Joyce Lee on fri 18 sep 98
My first bisque firing was a bust, true, but I still have those pots!
Not understanding the purpose of ^10 and not having read closely enough
my myriad of instructions for electric bisque firing (feeling certain
that just buying the books would be sufficient...no need to really study
them, of course) and being absolutely confident in my "quick learner"
and "once through - got it" abilities of long standing (shame on me!), I
fired my first bisque to ^10, at least...and probably beyond. They
self-glazed, of course, and have the outward structure of thick (very
thick) honeycomb. They do hold water and serve as drinking pots for
various small desert creatures. When pros look at them they just shake
their heads and make comments about having no idea what happened. "What
did you DO, they ask?" Well, that was my question. Did I record my
steps for this first firing? No. Along with my rapid reading
abilities, I also possess a steel-trap memory. (I hope you know I'm
kidding.) Pottery sure is humbling, is it not?
Joyce
In the Mojave wondering if my borrowed philosophy of "making pots for
ME" isn't a copout for not yet being able to make pots for others.
Cindy on sun 20 sep 98
I have to jump in here just briefly. Floating Blue is not the only blue
glaze to be unattractive if thin. Every single one of my four different
blue glazes (none of which is FB) will go an ugly brown if applied too
sparingly. I make it a point to count the seconds as I dip my blues--other
glazes aren't quite as picky.
One thing I do like about the blue/brown continuum is the variation in
color it can give. I like the browns if they're mingled with the blues--I
dislike boring, flat, even, uninterrupted fields of color. Because areas on
the outer surfaces of most of my pottery remain unglazed, I often pour the
insides of bowls, vases, etc., rather than dipping. This creates what I
feel to be an attractive variegated effect.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels
Custer, SD
USA http://blackhills-info.com/a/cindys/menu.htm
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> From: Joyce Lee
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: 1st Glaze Firing a Bust
> Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 6:33 AM
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> My first bisque firing was a bust, true, but I still have those pots!
> Not understanding the purpose of ^10 and not having read closely enough
> my myriad of instructions for electric bisque firing (feeling certain
> that just buying the books would be sufficient...no need to really study
> them, of course) and being absolutely confident in my "quick learner"
> and "once through - got it" abilities of long standing (shame on me!), I
> fired my first bisque to ^10, at least...and probably beyond. They
> self-glazed, of course, and have the outward structure of thick (very
> thick) honeycomb. They do hold water and serve as drinking pots for
> various small desert creatures. When pros look at them they just shake
> their heads and make comments about having no idea what happened. "What
> did you DO, they ask?" Well, that was my question. Did I record my
> steps for this first firing? No. Along with my rapid reading
> abilities, I also possess a steel-trap memory. (I hope you know I'm
> kidding.) Pottery sure is humbling, is it not?
>
> Joyce
> In the Mojave wondering if my borrowed philosophy of "making pots for
> ME" isn't a copout for not yet being able to make pots for others.
>
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