Jane Woodside on mon 28 dec 98
As I hungrily perused the Potter's Shop 1998 Booklist which just arrived in
the mail, I thought to myself, " what would I really like to find in a pottery
book?". And then I recalled an exhibit of the pottery of Gertrud and Otto
Natzler at the American Craft Museum in New York several years ago and I
wished there were a book of their work available. I also recall some
information that Otto Natzler created over 2500 glazes and kept records.
Although I don't personally have any desire to reproduce someone else's work,
I wonder if his glaze recipes have ever been published as they surely would be
a significant aid in any study of the Natzlers' work and they are so
incredible it would be a shame to lose those recipes. I originally thought of
just calling the Potter's Shop with my question but perhaps there are others
on the list who have information about the Natzlers. TIA Jane Woodside
JCooper on tue 29 dec 98
_Form and Fire_ , a Smithsonian publication at the the time of the
Natzler exhibition at The Renwick Gallery in 1973, does not contain
glaze formulas, but there is a bibliography that may be of use to
industrious seekers. In any event, the exhibit was awesome and the
photography in the catalog is as good as it gets. .
The USGPO stock number was 4704-00004.
hal mc whinnie on tue 29 dec 98
i would love to know this also, this is the kind of historical materials
that ought to be preserved in some location. I would live to see some of
his glazes. For his crater and lava glazes he added silica carbide to the
mixtures to achieve his effects.
On Mon, 28 Dec 1998 12:01:54 EST Jane Woodside
writes:
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>message----------------------------
>As I hungrily perused the Potter's Shop 1998 Booklist which just
>arrived in
>the mail, I thought to myself, " what would I really like to find in a
>pottery
>book?". And then I recalled an exhibit of the pottery of Gertrud and
>Otto
>Natzler at the American Craft Museum in New York several years ago and
>I
>wished there were a book of their work available. I also recall some
>information that Otto Natzler created over 2500 glazes and kept
>records.
>Although I don't personally have any desire to reproduce someone
>else's work,
>I wonder if his glaze recipes have ever been published as they surely
>would be
>a significant aid in any study of the Natzlers' work and they are so
>incredible it would be a shame to lose those recipes. I originally
>thought of
>just calling the Potter's Shop with my question but perhaps there are
>others
>on the list who have information about the Natzlers. TIA Jane Woodside
>
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Frank Gaydos on tue 29 dec 98
There is an interesting movie showing the Natzlers doing a firing in their
electric kiln.
They would cut green leaves and branches from their garden and stuff them
into
cardboard tubes, like toilet paper tubes. They would high fire the kiln
once, remove the work they did not want reduced and then reload and refire.
At the high point of the firing they would stick the tubes into the
'peepholes'
and reduce the glazes. Sounds like just having their recipes would not be
enough. Seems like a lot of trial and error involved. Dont have details
about the movie, but we still have it at work and I could obtain it if
interested.
Hope this helps.
Frank Gaydos
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I originally thought of
just calling the Potter's Shop with my question but perhaps there are others
on the list who have information about the Natzlers. TIA Jane Woodside
Ravit Birenboim on wed 30 dec 98
Try to call the American Craft council Library, I think I saw the film there,
and they will be happy to assist you with all the information that they have.
They have something that is called Artists Database and Files, which includes
resume, slides, photographs, exhibitions flyers and catalogs and magazine
articles about artists.
They are located in the Soho, NYC and you can reach them at 212-274-0630,
Fax#212-274-0650, email library@craftcouncil.org
It is a great place to visit, Enjoy, Ravit.
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