Fredrick Paget on tue 3 jul 07
I have been searching for a cone 015 or 014 clear glossy glaze to put
over color laser ceramic decals as a second firing or to incorporate
into the decals themselves in the covercoat when I make them.
I have been trying many of the glazes from James Chappell's book
"Clay and Glazes"printed in 1981.
Too many of the glazes he lists in that temperature range require
obsolete frits that I can not get. I have tried 5 of the glazes with
recommended substitutes and every one I have tried comes out either
mat or mat and not clear.
I tried a couple with lead frits and they are very nice but I want to
stay away from lead because of the legal and paranoia issues. I
suppose lead on tiles is ok but I want something I can use on plates.
Fred Paget
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Twin Dragon Studio
Mill Valley, CA, USA
marci Boskie's Mama =^..^= on thu 5 jul 07
> Fredrick Paget wrote:
>I have been searching for a cone 015 or 014 clear glossy glaze to put
>over color laser ceramic decals as a second firing or to incorporate
>into the decals themselves in the covercoat when I make them.
There is a low fire glaze that we use in china painting to add
more shine to a piece ( or to use on unglazed bisque to add shine) ..
It is in powder form and comes in ivory , clear and pink (
Lavender also but harder to find ) .... It is typically mixed with oil
( mineral oil .or a chinapainting medium... ) but could also be mixed
with a china painting water based medium . It is painted on very thin
and then padded with either a piece of silk over a hunk of lambs wool
or cotton or with a fine pored cosmetic sponge to make sure you have a
very thin coat . It is then fired to china painting temps ( anywhere
from ^018 to ^015 ) ...
It is usually used over a glazed piece before chinapainting to give
additional shine to the chinapaints ( the shine will increase with each
subsequent fire) .. or it can be used over already fired chinapaints
or decals..
I recommend the pink glaze. It will not really fire pink, as you
have to apply it very thinly.. but the pink will work with most china
paints ( which decals are made of) with the exception of Cadmium
-selenium colors ( cad-sels are those really intense McDonald's hamburger
advertising reds and oranges ) .. The clear and ivory glazes tend
to cause iron based reds to fire off ...
One source for the glaze is Cherryl Meggs .. Her email
is MEGARTIST@aol.com
Marci Blattenberger Boskie's Mama =^..^=
http://www.marciblattenberger.com
marci@ppio.com
Porcelain Painters International Online http://www.ppio.com
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