Greg McRitchie on sun 26 aug 07
I would appreciate some input on some raw Ochre that I found on Vancouver Island this summer. I have posted the details and some good pics on my brand new blog. (Don't laugh, I'm new at this blog stuff). It's called "Another Blog On The Fire" http://fireandmud.blogspot.com/ Anyway; I have quite a bit of material sampled and I would like some suggestions on how to go about processing and testing it. I have a large gas kiln and I fire to cone 10-11 reduction. Any help or suggestions on the tests or the blog would be welcomed. I plan on doing quite a bit of posting on the blog about how I do the things I do with an emphasis on throwing. I have been a full time potter since 1982 It also looks like there is a deposit of Copper in the same location that I did not notice until I saw the pictures because I forgot to bring a flashlight. Duhhh!
Look at the pic on the blog and let me know what you think.
Thanks:
Greg McRitchie
Mudslide Stoneware
Alberta Canada
http://fireandmud.blogspot.com/
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Angela Davis on mon 27 aug 07
Greg,
If you could create a glaze as beautiful as that cave wall
you would indeed have something.
Thanks for sharing.
Angela Davis
In Homosassa
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Subject: Ochre and Copper deposit
>I would appreciate some input on some raw Ochre that I found on Vancouver
>Island this summer. I have posted the details and some good pics on my
>brand new blog. (Don't laugh, I'm new at this blog stuff). It's called
>"Another Blog On The Fire" http://fireandmud.blogspot.com/ Anyway; I
>have quite a bit of material sampled and I would like some suggestions on
>how to go about processing and testing it. I have a large gas kiln and I
>fire to cone 10-11 reduction. Any help or suggestions on the tests or the
>blog would be welcomed. I plan on doing quite a bit of posting on the blog
>about how I do the things I do with an emphasis on throwing. I have been a
>full time potter since 1982 It also looks like there is a deposit of
>Copper in the same location that I did not notice until I saw the pictures
>because I forgot to bring a flashlight. Duhhh!
>
> Look at the pic on the blog and let me know what you think.
>
> Thanks:
> Greg McRitchie
> Mudslide Stoneware
> Alberta Canada
> http://fireandmud.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
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Greg McRitchie on mon 27 aug 07
Thank you for the kind comments and suggestions. I have added some more pics of the deposit on my blog http://fireandmud.blogspot.com/ . I am interested in any ideas about testing the copper. If any one has had experience with raw copper I would love to hear about it. Somehow the little baggies of green powder I get from Ceramics Canada don't seem quite as sexy as digging the stuff out of the side of a hill but the processing may be impractical for a relatively small scale potter without some industrial equipment. I don't know, that's why I'm asking.
Thanks
Greg McRitchie
Mudslide Stoneware
Alberta Canada
http://fireandmud.blogspot.com/
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Greg McRitchie on tue 28 aug 07
Thank you for the kind comments and suggestions. I am interested in any ideas about testing the copper. If any one has had experience with raw copper I would love to hear about it. Somehow the little baggies of green powder I get from Ceramics Canada don't seem quite as sexy as digging the stuff out of the side of a hill but the processing may be impractical for a relatively small scale potter without some industrial equipment. I don't know, that's why I'm asking. I have added some more pics of the deposit on my blog http://fireandmud.blogspot.com/ .
Thanks
Greg McRitchie
Mudslide Stoneware
Alberta Canada
http://fireandmud.blogspot.com/
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