Carol David on sun 19 oct 08
I'm looking for low fire glitter glaze that looks silver. I've got
the Mayco SG301, but it looks kind of dark gray. Anyone know of
anything?
Tony Ferguson on sun 19 oct 08
Carol,
A mica type clear glaze may be what you are looking for. If you want a stab at creating your own, you can take your low fire base glaze (or any glaze for that matter) and experiment by adding mica. The amount and size of mica you add will affect the melt and the desired glitter effect--if they are big enough, you will be essentially suspending the mica in the base. Smaller, may affect melt but the tests I did with raku--the mica did not melt in anyway. Electric low-fire, I have no clue. I would do this;
Create a few cups.
1. pour a tablespoon of clear low fire glaze base in each cup
2. add to the first cup, 5% mica, the second, 10%, and so forth to your cups. etc. Quick and dirty method--use parts (an 1/8 tsp) and add them, increasing the amount across your cups.
3. Label your tests.
4. Fire--don't forget to layer single coat, double, triple as well.
As I said, this is a starting point possibly to make your own. You can get free mica samples from Pacer Minerals:
http://pacerminerals.com/?page_id=53
Tony Ferguson
Carol David wrote: I'm looking for low fire glitter glaze that looks silver. I've got
the Mayco SG301, but it looks kind of dark gray. Anyone know of
anything?
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Mike Gordon on sun 19 oct 08
Carol,
These two are pretty metalic...., no glitter , though..... Antique
Pewter, Duncan #SY 1024, C/06....... Duncan EZ Flow, Smoky Silver, #AR
709, C/05,04, Mike Gordon
On Oct 19, 2008, at 1:07 PM, Carol David wrote:
> I'm looking for low fire glitter glaze that looks silver. I've got
> the Mayco SG301, but it looks kind of dark gray. Anyone know of
> anything?
>
Z Jacobson on sun 19 oct 08
Hi Carol=2C
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by a glitter glaze but Mayco's Burnished=
Steel comes out a nice darkish silver - not real shiny - my personal favo=
rite. There is also Duncan's Heirloom Silver which is shinier but the color=
is darker and not exactly silver. If your willing to experiment you can ge=
t slightly different colors and effects by firing them to slightly differen=
t temperatures. I have never tried Mayco SG301 so I dont know how they comp=
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Ivor and Olive Lewis on mon 20 oct 08
Dear Carol David
You need to search for Aventurine Glaze formulations. You may also
need to do some experimentation to get examples that will give the
aventurine response with your firing schedules.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
Bonnie Staffel on mon 20 oct 08
I have had success in getting the glitter effect as well as a gray smoky
background by rubbing the mica on to the surface of the leather hard pot. I
bisque fire at Cone 010 but I think it will hold up to a Cone 06 bisque.
Then either put it into a shallow pit with a sawdust base, build up small
pieces of wood or twigs and light the fire.. It is important to really rub
the mica into the clay though through shrinkage there will be some flaking
off by handling and bisque firing. Perhaps a sealant applied when finished
will keep everything in place.
I had mica on one of my pots and covered it with a Cone 9 glaze. That was a
disaster as the mica turned into a "sandy" surface with no glitter at all.
If you are trying to make a functional pot, then my suggestion won't be
applicable.
The mica turns into the gold flecks after bisque firing. Be sure to vacuum
out the kiln shelves before using the kiln for a higher firing.
Those of you in the senior years may remember the artificial "snow" we used
to sprinkle around the Christmas tree. That was mica in flake form. Now it
seems they grind in into finer particles. I use the "coarse" size for my
work.
Bonnie Staffel
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