Pamala Browne on thu 13 may 99
OK guys here it is --I have been corrected and will call this an =
engobe/glaze.I
have used it on 4 different clay bodies at leather-hard,air-dried and =
bisqued
stages.The clay bodies are Soldate 60(my personal favorite),Los Altos,Dark =
Brown
and B-mix (also includes B-mix with sand).All of these clays are available
through Laguna Clay in CA.All are =5E10 bodies ,although I do raku and =
low-fire
with them also.At =5E10, the engobe is shiny,white and opaque--I put it on =
quite
thick when I want total opacity.So far,I have colored the dry mix with =
various
stains,RIO and Copper with excellent results--perfect fit,great color.I do =
add
CMC to allow for a longer working time.One of the coolest things I =
discovered
was that it is =22self leveling=22-no matter how goopy it looked after =
painting ,it
fired smooth.Lets see--I haven't fired it to a lower temp but would think =
that
the fit would stay the same--but it would not be shiny--don't know ,will =
have to
try it.I also tested another engobe that fit just as well but did not =
contain
Zircopax and since I was shooting for bright or pastel colors in high fire I
chose the white engobe to work more with.SO,
Engobe A
BALL CLAY 25.0
EPK 25.0
G-200 20.0
FLINT 30.0
ZIRCOPAX 7.5 ADD 10=25 FRIT 3110 ( magic ingredient )
I have tested this with 5=25 3110--comes out the same. I have tested =
this with
4=25 more Ball Clay to see if it was less shiny--came out the same--I think =
it
likes being shiny.I have used this mostly on bisque ware--directly under =
glaze
or with a wax resist on top of it ,then dip into glaze. I've tried to answer=
all
the questions I could think of around the use of this stuff--Enjoy- I hope =
you
like it as much as I do=21=21
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