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14 the examiner Wodnosday Aprll1 1977 Doug Holmes coowner of lliston Pottery shows how mould for ceramic coffee mug is made from plaster of paiis Holmes former real estate salesman and Kathleen tiilhreth own the business which produces ceramic soutenirs for thitarios tourist industry tEUllitllttl lhotol Alliston Pottery booms with tourist industry Switch from real estate enjoyable profitable By JOHN ltltltld Examiner Staff Reporter ALLISIONmIts long way from the real estate business to making ceramics for living but Dong Holmes has found the transition both enjoyable and profitable Doug and Kathleen lilbreth own and operate the Alliston Pottery which they bought three years ago from Donna Legge that time real estate was starting its downhill slide so decided to get out Holmes ev plains It was just matter of being in the right place at the right time Holmes said he knew very lit tle about ceramics when they first bought the business But he said Kathleen worked part time at the pottery while she studied art at York University After three years business is booming They sell their products which include ceiaiiiic chess sets ash trays and souvenirs to stores throughout nl ario They also make crested beei steins for York University and the Hockey Hall of Fame in loronto The business keeps Doug and Kathleen and one employee busy all winter but it picks up in the summer Summer is our busiest time Holmes said Theres jtist the three of us now but we usually have five or six people in the summer Making ceramics is coin plicatcd procedure requiring careful attention to detail Clay is poured into plaster of paris mould As the mould absorbs the water from the clay clay slip is formed which becomes the final pro duct The thickness of the slip is controlled by the amount of water that allowed to evaporate When the piece is formed the mould is removed and left to dry for two or three lays at room temperature When the piece is completely dry it is sanded cleaned and washed with sponge to remove any lumps or nicks which may have formed during the drying pro cess After the piece is dry it is ready to be glazed Holmes said that depending on the shape ot the piece it is dipped in the glaze or glaze is poured into it The Alliston Iottcry pro duces many turquoise pieces which require two glazing steps Holmes said the piece is dip ped in blue glale for about one second and after drying green glaze is brushed on They run together when the piece is fired he said Fl NAI Slltll The final step in the process is called firing lhe glazed pieces are put iiilo kiln and cooked at high temperatures for five or six hours During fir ing the glaze runs and dries iii to hard glossy finish lCach step in the process must be lime carefully If there is too much water in the clay mix the piece will crack or explode when fired If the glaze is not applied uniformly to the correct thickness bare spots will show tip after firing If the firing temperature is not right the glaze will either not run or will run too much producing lightercolorthaiidesiied llioiigh ltoiig and Kathleen use instructions left by the former owner they have also writ ten their own cookbook You learn by trial and er ror he said And you get lot ofsurprises Mistakes he added are just as important as he successes The interest in ceramics as hobby has opened up new dooi to Doug and Kathleen Last Itebruaiy they started classes in ceramics which have attractedBitsttideiits tlllilllNi Ieachiiig ceramics seems to be the coming thing these days Kathleen said Hut as with any school teacher enthusiastic students can cause problems When some of the students get interested it is hard to keep up Wllll them he said There are so many things hey want to do Membership deadline nears for junior group The deadline for HIT membership in the North Sim WANTS lll lr llll GLASUHW Scotland itli Restaurant owner lieio Sarti wants an official new tartan the lan MacAroni for all Scots ltaliaiis Sarti 2o says he hopes the red 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