WHampton@aol.com on tue 28 jan 97
Hi all,
I attended a glaze chemistry class this weekend at Pottery Northwest in
Seattle with Paul Lewing.
We reviewed the basics: oxides, glass formers and stabilizers. We
then compared the glaze software Insight to Hyperglaze. It was very
interesting to see the differences, pros and cons.
The class was extremely informative and I believe that all of us walked away
with a lot more knowledge under our belts to be able to make that perfect
glaze.
Kudos to Paul and thanks to the other clayarters there (Don and Tim) for all
the fun stories we shared.
Wendy from Bainbridge Island Wa
Timothy Dean Malm on wed 29 jan 97
I'd like to piggy-back on Wendy's comments about Paul Lewing's glaze
calculation workshop. Not a complete technophobe, but often overwhelmed by
the learning curve of computer software, after Paul's workshop I will
finally be installing Hyperglaze. It's only been leaning against my office
wall for several months. A lot of information was covered, much of it was
a comparison of Insight and Hyperglaze. Paul is a fine resource.
Tim Malm
Washington Potters Assoc.
Pres.'97
On Tue, 28 Jan 1997 WHampton@aol.com wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi all,
> I attended a glaze chemistry class this weekend at Pottery Northwest in
> Seattle with Paul Lewing.
> We reviewed the basics: oxides, glass formers and stabilizers. We
> then compared the glaze software Insight to Hyperglaze. It was very
> interesting to see the differences, pros and cons.
> The class was extremely informative and I believe that all of us walked away
> with a lot more knowledge under our belts to be able to make that perfect
> glaze.
> Kudos to Paul and thanks to the other clayarters there (Don and Tim) for all
> the fun stories we shared.
> Wendy from Bainbridge Island Wa
>
Don Jung on sat 8 feb 97
I've been away from email for a while and am finally catching up. This
is a little late, but I'd like to add to Wendy's and Tim's comments that
the glaze workshop with Paul Lewing in Seattle was very beneficial and I
highly encourage anyone to attend a workshop to increase their
understanding. If you're into clay & glaze and computer inclined, it's
a must. It was worth it to find out how glazes form, how the limit
formulas work and how a glaze could be controlled. It'll still take time
to familiarize myself with all the chemicals and their roles as the
theory and software are only a beginning. I'm using GlazeChem now, but
also seeing Insight and Hyperglaze in comparison was also very
interesting.
I've already started analyzing all the glazes we have and it's very
revealing! If anyone's interested in trading analysis and going through
a glaze recalculation...drop me a note.
thx Don Jung
Kensington Pottery Club
Vancouver BC.
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