I have an idea that I have used for "Personal clay wedging boards" This
also helps with messy desks. I ordered 25 cheap stretched canvases (
a classroom set) and then filled the back side with plaster & let it
set. These work well for wedging and working on the clay instead of the
tables. These can be stacked up and neatly put in a cabinet. These can
be wiped off easily as well.
--Tehya May
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From: ceastman [mailto:ceastman@twmi.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: clay cleanup help
about 8 years ago i bought 12 yards of 36" wide gessoed canvas and cut
it up into 6 clay "table cloths." we use the ungessoed side to work
on.
when they gets too dirty, i take them outside and the custodian hoses
them off for me with a high powered hose. the edges have curled a
little but it makes a great surface. in between, they fold up neatly
and fit in a box. at my other building there were some donated canvas
flour sacks that someone had split open. the advantage to these is
using one side for terra cotta clay and the other for stoneware.
linda in miichigan
On Dec 17, 2005, at 8:37 AM, Tammy Willis wrote:
> I know my response is a bit late on this topic but here it goes. I was
> having problem with figuring out what surface to have the kids work
> on. I
> tried the table it left a film for days. Then I tried Styrofoam trays
> from
> the cafeteria but I was left with a big pile at the end of the day. I
> bought
> a shower curtain liner from the dollar store and cut it up.
>
> I now have the kids work on that surface. It takes up less space and
my
> tables are cleaner. Although when rolling coils it does slide a bit
> too much
> so they build on the plastic and roll on the table until I come up
> with a
> better solution.
>
> Tammy
>
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