Joyce Lee on fri 5 dec 97
Worry, worry, worry...I'm in my first sale this weekend...very soon now.
I neglected to sign some of my ^10 reduction-fired pots. I'd like to
add a signature in red iron oxide. My questions are: Will it work if I
then fire them in the electric kiln? If so, at what cone should they be
fired? Will the copper reds, celadons and rutile blues suffer from such
a firing? I would very much appreciate a response even though I know the
question is pretty mundane. However, "mundane" is where I keep getting
hung up on this humbling journey. Thank you.
Joyce
In the Mojave anticipating having fun at the sale.
Liz Willoughby on sat 6 dec 97
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Worry, worry, worry...I'm in my first sale this weekend...very soon now.
>I neglected to sign some of my ^10 reduction-fired pots. I'd like to
>add a signature in red iron oxide. My questions are: Will it work if I
>then fire them in the electric kiln? If so, at what cone should they be
>fired? Will the copper reds, celadons and rutile blues suffer from such
>a firing? I would very much appreciate a response even though I know the
>question is pretty mundane. However, "mundane" is where I keep getting
>hung up on this humbling journey. Thank you.
>
>Joyce
>In the Mojave anticipating having fun at the sale.
Joyce, If you have a Dremel tool (Rotary tool), use a pointed silicon
carbide bit to write your name on the bottom. Practice first on a second.
This will give you a fine line signature on fired clay or glaze. I wouldn't
take the chance of refiring your pieces. (Sears and lots of places sell
them). Good luck, Liz
Liz Willoughby
R.R. 1
Grafton, Ontario, Canada
K0K 2G0
e-mail lizwill@cyberion.ca
Ray Carlton on sat 6 dec 97
yeah it will work but do like i do and sign em with a brown texta pen
its cheeper
cheers
At 08:59 05/12/97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Worry, worry, worry...I'm in my first sale this weekend...very soon now.
>I neglected to sign some of my ^10 reduction-fired pots. I'd like to
>add a signature in red iron oxide. My questions are: Will it work if I
>then fire them in the electric kiln? If so, at what cone should they be
>fired? Will the copper reds, celadons and rutile blues suffer from such
>a firing? I would very much appreciate a response even though I know the
>question is pretty mundane. However, "mundane" is where I keep getting
>hung up on this humbling journey. Thank you.
>
>Joyce
>In the Mojave anticipating having fun at the sale.
>
>
raycarlt@valylink.net.au
Ray Carlton
McMahons Creek Victoria Australia 3799
Lisa P Skeen on sat 6 dec 97
Joyce,
To avoid having to re-fire and lose your color, why not try one of the
permanent markers? I'm sure you could find one in brown....
Lisa Skeen, Living Tree Pottery and Soaps
http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
>I neglected to sign some of my ^10 reduction-fired pots. I'd like to
>add a signature in red iron oxide.
Ron Roy on sat 6 dec 97
Hi Joyce - don't fire em in the electric - or - beprepared for some colour
changes. I sign my black pots after the firing - it is difficult to see any
signature under my Tenmoku glaze - so, I sign em with a dremel tool now -
just like wirting your name except the grinding stone is really goin round.
Get the silicon carbide bit - it's a small cylinder about 1/4" long and a
little over 1/8" wide. My dremel has a speed control so I leave it on slow
- except when I feel like a little excitment.
Not such a bad idea - signing em after the firing - those of you who sell
seconds can leave your signature off.
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Worry, worry, worry...I'm in my first sale this weekend...very soon now.
>I neglected to sign some of my ^10 reduction-fired pots. I'd like to
>add a signature in red iron oxide. My questions are: Will it work if I
>then fire them in the electric kiln? If so, at what cone should they be
>fired? Will the copper reds, celadons and rutile blues suffer from such
>a firing? I would very much appreciate a response even though I know the
>question is pretty mundane. However, "mundane" is where I keep getting
>hung up on this humbling journey. Thank you.
>
>Joyce
>In the Mojave anticipating having fun at the sale.
Ron Roy
93 Pegasus Trail
Scarborough,Canada
M1G 3N8
Evenings, call 416 439 2621
Fax, 416 438 7849
Studio: 416-752-7862.
Email ronroy@astral.magic.ca
Home page http://digitalfire.com/education/people/ronroy.htm
Stephen Mills on sun 7 dec 97
Joyce,
I have done in the past, and still occasionally do named mugs, and in
order to be able to respond quickly to an order, I fire a load of
"blanks" and then letter them using a mid brown enamel/onglaze. I've
only met one glaze that didn't like a 750oC firing and that was a copper
green that went the colour of pewter (the customer liked it thank
goodness). the colour I used looked just like RIO, so it matched the
rest of the pot, came in a tube, and was water based which made life
easier.
Incidentally the green pot was Electric fired, I never had a problem
with reduction fired wares.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Joyce Lee writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Worry, worry, worry...I'm in my first sale this weekend...very soon now.
>I neglected to sign some of my ^10 reduction-fired pots. I'd like to
>add a signature in red iron oxide. My questions are: Will it work if I
>then fire them in the electric kiln? If so, at what cone should they be
>fired? Will the copper reds, celadons and rutile blues suffer from such
>a firing? I would very much appreciate a response even though I know the
>question is pretty mundane. However, "mundane" is where I keep getting
>hung up on this humbling journey. Thank you.
>
>Joyce
>In the Mojave anticipating having fun at the sale.
>
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
home tel: (44) (0)1225 311699
work tel: (44) (0)1225 337046
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