Carolyn Sawyer on fri 4 jun 99
Could somebody tell me if I can sub Albany for Alberta equally (or at all) in
a glaze recipe? I have an old bucket with Albany Slip marked on the outside
but we have no Alberta Slip. I can't seem to find this answer in the
archives or in my books.
Thanks in advance
Carolyn
The newbie from Tryon... throwing strictly 'fictional' pottery hoping for
functional someday
Sharon R Pemberton on sat 5 jun 99
Alberta is a sub for Albany, which is no longer mined. I have never made a
glaze with Alberta that I have liked. Perhaps I just did not have a good
recipe.
Pax
Thonas C. Curran on mon 7 jun 99
Sharon R Pemberton wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Alberta is a sub for Albany, which is no longer mined. I have never made a
> glaze with Alberta that I have liked. Perhaps I just did not have a good
> recipe.
>
> Pax
I once traded $200 of my pottery for 50 kilos of that good ole' Albany
slip. I know that the entire South Mall in Albany was built on the
stuff and that economics was the reason for cessation of mining, not
availability. There are plenty of places where Albany slip can be found
on the surface...I've not had to look (thanks to my bartered supply),
but I wonder why nobody else has tried to gather some for studio use.
It is such a super glaze ingredient - which really can't be
duplicated. So if anyone out there in Albany, NY area knows of
potential site where digging of clay is permitted or even encouraged,
perhaps he or she could share info with clayarters. It might also be a
potential (albeit small) source of extra income for a potter willing to
dig and lug.
Regards, Carolyn alias CNC
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