Joshua Lynch on tue 2 feb 99
A friend of mine claims that all medium fire glazes have no character and
are not worth the chemicals they are made out of. I refuse to believe
this.
If anyone has a functional glaze that is outstandingly interesting and that
can raise the hair on the back of your neck , it would be an incredible
help!
Jennifer Rhinesmith on wed 3 feb 99
I actually have such an animal. I over lap several glazes to get a high
fired affect. In fact if you did not see the bottoms then you would
swear that it was high fired. Here are some of the glazes I use. First
I use Red/Pink Purple/Mauve over that I use an ash glaze, which makes
them run together. If you need the recipies let me know. Jennifer in
ALpine, Tx
>Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:43:44 EST
>Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
>From: Joshua Lynch
>Subject: Cone 5-6 glaze with character
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
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>A friend of mine claims that all medium fire glazes have no character
and
>are not worth the chemicals they are made out of. I refuse to believe
>this.
>
>If anyone has a functional glaze that is outstandingly interesting and
that
>can raise the hair on the back of your neck , it would be an
incredible
>help!
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P.O. Box 995
Alpine, Tx 79831
jrpots@hotmail.com
OWNER Jackrabbit Fats Bar & Grill
(915) 837-9125
J Double R's Rabbitry
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douglas gray on wed 3 feb 99
I don't have any eye popping glazes to share but I did want to comment on your
friends assumption that there are no good cone six glazes. There are, of
course, and I'm sure you'll get several good recipes from this group. If not
check the archives, several have been posted in the years I've been subscribed.
As for interesting glazes at the mid range...You can develop some very rich
surfaces with depth and visual texture if you will layer glazes. Try a matt
glaze over a slightly runny shiny glaze, or layering a darker color over a
lighter color. Try sponging one glaze over top of another glaze, or sprayin or
misting glazes. The other route would be to add things to the clay body itself.
Quite a bit of color variation and depth can be achieved this way. The
combinations are endless.
I, too, have run into the die-hard cone 12 people who'd rather stop making pots
than to try mid, low, or room temperature glazes. But the fact of the matter is
all glazes are just materials in water. The true test of the results is not the
materials themselves, but the sensitivity by which the artist test, combines and
applies the glaze to a surface. It reminds me of those people who tell me fine
art can't be made on a potters wheel, or from molds, or from an extruder, or
from studying the past. It's ridiculous to make such assumptions. People make
these kinds of comments because they haven't yet visuallized the possibilities
of something different. Don't let your friends lack of imagination or narrow
focus dictate what is or is not possible for you. And by all means never let a
lump of chemicals or a piece of machinery limit your vision and development.
Stepping down off the bully pulpit...probably said too much anyway.
doug
Hate to post and run, but I'll be off the list for the next couple of weeks. So
point all flames dirrectly to my email address. Thanks, I think...
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Douglas E. Gray, Assistant Professor of Art
P.O. Box 100547
Department of Fine Arts and Mass Communication
Francis Marion University
Florence, South Carolina 29501-0547
dgray@fmarion.edu
843/661-1535
Ray Butkus on sun 7 feb 99
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Jennifer,
If you have any recipes to share, I'd love some. We're using 5-6 oxidation =
here
at the high school where I teach. We use mostly commercial glazes with good
success, however, I'd love to get some different textures and surfaces. I =
am
especially interested in matts, breaking glazes, and interesting =
combinations.
Thanks,
Ray Butkus
Downers Grove North High School
4436 Main Street
Downers Grove, Il 60515
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I actually have such an animal. I over lap several glazes to get a high
fired affect. In fact if you did not see the bottoms then you would
swear that it was high fired. Here are some of the glazes I use. First
I use Red/Pink Purple/Mauve over that I use an ash glaze, which makes
them run together. If you need the recipies let me know. Jennifer in
ALpine, Tx
=3EDate: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:43:44 EST
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=3EFrom: Joshua Lynch =3CJoshua=5FLynch/Guilford=40guilford.edu=3E
=3ESubject: Cone 5-6 glaze with character
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=3EA friend of mine claims that all medium fire glazes have no character
and
=3Eare not worth the chemicals they are made out of. I refuse to believe
=3Ethis.
=3E
=3EIf anyone has a functional glaze that is outstandingly interesting and
that
=3Ecan raise the hair on the back of your neck , it would be an
incredible
=3Ehelp=21
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Jennifer Rhinesmith
P.O. Box 995
Alpine, Tx 79831
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OWNER Jackrabbit Fats Bar =26 Grill
(915) 837-9125
J Double R's Rabbitry
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