NCECA 2014: Seth Czaplewski
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Transcript of NCECA 2014: Seth Czaplewski
Seth CzaplewskiMFA 2014Washington University in St. Louis
Recycling through ceramics
Paper
Unused clays left in a group studio, contaminated clay, excavated clay from a building project
Wad, wash, unwanted and broken pots
- Paper
- Clay abandoned in a group studio, contaminated clay, or excavated clay from another project
- Wad, wash, unwanted and broken ceramics
Not only to reduce waste
as a ceramicist, but to interact with
the public about
sustainable practices.
Technical
Artistic
Paper clay and Paper slipsPaper clay (cone 10) Paper slip (cone 6)
Paper pulp (to taste) 80 LBS water
Sand (to taste) Minimum 3 pounds Paper pulp
36% Hawthorne Bond Fire Clay 25% EPK
18.5% EPK 25% Ball Clay
18.5% Gold Art 25% Silica
9% Ball Clay 25% Neph SY
9% XX Sagger Suspension agent of choice
9% G200 I use Darven 11
Artistic examples of paper slip
-Clay abandoned in a group studio,
-Contaminated clay,
-Excavated clay from another project
Cob
• Clay• Sand• Straw
What can be done with wad, wash, and abandoned ceramics
?
Bio CharTera PretaBlack Earth
Activated Charcoal
-Heat without oxygen under 1200F
- Can be done in a barrel, kiln, a hole in the ground that is smothered, on an industrial level.
Why make Bio Char?
• It sequesters atmospheric carbon in the ground
• It helps eliminate toxins in the ground and water
• Agricultural test’s show it can increase yields up to 800% in some studies
• Beneficial bacteria thrive in bio char soils• It improves the soil for thousands of years
by storing nutrients