Deborah Thuman on wed 23 jun 10
First, I tried burnishing a piece. I burnished for all I was worth.
Fired to ^08. No mica flecks. I'll glaze it with clear glaze because I
like the color and the effect that clear glaze gives the clay.
Next, I tried a red mica clay, burnished for all I was worth (this
sucker really shines) and made the lid out of the less red mica clay.
On the lid, I used a sponge to um... raise the grain? Make the mica
pieces come out? Burnished for all I was worth. I tried to raise the
grain or whatever on the more red piece. No luck, but I got that baby
gleaming! They both need to be bisqued.
Next, I'm doing a test tile. Tile will be burnished. Then 1/3 will be
scraped. 1/3 will be left alone. 1/3 will be burnished and carved
into. I will get mica speckles if it's the last thing I do.
BTW, any advice anyone has will be greatly appreciated.
Deb Thuman
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Deborah Thuman on sat 16 oct 10
I think the last batch of what we thought was mica clay was something
else. This batch IS mica clay. I can see the mica in it. I can feel
the mica in it. And is this ever a great clay! It practically coil
builds itself. Can't wait to see what it looks like fired. I'll glaze
the inside of the jar with a clear glaze and leave the outside naked
clay.
If I were in the mood for it, this clay would made a dandy bean pot.
Oh... right.... it's the red mica clay from NM Clay.
Deb Thuman
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Nancy Spinella on sun 17 oct 10
Where did you get your last batch of mica clay? I got a batch from Coyote
Clay, and it's fabulous for throwing. It dries a lot lighter in color,
though I haven't fired any yet. I hear it's great for burnishing, which I
plan to try on a few pots.
The mica does have a tendency to get everywhere, though, but the sparkles
are awesome!! :D
--Nancy
On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Deborah Thuman wrote=
:
> I think the last batch of what we thought was mica clay was something
> else. This batch IS mica clay. I can see the mica in it. I can feel
> the mica in it. And is this ever a great clay! It practically coil
> builds itself. Can't wait to see what it looks like fired. I'll glaze
> the inside of the jar with a clear glaze and leave the outside naked
> clay.
>
> If I were in the mood for it, this clay would made a dandy bean pot.
>
> Oh... right.... it's the red mica clay from NM Clay.
>
> Deb Thuman
> http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
> http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3D5888059
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Thumans-Art-Page/167529715986
>
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Eric Hansen on tue 19 oct 10
Taos Pueblo uses mica clay. When they dug up the street in front of
our row house in Burleith, Georgetown, D.C. it was mica clay. I only
kept a small sample. The neighboring strata was mica mud stone. The
stuff in my backyard here in Alexandria is clay with mica, feldspar,
and quartz sand - too much sand actually.
- h a n s e n -
p.s. it will fire out however
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Nancy Spinella wrote:
> Where did you get your last batch of mica clay? =3DA0I got a batch from C=
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> Clay, and it's fabulous for throwing. It dries a lot lighter in color,
> though I haven't fired any yet. =3DA0I hear it's great for burnishing, wh=
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> plan to try on a few pots.
>
> The mica does have a tendency to get everywhere, though, but the sparkles
> are awesome!! :D
>
> --Nancy
>
> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Deborah Thuman wro=
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te:
>
>> I think the last batch of what we thought was mica clay was something
>> else. This batch IS mica clay. I can see the mica in it. I can feel
>> the mica in it. And is this ever a great clay! It practically coil
>> builds itself. Can't wait to see what it looks like fired. I'll glaze
>> the inside of the jar with a clear glaze and leave the outside naked
>> clay.
>>
>> If I were in the mood for it, this clay would made a dandy bean pot.
>>
>> Oh... right.... it's the red mica clay from NM Clay.
>>
>> Deb Thuman
>> http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
>> http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3D3D5888059
>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Thumans-Art-Page/167529715986
>>
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Eric Alan Hansen
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Alexandria, Virginia
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