A little splash of color

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Ron Coleman
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A little splash of color

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Just playing around with a color combination that has a real rich flavor to it, at least to me it does. About 5 x 17 inches.

Spectrum black, red and almond.

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Oh Ron I love that combination! So beautiful!!
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I love it!!!!! :lol:
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Very striking and fresh! Reminds me of Art Deco.

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Gorgeous Ron.

And, as usual for you, the "fit and finish" looks impeccable.
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Niiiiiice, Ron...
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Gorgeous!!!
What type of tool are you using to cold-work your pieces??? I need to buy something soon.
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Post by Michael McNerney »

Hey Ron,
Is this the piece that you and I were discussing on the phone tuesday evening? It is wonderful, GREAT WORK

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Michael McNerney wrote:Hey Ron,
Is this the piece that you and I were discussing on the phone tuesday evening? It is wonderful, GREAT WORK

Michael

Thanks Michael, that's the one.

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Kathie Karancz wrote:Gorgeous!!!
What type of tool are you using to cold-work your pieces??? I need to buy something soon.
Thanks Kathie.

On this piece I only used a flat lap grinder to grind a small flat on the bottom so it doesn't rock.

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Post by Kathie Karancz »

Huh..... as I don't have a proper cold working tool (wet belt sander), I have had problems with my sides caveing in a little - giving it that fluted kind of look. How did you prevent that if you didn't use a WBS?? :? :?
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Kathie Karancz wrote:Huh..... as I don't have a proper cold working tool (wet belt sander), I have had problems with my sides caveing in a little - giving it that fluted kind of look. How did you prevent that if you didn't use a WBS?? :? :?
The edges on this piece aren't perfect, they do have a slight scolloped look where the colors change around the edge.

I have fired this color combination before and I found the red tends to pull back from the edge more than the black and the almond. I compensated by cutting the red a little longer than the adjacent pieces.

You're right about a WBS being able to correct the problem. After a sand blaster the WBS should be next on your list of necessary coldworking tools.

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Impeccable. Nice design. You give new meaning to the expression "less is more". :)
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Sleek!

Beautiful finish.

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Congratulations!

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Great work- simple and elegant

VERY nice :)

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Post by Judy Schnabel »

Ron,

I love the colors :lol: Is the mold a commercial mold or did you make it?

Love the shape also.

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Judy Schnabel wrote:Ron,

I love the colors :lol: Is the mold a commercial mold or did you make it?

Love the shape also.

Judy
Thanks Judy

The mold for this is one of my creations. I carved a sheet of Sytrofoam to the shape I wanted and draped a slab of raku clay over it, bisque fired to about 1600.

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sooooooooooo sleeeeeeekkkkk, chiccccccccccc and slender......(I guess this diet i getting to me :lol: MAGNIFICO!!!!!!.....You are one talented BUCKEYE......

How much difference did you allow the the red?

Ron I love ALL your work and always appreciate you kind help! I have not yet purchased any coldworking tools and would gr8ly appreciate you help on what to buy and which brand names? Your advice is valuable to me =D>
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Re: colors

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doctac wrote:sooooooooooo sleeeeeeekkkkk, chiccccccccccc and slender......(I guess this diet i getting to me :lol: MAGNIFICO!!!!!!.....You are one talented BUCKEYE......

How much difference did you allow the the red?

Ron I love ALL your work and always appreciate you kind help! I have not yet purchased any coldworking tools and would gr8ly appreciate you help on what to buy and which brand names? Your advice is valuable to me =D>
Thanks Doc, think I should make the next bowl Scarlet and Gray?

On this piece I let the red overhang about 1/16 inch. In some samples I fired the red seemed to always pull short of the adjacent colors so I gave it a little extra in hopes it would come out equal. Seems to have worked, to a point, the edges aren't perfectly straight but they work.

As for coldworking, just stay tuned for a while. I'm working on a write-up about my experiences. I hope to have it finished shortly. This will be more of general look into coldworking for the fuser and what type of equipment will give you a particular edge style.

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