gayle bair on mon 14 apr 08
Ceramics Arts Daily
http://www.ceramicartsdaily.org/
just ran an article about weather proofing for an outdoor tile
installation.
The clay body used was Red Earthenware Clay ^06-02
Absorption: 5.3% at C/06, 1% at C/02 see:
http://www.standardceramic.com/lowfireclays.html
The installation is in Brooklyn NY.... land of hot summers & bitter
cold winters.
I'm just curious because this is lowfire and unless my memory fails me
discussions on Clayart re murals discourage using low fire claybodies
for
outdoor use.
The absorption rate is only 1% but is it vitrified and will it really
hold up to
repeated weather conditions like high fire clay bodies?
Someone set me straight please.
Gayle Bair
Tucson AZ
Bainbridge Island WA
gayle@claybair.com
www.claybair.com
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