jrceramic@my-dejanews.com on mon 3 may 99
need to know if there is a way to glaze ceramic pieces without having stilt
marks on the piece. to me this spoils the beauty of the piece. thanks for any
help or method.
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jrceramic@my-dejanews.com on tue 4 may 99
My name is Raymond and I am looking for someone that can tell me how to
glaze without getting stilt marks on the bottom of my piece ? I fire a lot of
cookie jars, cups, plates, figurines. would be thankful for anyone that can
tell me how to do this. Thanks Raymond
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Vince Pitelka on tue 4 may 99
>need to know if there is a way to glaze ceramic pieces without having stilt
>marks on the piece. to me this spoils the beauty of the piece. thanks for any
>help or method.
Yes, there is a very simple solution. Wax the bottom of the piece and leave
it unglazed, and celebrate the appearance and texture of the claybody.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
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Elias Portor on tue 4 may 99
In the beginning I felt the same way. My opinion would be first what type of
ceramic are you using, I am assuming that it is low fire because your using
stilts. I would suggest that you could thinly glaze the bottom that is being
stilted, the less amt. of glaze the small the stilt mark. If its a terra cotta
type clay you can wax the bottoms and dry foot or use a terra sigilata covering
if your worried about the ware absorbing water. I have finally gotten use to th
stilt marks when I went to town and observed all the hand finished wares from
other countries and saw the stilt marks there. It made me realize that its a
pretty normal part of pottery. Maybe there are other ways out there, I am also
curious. eportor
jrceramic@my-dejanews.com wrote:
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> need to know if there is a way to glaze ceramic pieces without having stilt
> marks on the piece. to me this spoils the beauty of the piece. thanks for any
> help or method.
>
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Elias Portor on thu 6 may 99
I do the same types of work and found that the only way is to use a dipping glaz
and wipe the bottoms a bit to have a thinner application. The only other thing
is to dry foot if you can seal your bottoms on your non food items. I have seen
other fine works in the stores and notice there are stilt marks on those items a
well, so I quit worrying about it. Its a part of the hand creation process.
Eportor
jrceramic@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> My name is Raymond and I am looking for someone that can tell me how to
> glaze without getting stilt marks on the bottom of my piece ? I fire a lot of
> cookie jars, cups, plates, figurines. would be thankful for anyone that can
> tell me how to do this. Thanks Raymond
>
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