January 27, 2011
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Recovering from surgery
So I had bunion surgery last Friday. Today went back to the Doctor, got a new dressing, stitches coming out next week. I get this funny little open-toe shoe to walk around in (Hey – it’s WINTER here, Doc! Snow and stuff!), but I’m not supposed to get the dressing wet. But I CAN drive, now!! So the walker can go back down to the garage. And I can sit at the computer for an hour or so at a time.
I’ve been conditioning clay for Cabin Fever Clay Fest – about an hour at a time over the past 3 days or so. I’ve finished all the clay for 1 of the pre-conference workshops and about half the clay for a second. Maybe I’m 1/4th of the way through all the clay that needs to be conditioned. Still have to collect all the tools and stuff over the next 3 weeks. AND catch up on all my email and snail mail that’s accumulated over the past week. And start getting income tax stuff together.
So nice to have loads of free time…
Comments (4)
Learn something every day. Had no idea clay needed something done to it before you could work/throw it.
Wow that sounds like it was painful ;o(
Yikes that is no fun trying to keep it dry when it’s snowy.Hope it’s feeling better now!!!I didn’t know you had to condition clay either???What is it you do?So when is your next trip?
@TheSunnyC - This is polymer clay – a different kind of thing that what you’re thinking of. It’s a sort of plastic; can be cured at ordinary oven temperatures (230 to 300 degrees F depending on the brand). Conditioning gets the polymerizing agents mixed in with the pigments, plastic (polyvinyl chloride – like used for pipes), fillers, and whatever else they use to make it.
@Luvthewaves - It’s polymer clay – like Sculpey? Maybe you’ve used it with your grandkids – or they may have had school projects using it? I use Kato clay, mainly, sometimes Premo. There are several other brands out there – Michael’s and Jo Ann’s carry them. See my answer to TheSunnyC for more info. (Sorry, I’m going from bottom to top reading comments.)