1.0Victorian & Art Deco Architectural Sculptureshttps://randallwolff.com/wordpressrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0zromuuYRP"><a href="https://randallwolff.com/wordpress/2013/09/lions/">Lions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://randallwolff.com/wordpress/2013/09/lions/embed/#?secret=0zromuuYRP" width="600" height="338" title="“Lions” — Victorian & Art Deco Architectural Sculptures" data-secret="0zromuuYRP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://randallwolff.com/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> I took all of the pieces out of the kiln this morning, here’s a couple of the lion blocks nr. 1265 which turned out great; The other pieces had some wierd issue I have to find out the cause of, meanwhile I came up with both a weight and size loss chart for the 3 lions; #1 dry weight: 7.80# #2 dry weight: 8.00# #3 dry weight: 8.05# Original model size as molded: 10″ x 4-1/4″ ( 25.4cm x 10.8cm ) Pressed clay dry weight size: Length/height: 9-1/2″ ( 24.2cm ) Width: 4-3/8 ( 11.0cm ) Fired weights: #1: 7.00# #2: 7.30# #3: 7.40# Fired size: Length/Height: 8-15/16″ ( 22.7cm ) Width: 4-1/16″ ( 10.3cm ) I come up with a net shrinkage of 1″ in 10″ rounded out, and a loss of about 0.70 pounds from bone dry to fired, but actually the pieces started out around 10.50# which means about 3.30# of water and organic materials out of 10.50# are evaporated and burned out in the process, roughly 32% weight loss and 10% size loss.http://randallwolff.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1265bookends.jpg