Anjali Gulati on wed 28 jan 98
Dear friends
I know, I know this topic has been discused to death. I searched
archives before asking this questions.
CAN YOU MAKE TERRASIG OF ANY OTHER COLOR THAN RED AND CREAM ?
What will addition of any Mason Stain or underglaze color do to
it ? Will adding oxides help ? I have seen potter Melissa
Green's wonderful work at Baltimore ACC fair. I would love to use
blue and green and yellow terrasig.
From University of Maryland where it is threatening to snow.
Anjali
Kris Baum on thu 29 jan 98
I haven't used any terra sig myself, but I just happen to have right
next to me my notes from a Pete Pinnell workshop where he gave some
of his recipes:
Using a Redart Base --
Dark Red 1-2 tsp. RIO
Black - 2 tsp. Cobalt Carbonate
Yellow - 2 tsp. Titanium Diox
Copper Brown - 1 tsp. Cobalt Carb.
Dark Green - mixture of "Black" and "Titanium White" (below)
Using a Goldart Base --
White - 1 tbs. Titanium Diox.
Purple - 1 tbs. Crocus Martis
Pastel Colors - 1-3 tsp, any Mason Stain
Pete notes: "Mason stains are not ground as fine as most oxides. You
may want to ball mill the terra sig/stain mixture for a short time to
achieve the best results."
I hope this helps. Good Luck!
> I know, I know this topic has been discused to death. I searched
> archives before asking this questions.
>
> CAN YOU MAKE TERRASIG OF ANY OTHER COLOR THAN RED AND CREAM ?
>
> What will addition of any Mason Stain or underglaze color do to
> it ? Will adding oxides help ?
Kris Baum
Shubunkin Pottery
Gaithersburg, MD
USA
mailto:shubunki@erols.com
Lynn Rank on thu 29 jan 98
Dear Anjali,
I have make the white sig out of ball clay and added to color underglazes
(Duncan). It isn't as shiny as alone, but what colors, and with a
different look than straight underglaze.
Lynn
Bob_Rank@msn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Anjali Gulati [SMTP:AGULATI@aec.umd.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 1998 5:25 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list CLAYART
Subject: Terra sig, yet again
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Dear friends
I know, I know this topic has been discused to death. I searched
archives before asking this questions.
CAN YOU MAKE TERRASIG OF ANY OTHER COLOR THAN RED AND CREAM ?
What will addition of any Mason Stain or underglaze color do to
it ? Will adding oxides help ? I have seen potter Melissa
Green's wonderful work at Baltimore ACC fair. I would love to use
blue and green and yellow terrasig.
From University of Maryland where it is threatening to snow.
Anjali
terryh on thu 29 jan 98
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Dear Anjali Gulati =3CAGULATI=40aec.umd.edu=3E:
What are you afraid of? Why can't you just try mixing
underglaze, or mason stain, or oxide or anything, to terra
sig. and see the result by yourself? You are in the
university, not in a kindergarten=21
No, it won't explode. Yes, you get coloured sig. Blue,
yellow, green, kaki red, no problem. But, serenic red
or pink, no.
Your thesis advisor, ... just kidding.
terry hagiwara
e-mail: thagiwara=40halnet.com (W)=3B terryh=40pdq.net (H)
web: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/3755
Bill Amsterlaw on thu 29 jan 98
Hi Anjali:
You wrote:
<<
CAN YOU MAKE TERRASIG OF ANY OTHER COLOR THAN RED AND CREAM ? What will
addition of any Mason Stain or underglaze color do to it ? Will adding
oxides help ? I have seen potter Melissa Green's wonderful work at
Baltimore ACC fair. I would love to use blue and green and yellow
terrasig.
>>
The most recent issue of Studio Potter (vol 26, #1, December 1997) includes
4 articles on terrasig including detailed descriptions of methods and
recipes.
- Bill Amsterlaw (wamster@slic.com)
Plattsburgh, NY
terryh on fri 30 jan 98
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anjali, sorry if i offended you. but the best way is really to try
by yourself. and it really doesn't take any extra time. you already
made red and cream. then, when you are going to try Kaki-red,
for instance, using Fe2O3 just make additional mix with, say
CoO or something. you may find something new, (or may not).
that is the part (or whole) of fun. you are already there as you
suggested in your post many possible alternatives.
i never thought the question was lowly. i thought it was not
timely if you haven't tried any one yet by yourself.
take my post as an encouragement from an old grumpy thesis
advisor and another beginner, who found EUREKA by having
mixied green underglaze and other bunch into terra sig just for fun.
it's more fun to find 1+1=3D1.9 by yourself than to copy 1+1=3D2 from a
math teacher. wouldn't you agree? but then, that is my approach
and i shouldn't have expected any in academia shares the same
approach. i apologize for that. and also for posting a.wrong post.
Wendy Moore on sat 31 jan 98
Can these recipes be used on any clay body at any temperature? I fire
primarily ^10 reduction and am fascinated with the burnished surfaces of
terr-sig.
Wendy Moore, the Apron Lady
in Muggy, Muddy, Mid-winter? Michigan!!!
Kris Baum wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I haven't used any terra sig myself, but I just happen to have right
> next to me my notes from a Pete Pinnell workshop where he gave some
> of his recipes:
>
> Using a Redart Base --
>
> Dark Red 1-2 tsp. RIO
> Black - 2 tsp. Cobalt Carbonate
> Yellow - 2 tsp. Titanium Diox
> Copper Brown - 1 tsp. Cobalt Carb.
> Dark Green - mixture of "Black" and "Titanium White" (below)
>
> Using a Goldart Base --
>
> White - 1 tbs. Titanium Diox.
> Purple - 1 tbs. Crocus Martis
> Pastel Colors - 1-3 tsp, any Mason Stain
>
> Pete notes: "Mason stains are not ground as fine as most oxides. You
> may want to ball mill the terra sig/stain mixture for a short time to
> achieve the best results."
>
> I hope this helps. Good Luck!
>
> > I know, I know this topic has been discused to death. I searched
> > archives before asking this questions.
> >
> > CAN YOU MAKE TERRASIG OF ANY OTHER COLOR THAN RED AND CREAM ?
> >
> > What will addition of any Mason Stain or underglaze color do to
> > it ? Will adding oxides help ?
>
> Kris Baum
> Shubunkin Pottery
> Gaithersburg, MD
> USA
>
> mailto:shubunki@erols.com
Kris Baum on sat 31 jan 98
Of course! Sorry ...
The colorant amount is "per cup of wet terra sig, with the specific
gravity adjusted to 1.15".
> Kris -
> Just a suggestion - regarding the oxide additions from your Pete Pinnell
> workshop, the amounts given will not be of much use to anyone unless they
> know how much of the redart goldart terra sig to add them to. Do you have
> that information, and if so, could you post it to Clayart? Thanks -
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
> Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
> Appalachian Center for Crafts
> Tennessee Technological University
> 1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Kris Baum
Shubunkin Pottery
Gaithersburg, MD
USA
mailto:shubunki@erols.com
Dana Henson on wed 4 feb 98
I use Duncan EZ Strokes to tint white terra sig. The EZ Strokes are
concentrated and it doesn't take much. I've gotten some really beautiful
colors this way.
Dana Henson
G_Henson@venus.twu.edu --- In Pilot Point, TX...40 miles N of Dallas, TX
Barbara Lewis on thu 5 feb 98
At 09:27 AM 2/4/98 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I use Duncan EZ Strokes to tint white terra sig. The EZ Strokes are
>concentrated and it doesn't take much. I've gotten some really beautiful
>colors this way.
>Dana Henson
>G_Henson@venus.twu.edu --- In Pilot Point, TX...40 miles N of Dallas, TX
I have done this too and have had good results. You can make up just the
amount you need. I have also raku fired these pots to cone 019 with gold
luster and had good results. Barbara
Barbara Lewis
WellSpring ClayWorks
5412 Well Spring Road
La Plata, MD 20646
blewis@crosslink.net
(301) 932-3915
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