Tony Hermsen on thu 30 may 96
Posey
Thanks for your wisdom. I believe you are correct - the firing needs to be
very, very slow. Several times I have tried leaving the kiln on low over night.
For me this did not seem to make much difference. However, from midrange on up
it is as you say - almost like soaking the kiln until it is finished. I will try
adding extra time to my firing starting at cone 08 and also give a bit of a
slower rise near the end.
I don't think I can justify the expense of having clay shipped and imported
from Ashville N.C. to my location (Western Canada). But, I do have Stanley
Anderson's clay body recipe. It was published in Studio Potter Vol.11 No.2. So I
can mix some up and give it a try - like most things these days, it's a matter
of finding the time.
Putting the glaze on as thin as possible and still maintain adequate coverage
is a good idea, although a bit of a damned if you do and damned if you don't
kind of thing. There is something about that luscious, fat glassiness that I
find seductive. It gives the colors such splendid luminosity, don't you think?
Keep up the good work,
Tony
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