Kim Hohlmayer on mon 23 jun 08
I want to start a new thread if anyone is interested, about those of us obsessed with trying out new clay bodies. Maybe I am the only one as I am obsessive-compulsive (no joke). However, I can't help but think that there are others out there.
My obsession stems in part from loving the finish given by a body fired to its vitrious state with little and sometimes no glaze. Ddon't get me wrong, I enjoy a well glazed pot. Still I really love using the finish of the body as its own glaze.
Lately I have had to switch to ^6 firing in both ox. and reduction so I am searching for bodies that are truly vitrious at ^6. I have found some from both Laguna and Standard Ceramic Supply but I am always searching for more.
I would welcome comments from anyone on the above subjects. It will be knice to see if others share my passions on this and also to see if anyone else has a favorite ^6 truely vitrious body. Thanks to all. I love hanging out on clayart even when we disagree. It all gets me thinking and keeps me on my toes. --Kim H.
Maid O'Mud on mon 23 jun 08
I use 2 tuckers bodies @ cone 6; and I, too, like "naked" clay
(I can send pics if you like). I use mid-smoothstone and
Mid-cal 0 (zero). Both are lovely either glazed or unglazed.
I have bowls and cups in continuous use that are regularly
run through the dishwasher. No staining after years of use.
HTH
Sam Cuttell
Maid O'Mud Pottery
RR 1
Melbourne, Ontario
N0L 1T0
CANADA
"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
http://www.ody.ca/~scuttell/
scuttell@ody.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Kim Hohlmayer
I want to start a new thread if anyone is interested, about those of us
obsessed with trying out new clay bodies. Maybe I am the only one as I am
obsessive-compulsive (no joke). However, I can't help but think that there
are others out there.
My obsession stems in part from loving the finish given by a body
fired to its vitrious state with little and sometimes no glaze. Ddon't get
me wrong, I enjoy a well glazed pot. Still I really love using the finish
of the body as its own glaze.
Lately I have had to switch to ^6 firing in both ox. and reduction so I
am searching for bodies that are truly vitrious at ^6. I have found some
from both Laguna and Standard Ceramic Supply but I am always searching for
more.
I would welcome comments from anyone on the above subjects. It will be
knice to see if others share my passions on this and also to see if anyone
else has a favorite ^6 truely vitrious body. Thanks to all. I love hanging
out on clayart even when we disagree. It all gets me thinking and keeps me
on my toes. --Kim H.
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Kim Hohlmayer on tue 24 jun 08
Hi Ron,
I guess I am looking to see if I am the only one who collects clay bodies that vitrify at my chosen firing temperature (used to be ^10 but is now ^6). I also am looking now for new (to me) ^6 fully vitrfied or at least really close to fully vitrified bodies as my old collection is all of ^10. Am I making any sense?
I use glazes but even when I glaze I like to combine it with naked clay. I drive my family nuts when we take a trip out of town because the first thing I do is look for a ceramic supply house and if they carry their own clay bodies I just have to buy a box of one or more bodies if they look like they will vitrify in my firing range. Since I work small and hand build (usually) and most of this is ornamental in nature I don't need to worry about throwing quality or glaze fit safety. For throwing or functional ware I go with old stand by clays that I know our glazes will fit and pose no health risks.
I have already picked up several leads from this thread and am very thankful for them. I can do some modification to existing bodies but since I am working at a local art center and am no longer in my own studio space I may not be in a good position to mix a body from scratch. However I am the queen of fudging both clays and glazes so any and all suggestions will be given serious consideration. Be warned however that what I do with this sort of thing is closer to alchemy than chemistry. Still I guess I intuit well because my experiments usually work out.
Anyway, thank you jfor any and all help and any and all leads. --Kim H.
--- On Mon, 6/23/08, Ron Roy wrote:
> From: Ron Roy
> Subject: Re: Clay Bodies: The Obsession
> To: beadiepotter@yahoo.com
> Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 5:07 PM
> Hi Kim,
>
> I'm interested in this - don't know what you have
> in mind - let me know and
> I'll try to contribute.
>
> RR
>
> >I want to start a new thread if anyone is interested,
> about those of us
> >obsessed with trying out new clay bodies. Maybe I am
> the only one as I am
> >obsessive-compulsive (no joke). However, I can't
> help but think that
> >there are others out there.
> > My obsession stems in part from loving the finish
> given by a body
> >fired to its vitrious state with little and sometimes
> no glaze. Ddon't
> >get me wrong, I enjoy a well glazed pot. Still I
> really love using the
> >finish of the body as its own glaze.
> > Lately I have had to switch to ^6 firing in both
> ox. and reduction so
> >I am searching for bodies that are truly vitrious at
> ^6. I have found
> >some from both Laguna and Standard Ceramic Supply but I
> am always
> >searching for more.
> > I would welcome comments from anyone on the above
> subjects. It will
> >be knice to see if others share my passions on this and
> also to see if
> >anyone else has a favorite ^6 truely vitrious body.
> Thanks to all. I
> >love hanging out on clayart even when we disagree. It
> all gets me
> >thinking and keeps me on my toes. --Kim H.
>
> Ron Roy
> 15084 Little Lake Road
> Brighton, Ontario
> Canada
> K0K 1H0
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