a potter has obtained enough clay, he will go ahead and break it into smaller pieces so that it gets to dry. It should be left to dry under the sun.

These kilns usually vary in sizes. They are also available in very many types. Some of them have been made in a unique way which makes them to only fire the small jewelry pieces.

It will be filtered through the common homemade sieves. The main reason for doing this is to make sure that all the unwanted pieces of stone, or any chunk are completely removed. Next a crushed grog will be added to it so that the shrinking, drying, and cracking is reduced. It will do this by opening up the body of the clay. He will then add water until the clay maintains the required consistency.

For you to make more symmetrical pottery pieces. The best material to be used here is the pottery wheel. This wheel comes in two main varieties. They are kick wheel and the electric type. The electric type is normally controlled just as the sewing machine. The potter does this by pushing the foot on a pedal. This makes the wheel to rotate in the specified direction at a given speed. As for the kick style wheel, there is a bit of exercise needed in it. The circular base of the wheel must be kicked by the potter.

The wheel molds the clay into a good shape. The wheel makes a hole in the center. Aside from this it creates around flat base. This wheel makes items of better quality. It will all depend on the type of clay and the amount of clay you used.

Porcelain is a white type of clay; it is supple clay which offers challenges to the potter using it. This clay gives bold and more attractive colors after they have been fired and glazed. To give your item more combination you should use gray or light brown clay.

The twigs are to fill any empty space on the kiln. The pot is placed in the kiln and fired for around forty five minutes. Pottery in west point are fired until they turn red hot. They are removed using sticks. They are left to cool in holes. The liquid which they collected is then applied to the back of the pot. This is to give it a glossy black finish and help it cool.




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