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updated fri 26 aug 11

 

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Dear Mudbuds=3D2C

For those of you who are unable to read French=3D2C Michelle Lowe posted th=
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e glazes on Clayart 28 July 2002:

glaze name: Turquoise

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Nepheline Syenite 61.54

Strontium Carbonate 20.88

Silica 7.69

Ball Clay 6.59

Lithium Carbonate 3.30

Copper Carbonate 3.50

Bentonite 4.00

Epsom Salts 1.00

color: this is usually bright=3D2C very turquoise

surface: matt

comments: As far as I know=3D2C these work fine in oxidation as well

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Blue Celadon

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Volcanic Ash 56.0

Wollastonite 14.0

Ball Clay 12.0

Gerstley Borate 10.0

Silica 8.0

Alberta Slip 15.00

Cobalt Carbonate 0.25

color: Blue celadon

surface:

comments: goes a little gray over stoneware=3D2C nicely translucent on proc=
el=3D
ain.

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Shino

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Nepheline Syenite 54.5

Spodumene 22.8

Ball Clay 14.9

Gerstley Borate 4.9

Soda Ash 2.9

color:

surface:

comments:

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Woo Yellow

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Nepheline Syenite 35.64

Strontium Carbonate 20.06

Zircopax 16.16

Dolomite 12.95

Silica 7.59

Kaolin 7.59

Red Iron Oxide 3.00

Bentonite 4.00

Epsom Salts 1.00

color: nice deep yellow with brown spotting over iron bearing clay when

thin. Waxier and paler when thick.

surface: matt

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Phila Green

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Nepheline Syenite 58

Strontium Carbonate 26

Ball Clay 10

Silica 5

Lithium Carbonate 1

Rutile 4

Copper Carbonate 4

Bentonite 4

Epsom Salts 1

color: green pools black with some purplish highlights

surface: matte

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Satin Spodumene

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Spodumene 28.57

Dolomite 22.86

Custer Feldspar 20.00

Silica 11.43

Kaolin 8.57

Zircopax 4.76

Gerstley Borate 3.81

color: pale yellow ivory or very opaque white

surface: matt

comments: Color depends upon the type of spodumene.

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Black

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

K-200 Feldspar 78.81

Gerstley Borate 10.76

Whiting 5.46

EPK 4.97

Manganses Dioxide 4.14

Copper Carbonate 3.31

Cobalt Carbonate 1.99

color: Black

surface: more matt thin=3D2C more glossy thick.

comments: makes blue over the matt white=3D2C does interesting things over

and under oxblood.

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Matte White

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Nepheline Syenite 38.7

Wollastonite 15.2

BArium Carbonate 15.2

Silica 10.5

EPK 10.2

Gerstley Borate 10.2

color: very white

surface:

comments: very white in oxidation=3D2C duller in reduction

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Clear

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Silica 31.0

Nepheline Syenite 30.0

Gerstley Borate 21.0

EPK 10.0

Wollastonite 8.0

color: clear in oxidation=3D2C greyish in reduction

surface: gloss

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Brown Persimmon

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Silica 37.63

Nepheline Syenite 21.51

Whiting 16.13

EPK 13.98

Gerstley Borate 10.75

Red Iron Oxide 16.13

color: deep brown with occasional lighter speckling

surface:

comments: very nice

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Oxblood

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Nepheline Syenite 54.58

Gerstley Borate 12.44

Whiting 10.56

Silica 21.06

Copper Oxide 0.38

Tin Oxide 0.98

color: green in oxidation=3D2C red in reduction

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM

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glaze name: Tan Satin Matt

cone: 6

kiln type: gas

firing: reduction

recipe:

Zinc Oxide 4.50

Whiting 10.00

Talc 2.10

Barium Carbonate 11.00

F-4 Feldspar 42.00

EPK 8.30

Ball Clay 8.00

Silica 14.00

Rutile 5.00

color:

surface:

comments: untested

submitted by: John Anthony

e-mail: JTRAX@AOL.COM


Our dear Edouard gives Michelle credit at the bottom of Mel's post. Severa=
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l of these look very interesting=3D2C especially the Turquoise=3D2C one of =
my f=3D
avorites.

Good luck=3D2C

Tig Dupre
in Port Orchard=3D2C WA

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