Autumn Downey on fri 18 jul 97
Thanks to all the clayart glaze people for the replies on kaolins. Once
again you've provided the sort of information (personal experience) that
isn't readily available in books.
Marcia Selsor's posting of the Kiln poem (is it really a translation from
the Greek? They sure name-dropped!) brings on the following: A potter
friend (extolling Hercules as a potter's film) recently dragged two of us
off to see it. We giggled and snorted and ha-ha-ed loudly among the
sprinkling of kids in the theatre. There is a wonderful Greek chorus that
leaps off the pot surfaces and friezes and goes into their song and dance
routine. Hercules' exploits a la Disney become the narrative on many more
pots throughout the story. Aside from the animation in some places being
typical fare, there is alot of humour. The animators had a great time with
the richness of the culture and the familiarity of the images (especially to
an adult audience).
Re:lefthandedness - It seems like the potter's wheel (as used commonly) is
meant for lefties: Beginning righthanders often want to work at a 7
o'clock position with their right hand inside the pot.
Frits vs GB: Frit (3134) seems to be somehwat soluble. A glaze containing
45% frit plus kaolin and flint sometimes produces a dry surface as the glaze
gets used up. An addition of frit brings it back to glossy. (Haven't
noticed this recently, so perhaps that batch of frit was inferior).
Autumn Downey
Yellowknife, NWT, (the weather's ok but the bugs are awful!)
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