McCoy, Jack on mon 9 dec 96
I've noticed that nearly all the glaze recipes shared on this list are
for cone 6 and above. Is this because most of you use these glazes or
are the low-fire glazes inherently more difficult to formulate?
Thanks,
Jack
Tony Hansen on mon 16 dec 96
> I've noticed that nearly all the glaze recipes shared on this list are
> for cone 6 and above. Is this because most of you use these glazes or
> are the low-fire glazes inherently more difficult to formulate?
I think it is a matter of feeling 'in control'. Higher temperatures are
forgiving because temperature is 'on your side' so to speak. At low
temperature it takes a lot more knowledge and experience to make a safe,
hard glaze from the more limited selection of materials that melt well,
to create a glaze that forms a decent bond with the body and fits it
without crazing or shivering. In addition, the body is usually porous
and lacks strength for functional ware. I find it is usually best to use
a balanced boron frit and add 10-20% kaolin for a low temperature base
glaze.
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Tony Hansen, IMC - Publishers of INSIGHT/FORESIGHT/Magic of Fire
Are you "In Control"? Check this web page:
http://digitalfire.com/magic/articles/control.htm
katie rose on tue 17 dec 96
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I've noticed that nearly all the glaze recipes shared on this list are
> for cone 6 and above. Is this because most of you use these glazes or
> are the low-fire glazes inherently more difficult to formulate?
I think it is a matter of feeling 'in control'. Higher temperatures are
forgiving because temperature is 'on your side' so to speak. At low
temperature it takes a lot more knowledge and experience to make a safe,
hard glaze from the more limited selection of materials that melt well,
to create a glaze that forms a decent bond with the body and fits it
without crazing or shivering. In addition, the body is usually porous
and lacks strength for functional ware. I find it is usually best to use
a balanced boron frit and add 10-20% kaolin for a low temperature base
glaze.
--
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Tony Hansen, IMC - Publishers of INSIGHT/FORESIGHT/Magic of Fire
Are you "In Control"? Check this web page:
http://digitalfire.com/magic/articles/control.htm
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katie rose
raven@sedona.net
"Love is the reflection of God's unity in the world of duality. It
constitutes the entire significance of creation." (Meher Baba)
Donna Hoff-Grambau on fri 18 apr 97
Does anyone out there have a URL for Low Fire Glazes? Or even better
some great recipes for low Fire! I'm doing a project this summer on Low
Fire and would like to make it as experimental as possible.
Thanks
Donna H-G
John Britt on sat 19 apr 97
Donna,
I have a page on my home page with low fire glazes. I will be adding
more soon. Let me know if they are helpful.
--
Thanks,
John Britt claydude@unicomp.net
Dys-Functional Pottery
Dallas, Texas
http://www.dysfunctionalpottery.com/claydude
LizzardOL@aol.com on sun 11 may 97
If you want experimental....Susan Maguire was kind enough to post her "funky
glazes" in October 1996 her post is repeated below. I ested these and got the
following results:
Lichens = blue-green lichen glaze
Lizzard = greenish-yellow lichen glaze
Beads = white lichen glaze
the lichen glazes didn't stick to curved surfaces very well, but did yield
nice lizzard-skin effects when they stayed on.
Earth mother = black - runny w/rivulets
Craters - dark blue runny w/rivulets
Superstition - another runny one - I forget the color.
Ocean Oil = runny - bright blue transparent runny w/rivulets on vertical
surfaces. On horizontal makes a lovely "pond" effect.
Susan said: "Hi all.... These were some Cone 06 - 04 glazes that I
had posted
last year... Now seems as tho a few people want them again. So just because
I like you-all so much, here goes again!
Lichens:
50 Magnesium Carbonate
10 Lithium Carbonate
50 Borax
30 Gerstley Borate
4 Copper Carbonate
0.4 cobalt carb
Lizard:
40 Magnesium Carb
15 Lithium Carb.
10 Borax
70 Gerstley Borate
5 Silica
20 Neph. Syenite
0.4 Chrome Oxide
Craters:
20 Magnesium Carb
20 Kaolin
60 Lithium Carb.
30 Borax
12 Copper Carb.
60 Silica
10 Bentonite
Earthmother:
30 Lithium Carb
30 Gerstley Borate
3 Copper Carb.
20 Silica
1 Cobalt Carb.
10 Ball Clay
10 Talc
3 Manganese dioxide
Ocean Oil:
10 Kaolin
30 Lithium Carb.
20 Borax
40 Gerstley Borate
6 Copper Carb
40 Whiting
Superstition:
30 Lithium Carb.
40 Gerstley Borate
3 Copper Carb.
0.5 Cobalt oxide
30 Talc
10 Neph. Syenite
Beads:
50 Magnesium Carb.
40 Borax
50 Gerstley Borate
10 Silica
10 Zircopax
Please test as these certainly are FUNKY!!!!
Susan Maguire, Fort Lauderdale, Florida"
Does anyone out there have a URL for Low Fire Glazes? Or even better
some great recipes for low Fire! I'm doing a project this summer on Low
Fire and would like to make it as experimental as possible.
LRANCHO on tue 12 aug 97
i have just recently switched from high fire to low. i am interested in
anything unusual of strange, in the line of glazes. anything is helpful.
thank you
amber pelish
Sherry Christensen on tue 13 oct 98
After reading 100 messages today, this request seems really mundane. I
teach a high school clay class, mostly handbuilt, and am tired of
messing with a whole collection of commercial glazes. I would much
prefer to switch over to a few reliable glazes that I cam mix myself.
I'm truely a novice at this...I took a class 30 years ago on creating
clay recipes, but never used the info except in the class. I'd like
really low fire,(^05 or ^06), buttery without being high gloss, in
blues, grays, or greens. Teenagers like flashy glazes, but the ones I've
used haven't always been reliable. We use a low fire red clay and
electric kilns. Can anyone help me out?
Studio ArtWorks - Mallory Serebrin on thu 25 may 06
I made up a recipe for a glaze that fires at cone 04 but I fire most of
my other work at cone 06 (and does not justify a load of its own), and
it does not come out well at that temperature, is there any way to add
something to the glaze so it matures at a lower temperature?
__________________________________________
Mallory Serebrin - Artist/Director
Studio ArtWorks - The Jerusalem Ceramic Art Center
4 Yad Harutzim, 2nd Floor, Jerusalem
Mailing: POB 8350, Jerusalem, Israel 91082
www.JerusalemCeramicArtCenter.com
050-7583-946 or 02-672-7550
IN NEW YORK: 646-238-8616
If you have trouble with this address for any reason, you may try:
tennismallory@hotmail.com
Marcia Selsor on thu 25 may 06
You could add a teaspoon of 3124 to a cup of glaze. That should do it.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
Lynn Goodman Porcelain Pottery on thu 25 may 06
Add some frit. I'd try 3195, and do a line blend to find the right
amount. (I'd start with 10%)
Lynn
On May 25, 2006, at 6:06 AM, Studio ArtWorks - Mallory Serebrin wrote:
> I made up a recipe for a glaze that fires at cone 04 but I fire most of
> my other work at cone 06 (and does not justify a load of its own), and
> it does not come out well at that temperature, is there any way to add
> something to the glaze so it matures at a lower temperature?
>
> __________________________________________
> Mallory Serebrin - Artist/Director
> Studio ArtWorks - The Jerusalem Ceramic Art Center
> 4 Yad Harutzim, 2nd Floor, Jerusalem
> Mailing: POB 8350, Jerusalem, Israel 91082
> www.JerusalemCeramicArtCenter.com
>
> 050-7583-946 or 02-672-7550
> IN NEW YORK: 646-238-8616
>
> If you have trouble with this address for any reason, you may try:
> tennismallory@hotmail.com
>
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Fine Porcelain Pottery
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Curtis Nelson on thu 12 apr 07
On page 50 of the February 2001 Ceramics Monthly there's an article by David
Powers about his work. There are three examples of his pots pictured. The glazes
intrigue me.
If any of you have that back copy to look at and can speculate about the glazes, I'd
really like to hear what you have to say about how he managed to get them.
Last week I talked to Brandy in the Ceramics Monthly editorial department. about
finding him, and sure enough, he's still in their data base. She emailed him for me,
giving him my email address and my request to exchange questions and answers
with him, but I haven't gotten a reply from him. So now I'm turning to all of you for
possible help.
If someone would make the effort to find the article and write me either on clayart or
directly, I'd be so pleased.
Thanks -
Curtis Nelson
Asheville, NC
Helen Bates on fri 13 apr 07
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:12:13 -0500, Curtis Nelson
wrote: >On page 50 of the February 2001 Ceramics Monthly there's an article
by David >Powers about his work. (snip) >>If any of you have that back copy
to look at and can speculate about the glazes, I'd >really like to hear what
you have to say about how he managed to get them.
Curtis, I have this link, but it has no e-mail address or phone number for
David Powers: David Powers, Pelham, Massachusetts:
http://www.puckergallery.com/powers.html
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Helen Bates
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Clayarters' URLs: http://amsterlaw.com/clayart/
John Britt on tue 18 may 10
I put a bunch of low fire glazes on the blog:
http://ncclayclub.blogspot.com
with tiles if you like sculpture weirdness,
John Britt
www.johnbrittpottery.com
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