Lou Raye Nichol on sat 31 jul 10
A comment was made about length of time sitting on the shelf glazed. What d=
o
you know about this effect on the shino?
Lou Raye
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From: Clayart [mailto:Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of mel jacobson
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:46 PM
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: shino
yes, many of us have done a great deal of work with shino.
it is a maverick.
that means...watch out, it does not always do what you want it to do.
like the horse without a bit....
ask malcolm davis...the great shino man..and he is really a great shino man=
.
he lost it for two years. just could not find the glaze with his wonderful
result. he has kicked many glaze buckets.
it is all over the place with me. i still love it, and i love the action
and the kicking back in my face.
but,
don't trust a shino, it has a mind of its own.
ash amount
thickness
foaming
base clay color
reduction
they all make a difference.
age of glazed pots drying on the shelf means a great deal.
some cover it with saran wrap to hold back the migration of ash.
i paint hot soda ash on top of the glazed pot for deep black.
when you reduce, and how much.
?????all questions.
if you take 50 shino recipes and do a vetting...you will find they are all
basically the same. how you treat them is vital.
if you are interested in the history of american shino and ginny wirt read
my article in cm a few years back...called `black shino`.
she sat in my living room with all the facts, the dates, even the original
recipe card. she left clay for good, very sad.
she is now a stanford grad in architecture. one smart lady. i respect her =
a
great deal. many of you know her brother, the fine minnesota potter tom
wirt. another real gentleman.
mel
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