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Painting furniture seems to be one of most favorite topics of a lot of questions, so today I'd like to teach you some "tricks of the trade" if you will about painting furniture.
First of all, the brand of spray paint that you buy makes an ENORMOUS difference. And, yes to those of you who are wondering i did mean to say "SPRAY" paint. I'll go into more detail about that in a minute. Do not buy the crappy $1.00 a can spray paint. In my experience, you need at least five cans of the crappy stuff to do one or two cans of the good stuff. I recommend Krylon brand. It is pretty darn cheap at Wal-Mart and it has a great spray nozzle to help even out your spraying.
What sheen should I buy? I buy "GLOSS" sheen because I want to be able to wipe off the furniture when it is done, and if you prime it first, the furniture will not look too glossy. For some reason, the priming makes it look more like a satin finish when all is said and done.
Another famous question that I see a lot is "Do you sand your furniture first?" This one depends on the furniture. I rarely sand my furniture first because I like the scratches nicks and dents. I especially like my furniture to have these dents and deformities when I am glazing a piece of furniture; however, I do sand down a piece of furniture of the existing paint or finish is chipping off badly OR if I want to stain the wood. If you are going to re-stain the wood, then you will need to sand it down to the wood so that the new stain will be even.
Do you prime it first? YES, Prime it! Believe me using primer makes an enormous difference when painting furniture. I recommend using KILZ spray to prime your furniture. (One can costs around $4.00 at Wal-Mart and I promise it is worth it). I have used Krylon brand primer and it seems to work also, but I have only used that brand when I didn't want to prime something white. KILZ only comes in white. So, for example, the RED BARSTOOLS that I painted, I used Krylon brand primer that was a redish brown color instead of white. Sidenote: you may be tempted to buy the cheaper brand primer…don't do it. It does NOT do as good of a job as KILZ.
Do you polyurethane over the furniture afterward? This depends on the item. You need to be careful about using polyurethane on white items because over time the polyurethane will turn yellow. But, if your item is something that is used a lot, like for example your dining room table, then I would suggest to use a sealer such as polyurethane to project the top. Generally though, I rarely use polyurethane.
Update (as of 4/24/10) If you have an item that is used a lot for example bar stools, dining rooms table, or side tables, a good friend suggested using polyacrylic to seal and project the surface. I have never used it, but I trust her 100%. She said, "Polyacrylic won't bubble, you do not have to prepare your brush with mineral spirits before you brush, it won't turn yellow like polyurethane does, and it does not put off an odor like polyurethane, its great, and it dries fast." UPDATE use POLYACRYLIC if you need to protect the surface of your project.
Does it need to be warm to paint? Yes it should be at least 50 degrees to paint furniture. I use my garage year round because I live in a climate that rarely freezes. But, for most people this is not possible without some sort of heat source to ensure that the environment for painting stays above 50 degrees or so. I use a heater in my garage during the winter, and even in colder climates it would work as long as you keep the space above 50 degrees. If you try to paint when it is colder, your paint will freeze and crack.
I also get a lot of questions about Glazing furniture. Please check out our glazing 101 post for detailed instructions on how to glaze. Glazing is a great way to bring out the details in the furniture like the furniture below. For more details on the yellow furniture, goHERE to see that post. 🙂
Good luck on all your painting projects in the future! Don't be afraid to give your furniture a new look and a new life by painting it!


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The Uzumaki clan (うずまき一族, Uzumaki Ichizoku) was a prominent clan in Uzushiogakure. They were distant blood relatives of the Senju Clan and as such, both were on good terms; an alliance that extended onto their hidden villages — Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure.
The shinobi of Konoha integrated Uzushiogakure's symbol onto their uniforms and flak jackets as well as on the shoulders of their uniforms as a sign of friendship and goodwill between the two villages, and continue to do so to this day, in memory of their friendship even years after Uzushiogakure's destruction.
Members of this clan were very knowledgeable in the art of fūinjutsu, and were both respected, and feared worldwide because of their prodigious skill. Though noted to be crude in their methods, this however, eventually led to the destruction of Uzushiogakure and the rest of the Land of Whirlpools during the era of Shinobi World Wars, as other nations had begun to see the village as too great a threat to go unchecked.
With the destruction of their homeland, the remaining survivors of Uzushiogakure fled their homeland and went into hiding, scattered all around the world. Throughout the series members as well as descendants of the clan have resurfaced such as Karin, Nagato from Amegakure along with his parents.
With some of them such as Mito and later Kushina having settled in Konoha, along with their ties, structures were built both in, and around the village such as the Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple.
The Senju and Uzumaki clans are distant blood relatives whom they retained strong connections with. For this reason Konoha-nin uniforms have the symbol of Uzushiogakure emblazoned on its shoulders. Hashirama's wife would also come from this clan, further strengthening their ties.
The members of the Uzumaki clan possessed both incredible longevity and life force. Their longevity can be seen in part through Mito, who lived from long before the founding of Konoha, to well into the term of the Third Hokage's reign. The clan's life force was the reason Kushina survived the extraction of her tailed beast, despite additionally just giving birth only moments before, though she was left severely weakened.
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- All of the fūinjutsu that have been created by this clan have the clan's spiral crest at the centre of their design.
- Red hair was a common trait among the members of the Uzumaki clan.
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Jun Kaneko
Posted 16 November 2012 - 03:08 PM
is he not a clay god?...look at these monumental monoliths, my jaw is on the floor
i'm inspired by the scale, but mostly by his work ethic, how amazingly prolific he is
Posted 17 November 2012 - 01:51 AM
A lot of his works look very glossy, acrillic-painted. It looks as if it is made of plastic or painted fibreglass. This is the case for his ceramic and bronze sculptures. (click on the thumbnail below).
You do not see anything that bring out the nature of the medium, clay or bronze.
He is an artist that works in different mediums, so I ask myself why make a bronze or ceramic sculpture to look like this?
The most reasonable answer I can come up with is that it is the form and finish that matters here, not the medium.
He is obviously a talented man, but to me he does not bring out much of the ceramic medium itself, except proving that it can be used for huge things.
Not that there is any requirement to do that, it is just that some artists make the best of the aesthetic aspects of the medium itself, while for others the medium is simply a vehicle for other aesthetic aspects.
I have also seen artists who would go to great trouble in making clay look like leather or metal.
While this is quite an achievement, I sometimes wonder what is the point, apart from practical reasons such that it will last longer.
If the ceramic object is made so well that it looks exactly like e.g. leather, then by definition there is aesthetically no difference (from a visual aspect). So there are no bonus points for all the hard work as far as aesthetics go.
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Posted 19 November 2012 - 09:12 PM
Gotta disagree about the leather looking things though. The one lady who makes purses and shoes, etc... is amazing. Sure, at first glance it appears to be leather, but when you learn it's clay it really blows your mind. And that to me is the beauty of it.
Unlike these monoliths, knowing they are made of clay, plaster, metal, wood... That triggers no response from me. They are very large and not my cup of tea anyway. But it's not a 'trick' or illusion. It's just a very large piece.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 11:25 AM
While this is quite an achievement, I sometimes wonder what is the point, apart from practical reasons such that it will last longer.
If the ceramic object is made so well that it looks exactly like e.g. leather, then by definition there is aesthetically no difference (from a visual aspect). So there are no bonus points for all the hard work as far as aesthetics go."
For about three years I produced a line of porcelain birdhouses that looked as though they were made from items off a trash heap ... old license plates, fake brick sheets, beat up corrugated plastic, wooden pallets, rusted old nails and bolts. It was a lot of fun to take something as lovely as porcelain and totally turn tables to make it look like another medium. I only have a couple left that I kept back as souvenirs because they sold really well for sundecks and porches. I even have had birds try to nest in them without great success.
I wish there was a demand for that type of workshop as I would teach it in a heartbeat ... it is so much fun to try to figure out how to create the illusion. I can't put any deeper meaning into it as it was just fun ... the idea came from an assignment in art class to create a birdhouse and I just happened to follow a beat up truck full of trash on the way home.
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Posted 20 November 2012 - 11:35 AM
i'm a painter too, so the crossover aspect is inspirational, not bothersome
the size is an amazing technical achievement, he went thru hell to get to this scale, knowing a bit of his bio no one would question his dedication to the material.
the surface is where he has arrived at over time, partially for the aesthetic, but also for the practical aspect, that they will in many cases be outdoors year-round
all taste though! there's tons of stuff, thought of as amazing, that literally makes me want to hurl
Posted 20 November 2012 - 08:12 PM
Posted 11 December 2012 - 03:19 PM
Jun Kaneko was here for one of those guest artist sessions, and I got to go to the reception. It was really amazing. Standing in those kilns surrounded by his giant heads, it was awesome.
One thing to remember though, is that he doesn't do the work alone. He has a number of assistants working with him, but he directs the work. He was in and out of town over many months working on these pieces.
Earlier, I didn't know he was anywhere near Pittsburg, but one day I saw a man at the grocery store and thought, gee, that man looks a lot like Jun Kaneko! But we have a lot of international faculty and students at the local university, so I didn't give it much thought. Little did I know.
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Posted 11 December 2012 - 10:34 PM
Shirley, are you saying that there are places that still use clay sewage pipes? I was just thinking about this the other day and wondered if it was still done. I know they can really last a long time. My parents house, 75 yrs old, has clay sewage pipes still in use.
Yes, but I think most of these are for big municipal water departments. These things are enormous. But I think they make smaller stuff and septic tanks and things like that too.
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Posted 20 January 2013 - 11:25 PM
Anyway, those pieces are impressive to say the least. Is that large enclosure, where he is working on one of the sculpture, the kiln?
Also, I'm with Cass, when it comes to the surface decoration. I've seen some very impressive ceramic pieces, with a very "Painted" look to them. There's nothing wrong a with a little mixed-media.
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