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[ravena_kade]

Feeling a bit dark tonight. Sigh. Maybe it's this dreary cold weather. Maybe it's work. Maybe it's both. I have a few days off at the end of the month so that may help... If the Texas relatives don't mess it up. I need the sea and if the weather is good I will head to the Singing Beach. I won't be abe to get to my favorite beach until later in June... just about a month away!!!!

The big humpy (100 pound) pit bull that pulled me down last week, had at it again this week and I hurt my back. I pulled out a prong collar( I know how to use one properly) and he became a gentleman. Sigh. My back hurts when I sit. I had a heat patch back pain thing that I bought for ma so I slept with that on and the heat helped...along with 1600 mg ibuprofen. Today it is tender but better. I have to be careful with stuff like this as all I got going on is brute strength... I loose that and I have nothing.

I did make it into the ceramic studio...and got the slip conditioned. I let it set for a couple months...my bad. Once the back is not stiff I will start to pour some larger ceramic items in order to get ready for the fall craft season. The ceramic show is Oct 6. There is a regular craft show on Nov 1 and then another the Saturday before Thanksgiving. I want some new things.. we shall see what comes up.

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[guy_todd]

This weather is almost giving me SADS. :(
So, ceramics question: What do you do to condition the slip? Do you stir to make it flow better?

[ravena_kade]

If you leave the clay alone for too long it thickens up... It should be a bit thinker than paint, but left alone it turns into a thick mud. To bring it backI need to use some water and sodium silicate and work it through my hands so it goes back to a pourable consistency without lumps.