Every time I'm in a fix, I like to pretend I'm on Survivor, studio artist-style. It livens up the art process, and I'm always game for economical solutions to [potentially] expensive problems.
Some examples:
- sandwich bags of various sizes
- mini waterbottles
- tupperware (for more permanent, tried and true glazes)
When I was at Morton, I used plastic sandwich bags to store my glazes. It was a lightweight, storage-savvy method that worked pretty well for me. Prior to glazing a work, all I'd do was add water and squish the mixture around until it reached milkshake consistency. No mess, and any potentially toxic vapors are contained, or Ziploc®'d rather.
I've yet to find a way of building the electric kiln that would be my ticket out of shared kilns, scheduled firings, and inconvenience. There was one article on kiln building on Instructables the last I checked, but the contraption was for firing small works of metal, like the dagger the author had made, and looked extremely unstable.
The Basics (studio must-haves):
- 2 canvased tables (one for wedging, one for building)
- one metal desk (for laptop and speakers)
- deep sink with clay reclaim accommodations
- glaze room (with properly ventilated spray booth)
- kiln
Wish list:
- Skutt KM1231-3PK Cone 10 electric kiln (28.13 x 31")
- Paasche D500 Iwata Airbrush Air Compressor
Money is freedom.