Baby it's cold outside... but the kiln is on and it's 83degrees in the studio!

It's blistery and cold today. Listening to the endless drum roll of the rain while enjoying the cozy warmth coming from the direction of the kiln. We are doing the first firing of the loop tests while revisiting some of our tropical designs from the summer. 

Enjoy a taste of the Slip Rabbit Tropical collection:

Inaugural Open House

On November 3rd, Slip Rabbit hosted its Inaugural Open House at the studio with lively demos and exciting discussions, an exhibition of our summer projects and, of course, food and drinks (using our studio designed cups). 

Timea is explaining the process of slicing design models using Simplify3D. In the meantime, the base for Slip Rabbit's spiny vase is getting made on the printer. 

Timea is explaining the process of slicing design models using Simplify3D. In the meantime, the base for Slip Rabbit's spiny vase is getting made on the printer. 

Cups, cups, and more cups....

Fall is here and we are getting ready for the Annual Open House!

We are making a few different design prototypes for 3D printed porcelain cups. The work is a real team effort, allowing us to test and play with glaze and finish, making each cup into a one-of-a-kind, unique piece of art.

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Textures galore

Lots of experimentation lead to these wonderful textures. Tons of variations on both the inside and the outside of the vessels. We are pushing on for more next week.  

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Possibly the most extreme texture we could come up with. Producing the "fan" design on this vessel requires very slow printing (3.5 hours) and continuous attention. It's almost like throwing on the potters wheel...  constant coordination betwee…

Possibly the most extreme texture we could come up with. Producing the "fan" design on this vessel requires very slow printing (3.5 hours) and continuous attention. It's almost like throwing on the potters wheel...  constant coordination between the machine and the potter's hand. 

Tech Specific Grant Support

With the help of a generous grant from 4Culture, Slip Rabbit was able to acquire two new pieces of equipment. We were excited to visit NCECA in Portland this spring and connect there with Danny Defelici, the genius behind 3D Potter, the maker of our new Potterbot 7. In addition to the 3D printer, the studio also added a 2gallon slip mixer to its arsenal, finally giving a break to the old handheld power drill.