cp dunbar on fri 23 apr 99
so who was it that does a lot of once fired
it seems a way to greatly expedite the process
was it you joyce (i.t.m.) ?
or linda blossom ?
can't remember
i am firing some larger pieces and not as many fit in the kiln so a once
fired scheme would greatly
help me
cp - by the pond
llistening to the tiny voices in my head of the dying lilypads
rejoicing
shirley freed on sat 24 apr 99
cp
Check out Fran Tristram's "Single Firing: the Pros & Cons." I ordered by
copy from Steve Branfman at
Happy firing.
Shirley Freed
-----Original Message-----
From: cp dunbar
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 7:56 AM
Subject: once fired ware
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>so who was it that does a lot of once fired
>it seems a way to greatly expedite the process
>was it you joyce (i.t.m.) ?
>or linda blossom ?
>
>can't remember
>
>i am firing some larger pieces and not as many fit in the kiln so a once
>fired scheme would greatly
>help me
>
>cp - by the pond
>llistening to the tiny voices in my head of the dying lilypads
>rejoicing
muddpie on sat 24 apr 99
Cp,
I do a line of stuff that I once fire, but I do very little glazing on it.
I am using A.R.T.'s #125 speckled brownstone and Minnesota Midwest Clay's ^6
metallic green glaze. I am impressing leaves, pine sprigs, seed pods and
the like into the clay. When at the leather hard stage, I glaze only these
impressed areas with the glaze. I let them finish drying and then fire to
^6.
With this particular line of ware, it works great. But then again, I am not
totally dipping the ware into a glaze either.
I down sized a large studio a few years ago and don't have the room at this
time to mix my own glazes. I have been teaching for the local community ed
enrichment class's and this is where I found the glazes that I am using. I
also use the gloss white and light blue from MMC on other items, but those I
am bisquing and then glazing as they are dinnerware type stuff.
Julie in michigan patiently waiting for the rain to stop so I can load my
van for a show tomorrow. Rain, rain, go away!! Come back on sunday!!!
cp dunbar wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> so who was it that does a lot of once fired
> it seems a way to greatly expedite the process
> was it you joyce (i.t.m.) ?
> or linda blossom ?
>
> can't remember
>
> i am firing some larger pieces and not as many fit in the kiln so a once
> fired scheme would greatly
> help me
>
> cp - by the pond
> llistening to the tiny voices in my head of the dying lilypads
> rejoicing
Linda Blossom on sat 24 apr 99
Hello cp, I don't know about Joyce but yes I single fire - exclusively. I
do this for tiles, sinks, pedestals, architectural pieces and even forms
such as plates and bowls. I usually brush but the bowls and sinks are
sprayed. I may dip tiles or spray them. The reason I can spray thin forms
(a sprayed glaze is much thinner than a brushed one) is that I use paper
clay. Tiles can be brushed, sprayed, or dipped. I have even glazed 1/8"
thick tiles with three coats of glaze and then put them back over the
woodstove on a wire baker's shelf to dry again since they are very wet after
this. However, I do not dip a greenware piece in a bucket of glaze. I
don't actually have a bucket of any glaze, the largest quantity make of any
glaze is a gallon. This is because I use so many glazes. I have fired in
the hundreds of glazes - all single fire, with no problem. The (my) rules
are:
1. Vacuum flat pieces and then wipe with a very squeezed out sponge.
2. Put 1% veegum or cmc in the dry glaze mix. (never ever forget this
step) Sieve the wet glaze through an 80 mesh sieve. You must sieve with the
additive or it WILL crawl.
3. Fire slowly - 100 C per hour for pieces that are thin. For
architectural work that is 1" or more thick slow down to 75 C per hour. I
do a 19 hour fire in my electric which includes a four hour presoak or
candle and not counting the overnight candle in the gas kiln, fire for 13
hours.
Good luck.
Linda Blossom
2366 Slaterville Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-539-7912
blossom@twcny.rr.com
www.artscape.com/Artists/Blossom
-----Original Message-----
From: cp dunbar
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 8:53 AM
Subject: once fired ware
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>so who was it that does a lot of once fired
>it seems a way to greatly expedite the process
>was it you joyce (i.t.m.) ?
>or linda blossom ?
>
>can't remember
>
>i am firing some larger pieces and not as many fit in the kiln so a once
>fired scheme would greatly
>help me
>
>cp - by the pond
>llistening to the tiny voices in my head of the dying lilypads
>rejoicing
>
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