Michele Hoskin on fri 20 nov 98
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From: Michele Hoskin [SMTP:mhoskin@home.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 11:49 AM
To: 'clayart@lsv.uky.com'
Subject: Glaze application
Hi clayarters!
I am wondering how many of you dip your pots into a bucket of glaze vs.
pouring glaze into your pots. The pouring is making a real drippy mess of
the outside of my pots, I guess I'm a little unskilled there. Can anyone
make any suggestions or offer advise to minimize the agony of simple
glazing? Technicians and apprentises seem to be able to do a neat job of
it. Where am I going wrong? I need to be much faster at this as glazing
application occupies far too much of my productive time.
Thanks for any responses
Michele Hoskin
Vicki Ferris on sat 21 nov 98
Michele,
Dipping your pot in a glaze bucket is the fastest and gives a more even
coverage than pouring. Pouring causes an overlap and causes unwanted dripping.
I've even experienced crazing in the overlap areas due to the glaze being too
thick. I still pour into the inside of pots and slowly swirl and pour off the
rim, but the best coverage on the outside is to dip. The glaze is all even
that way and will look more professional. Be sure to leave a nice foot on the
bottom to hold on to when dipping.
Vicki in Cool, Calif.
The Brinks on sat 21 nov 98
Hi Michele,
I dip almost everything, but not into my buckets. I stir the glaze while
in the bucket, then pour through a fine strainer into a LARGE stainless
steel bowl on the floor. One of those cheap bowls from K Mart etc. I have
limited space here, so I work with one color at a time..
My strainer is a few layers of fine nylon mesh from the fabric store,
tacked onto a wire circle. After straining I can rinse the glaze into my
glaze washbucket. (Eventually I recycle what sinks to the bottom ((i.e. WB
#1, WB #@, and so on))...it's usually sort of greenish)
For smaller pieces, I use one of those grabber tools with "U" shaped tines,
from a ceramic supply house.
For larger plates and bowls that might break if I used the tool, after
waxing bottoms of course, I place the item between my spread hands and
rotate the piece through the glaze...quickly tilting it to pick up a
quantity of glaze to cover the bottom also, then let the piece drip a few
seconds. I have a damp sponge ready to blot drips. While using this
method, instead of my bare right hand which would leave finger marks in the
glaze, (inside the piece) I hold a little 3-pronged disc thing I invented
and had my husband weld together for me. But you could pound 3 nails into
a wooden disc so the tips protrude, and put that between your hand and the
bowl. Don't know if you can picture all this.
I do some pouring as accents over the first layer of glaze. Don't wait too
long to do this, or both glazes may peel up. Some of mine will, others not.
Good luck, from Ann Brink in CA, where it's still warm enough to go do a
little decorating and load for a firing tomorrow. We have a southfacing
garage, and if I close the door before it gets chilly, things stay pretty
warm for a while.
At 02:26 PM 11/20/98 EST, you wrote:
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michele Hoskin [SMTP:mhoskin@home.com]
>Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 11:49 AM
>To: 'clayart@lsv.uky.com'
>Subject: Glaze application
>
>
>Hi clayarters!
>
>I am wondering how many of you dip your pots into a bucket of glaze vs.
>pouring glaze into your pots. The pouring is making a real drippy mess of
>the outside of my pots, I guess I'm a little unskilled there. Can anyone
>make any suggestions or offer advise to minimize the agony of simple
>glazing? Technicians and apprentises seem to be able to do a neat job of
>it. Where am I going wrong? I need to be much faster at this as glazing
>application occupies far too much of my productive time.
>
>Thanks for any responses
>
>Michele Hoskin
>
>
Marty Anderson on sat 21 nov 98
Michele,
I dip nearly all my pots. Glazes I use the most are in large containers. I
pour when they will not fit or if I am using more than one glaze and want a
certain effect.
Marty
-----Original Message-----
From: Michele Hoskin
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 1:37 PM
Subject: FW: Glaze application
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michele Hoskin [SMTP:mhoskin@home.com]
>Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 11:49 AM
>To: 'clayart@lsv.uky.com'
>Subject: Glaze application
>
>
>Hi clayarters!
>
>I am wondering how many of you dip your pots into a bucket of glaze vs.
>pouring glaze into your pots. The pouring is making a real drippy mess of
>the outside of my pots, I guess I'm a little unskilled there. Can anyone
>make any suggestions or offer advise to minimize the agony of simple
>glazing? Technicians and apprentises seem to be able to do a neat job of
>it. Where am I going wrong? I need to be much faster at this as glazing
>application occupies far too much of my productive time.
>
>Thanks for any responses
>
>Michele Hoskin
>
Don Jones on sun 22 nov 98
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Michele,
>
>Dipping your pot in a glaze bucket is the fastest and gives a more even
>coverage than pouring. Pouring causes an overlap and causes unwanted dripping.
>I've even experienced crazing in the overlap areas due to the glaze being too
>thick. I still pour into the inside of pots and slowly swirl and pour off the
>rim, but the best coverage on the outside is to dip. The glaze is all even
>that way and will look more professional. Be sure to leave a nice foot on the
>bottom to hold on to when dipping.
>
>Vicki in Cool, Calif.
You can get a nice even coat on the outside too with careful coreography
of wrist action and glaze consistentsy. Rehearse!!
Don Jones
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