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I finally understood what my old teacher meant about 'listening to the glass' after a chat with a lampworker at the Tacoma market.
She said she waits for the 'sigh' when a gather is ready to be worked, which made me realize I've been rushing my heating cycles for years.
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davidw101mo ago
Hear that in pottery too. The clay talks if you listen.
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julia_carter611mo ago
My old ceramics teacher in Tucson always said the first crack tells the story. I had a bowl warp once because I rushed the drying. The sound it made was a faint, dry click, not the solid thump good leather-hard clay gives. That click was the clay saying it dried too fast on one side. Now I always cover my pieces with plastic for an extra day. It really does tell you what it needs if you pay attention.
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jake7471mo ago
That reminds me of my grandpa talking about listening to wood when he carved. He said green wood sounds different than dry wood.
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