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craftsmanship. Each piece is made with fine-grain white porcelain and each piece is handled with care. Since the dinnerware stacks uniformly, the dinnerware looks carefully considered on the shelf. Each item in the dinnerware series is ram pressed for consistency from plate to plate. Saving time by ram pressing, opens an opportunity to focus on not only the glazing process, but to create other one-of-a-kind items both on and off of the wheel. 7 La Loca Chica Pottery can be exchanged for LLCP from this pointforward. What La Loca Chica Pottery can offer that other large imported wares cannot, is the handmade and the personal. A Clients specific needs can be met through commemorative dinnerware (naming and dating) or personal designing. Dealing with the artist and a small business helps to make the customer feel special and cared for. Production Everything at La Loca Chica Pottery will be produced internally except for the ram-pressed dinnerware itself. Ram-pressing is simply the process of squeezing clay between a two-part mold. The molds are set on a hydraulic press, clay is put between the mold, and a vacuum 8
elease frees the piece from the mold. One press can produce 800 pieces in a day. All items that are hand-thrown, items that are one-of-a-kind and all glazing will be completed in The Lock House Studio. The Lock House Studio will be the chief operating studio for La Loca Chica Pottery. Approximately 75% of the start-up costs will go to renovating expenses and equipment for The Lock House Studio. This site has been secured for the first three years of operation in exchange for renovation costs. The price of gas utility, a savings of $150 per firing, is included in the secured site. The initial startup costs for LLCP are high, but the savings of over $150 per firing will quickly off set the initial start-up cost. Sub-Contracted Labor Carolyx Inc., located in East Liverpool, Ohio, will produce all items that will be ram pressed. This small manufacturing company creates production lines for four other potteries 9
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Page 3 and 4: Dedication I dedicate this research
Page 5 and 6: Artist Statement Like many potters,
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Page 9 and 10: Executive Summary La Loca Chica Pot
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Page 13 and 14: Robert McNeily Attorney of Law The
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Page 25 and 26: Donald A., Making a living in craft
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Page 29 and 30: Regional Competition Homer Laughlin
Page 31 and 32: Pricing Profile Dinnerware can be p
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Page 35 and 36: La Loca Chica Pottery LLC Projected
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