I used to pile loosely cleaned bats on a shelf near my wheel. The foam is washed with water and wrung out to dry. At the end of a work session, the tools are rolled up in the foam and moved to the sink forĬleaning. During use, all tools are placed on the foam. When I throw, I place an 18-inch square piece of ½-inch upholstery foam on the wedging table next to the wheel. After each use, I spray them down outside with a garden hose and leave them to dry on a clothes line Slab-roller canvases left to dry and then later handled are a real dust storm. If I need to reuse this plastic, I take the bucket outside and clean the plastic off in the open air. I place all used plastic immediately in a covered 20-gallon plastic pail. Just picking up a piece of plastic with dried clay on it sends a cloud of dust into the air and scraps to the floor. Plastic bags, slab-roller canvas, throwing tools, throwing bats, and clothing-these all catch a lot of dust. With a small window squeegee in hand, the scrap clay is easily moved off the work surface and into the gutter to be vacuumed out at the end of each I also fitted the edges of all work tables with plastic gutters. I use this to vacuum up leather-hard clay trimmings and scraps within minutes of generating them.
KEEP IT CLEAN PLASTIC ART MATS UPGRADE
My first upgrade was the purchase of an industrial-quality vacuum cleaner equipped with a self-cleaning HEPA filter system (Unitec CS 1445 H, HEPA Dust Extraction Vacuum, 99.99% filtration efficiency). Left to their own devices, clay scraps generated by forming, trimming, and other clay practices will wreak havoc on a clean workspace. My second focus was on the air quality in the studio. I began with focusing on clay scraps and ways to prevent them from ending up on the floor and getting tracked throughout the studio and into my living space. To begin, I identified practices that could negatively impact my health and that of my family. Most of these improvements focus on cleaning the mess at its source and not allowing it to spread. Recently, I set out to improve the situation. No matter how much time I spend cleaning up, I am still concerned about clay and chemical dust migrating to the rest of the house. I have never felt good about having my clay space in the basement of our home. Pottery Making Illustrated Submission Guidelines.Pottery Making Illustrated's Print Mailing Schedule.Ceramics Monthly's Print Mailing Schedule.Workhouse Clay International ICAN Merit Award.ICAN Making a Difference in Ceramics Award.Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition Award.
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