My production output has increased dramatically in the last year or so. Among other things, I need to make a lot more dinner plates. Plates are cumbersome to dry, because they need so much footprint space. Once they are bone dry, I can stack them four high, which makes them efficient again. But during those drying days, they are a pain. I thought I needed to add more shelving to my studio, just to accommodate the drying plates. I didn't want more furniture, because I think the layout and flow of my studio is pretty darn perfect already. Also, I don't make plates every day. I make them every few weeks, and then I'll crank out a few dozen at a time. Therefore, a permanent change in furniture didn't make sense. The right solution hit me with an "aha!" My spacious studio already contained the answer. When you have a studio all to yourself, you can use the floor for drying plates.
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Tim Martin
11/14/2014 05:50:22 am
Hi, Just found your blog and am loving it. Quest about your drying plates post. What is the white powder on the plates and why is it there?
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Mea
11/14/2014 09:32:01 am
Tim, the white powder is corn starch. I dust the clay with corn starch so the plates release easily from the mold.
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