Ellen Currans on fri 14 dec 07
Dear Richard,
I have a copy of Ceramics Technical No. 3. =C2=A0Counting the pictures it is=
12 pages long. =C2=A0I know I can copy it and mail it to you, or perhaps, i=
f I spend a bit of time working on it, scan it in and send it by pdf. =C2=
=A0I won't bother if you have an easier access or might already have a copy=20=
in the pipeline.
Let me know if you want it. =C2=A0=C2=A0
I just want you to know I very much appreciate your balanced view of most of=
these issues. =C2=A0 I continue with Clayart because even after 50 years in=
clay there is still so much to learn. =C2=A0Little refinements. =C2=A0Bette=
r ways to do things. =C2=A0 Solutions to problems. =C2=A0Technical answers t=
o why chemicals work the way they do. And a glimpse into the lives of other=20=
potters working as I do. =C2=A0Even the pretty heated discussions help me un=
derstand better what I really believe, and I definitely know where the delet=
e key is. =C2=A0
I still have barium on my shelves - I just don't use much of it since I do m=
ostly functional pottery. =C2=A0I occasionally test a glaze with it that I k=
now will only go on the outside of a vase or a wall piece. =C2=A0I don't tes=
t glazes with large amounts of barium =C2=A0but I can understand why a sculp=
tor might. =C2=A0I think we are obligated to learn as much about the materia=
ls we use as possible and we should use common sense and care in using them,=
selling products using them, and teaching how to use them. =C2=A0There are=20=
lots of easy ways to hurt yourself doing pottery (such as installing a gas k=
iln in your kitchen!) if you choose not to learn the basics and pay attentio=
n to details. =C2=A0I shy away from manganese as well, but that has as much=20=
to do with not liking the mess or looking for the effects it gives.
=C2=A0
I =C2=A0also still have red and white lead in my storeroom, left over from t=
he 60's when I enjoyed raku for a while. =C2=A0Some day I am going to make a=
raku potter very happy when I gift them with forbidden lead! =C2=A0=C2=A0Or=
egon Potters Association passes out small printed cards to use in our booths=
at the annual Showcase that say LEAD FREE. =C2=A0We started this some years=
ago when lead in imported glazes became a big issue, and lowfire potters fi=
rst started realizing they shouldn't be using it. =C2=A0I think that now wit=
h the China lead scare, the public is going to be even more jittery about an=
ything that might contain lead. =C2=A0 It may come to that with Barium also.
Ellen=C2=A0
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Aerni
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 5:44 am
Subject: Re: Barium recipes...has anyone tested theirs? yep
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:16:19 +1030, Ivor and Olive Lewis
wrote:
>Dear John Hesselberth,
>Have to admit I have not studied Janet De Boos' article, "Living
Dangerously" (Ceramics Technical No 3, pp 66 - 77) in depth but I would
consider her work to be valid since she is a Graduate Chemist as well as
being a well qualified ceramic artist.
>Perhaps this is the kind of information which people should consider before
they dive into the various recipe collections in search of a solution to an
aesthetic problem.
Ivor,
I have been in contact with Ceramics Technical for a reprint of Janet
DeBoos's article in Volume 3 of the magazine, but they say there are no
copies available, the issue is gone. They have forwarded my correspondance
to Janet and I hope she will agree to let me post the article on clayart, if
I can get a copy.
I guess I would disagree with Lili on the point she made, (paraphrasing)
that everything that can be said about barium, has been said. I feel as
though much that needs to be explored, or said, hasn't been. While I
understand her concern that most potters are newbies, and so all toxic
substances should be preached against, I guess I am at heart a proponent of
education and wise usage. If I believed otherwise, I would not be
participating on clayart. I view it as a tool for my own education as much
as it is a tool for newbies.
Best wishes,
Richard Aerni
Rochester, NY
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