Richard Burkett on sat 9 aug 97
I'd like to remind all of you on ClayArt about the GlazeBase project - the
best and largest database of glazes on the Internet. Most of you know
about it, I'm sure, but don't forget that we still need YOU to submit your
recipes with your notes about how the glaze works, how you use it, what it
looks like, color variations, and all those things that you know well
about the glaze.
It's easy to do, just go to this web page and paste in the info:
http://www.tiac.net/users/rjw/gbpage.htm
or go to the GlazeBase info page on the CeramicsWeb (where the database
lives):
http://apple.sdsu.edu/ceramicsweb/
Even if you got a glaze from the ClayArt database (which contains recipes
posted to ClayArt, often with little documentation), consider posting it
as a GlazeBase glaze IF you've tested it thoroughly and use it regularly.
The purpose of the GlazeBase is to provide a large archive of glaze
recipes for both educational use, and to provide potters worldwide a
starting point for developing their own glazes. All glazes are calculated
to percentage format, with the unity molecular formula and the percentage
analysis so that potters in other parts of the world can accurately
replicate them using local materials. (Material analyses are also
available on the CeramicsWeb.)
An added benefit that I hope you'll all help with, too, is that it can
also function as a historical resource, tracing the history of glazes and
their variations.
Please consider donating a few glazes today.
Thanks,
Richard
Richard Burkett - School of Art, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182-4805
E-mail: richard.burkett@sdsu.edu <-> Voice mail: (619) 594-6201
Home Page: http://rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/rburkett/www/burkett.html
CeramicsWeb: http://apple.sdsu.edu/ceramicsweb/
HyperGlaze@aol.com & http://members.aol.com/hyperglaze/
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