Shan Hattwell on sun 27 jun 99
Hello, I'm after some help with a porcelain light problem.
I've been using fine bone china (slipcast) but I now want to use porcelain
slabs, thin as possible,(possibly in a square/rectangle-ish shape, flat or
leaning ..... ). I will test but I would appreciate any advice -
- should I fire vertical or horizontal and how?
- are any shapes more prone to slumping (cone shapes worked the best with
F.B.C.)
- has anyone used paperclay porcelain and had good results? How ?=25?
- I want to use the decorated slabs mounted on a wall with a light source
behind. I will either decorate raw or at bisque with prints/painting,carving=
and
impressions.It may be to much to ask =21 Thanks in anticipation
Sharon in chilly Wagga Wagga Australia
Shan Hattwell on sun 27 jun 99
Hello, I'm after some help with a porcelain light problem.
I've been using fine bone china (slipcast) but I now want to use porcelain
slabs, thin as possible,(possibly in a square/rectangle-ish shape, flat or
leaning ..... ). I will test but I would appreciate any advice -
- should I fire vertical or horizontal and how?
- are any shapes more prone to slumping (cone shapes worked the best with
F.B.C.)
- has anyone used paperclay porcelain and had good results? How ?=25?
- I want to use the decorated slabs mounted on a wall with a light source
behind. I will either decorate raw or at bisque with prints/painting,carving=
and
impressions.It may be to much to ask =21 Thanks in anticipation
Sharon in chilly Wagga Wagga Australia
Antoinette Badenhorst on mon 28 jun 99
Sharon, this sounds very interesting to me. I never done slabs before,
but I will say keep them vertical. Fire them on calcinied alluminia and
if you do not glaze,use enough calcinied alluminia to support the whole
piece. The calcinied alluminia will act like wheels under the piece
that will help when the clay move on the kiln shelf.
If you keep a good balance where no part of a piece is more heavy than
the rest of the piece, you will be on the right track. Because
porcelain is very sensitive to piro plastisity even weight and balance
all over are critical.
I saw small slabs made from porcelain paperclay before. The advantage
is that you can make them paper thin! I think it will work perfect for
what you want to do.
I would love to see the outcome of this. Please let us know.
Antoinette
--- Shan Hattwell wrote:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> Hello, I'm after some help with a porcelain light
> problem.
> I've been using fine bone china (slipcast) but I
> now want to use porcelain
> slabs, thin as possible,(possibly in a
> square/rectangle-ish shape, flat or
> leaning ..... ). I will test but I would appreciate
> any advice -
> - should I fire vertical or horizontal and how?
> - are any shapes more prone to slumping (cone
> shapes worked the best with
> F.B.C.)
> - has anyone used paperclay porcelain and had good
> results? How ?%?
> - I want to use the decorated slabs mounted on a
> wall with a light source
> behind. I will either decorate raw or at bisque with
> prints/painting,carving and
> impressions.It may be to much to ask ! Thanks in
> anticipation
> Sharon in chilly Wagga Wagga Australia
>
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Annette Frank on mon 28 jun 99
Shan, - in my experience vertical firing is fine, but I did have one disaster by
placing the piece in the middle of the shelf. The side close to the elements
slumped. That may have been a fluke, but believe me I did not repeat the experim
Best regards
Annette, in New York, where today you could fire to cone 6 just by putting your
stuff on the front lawn
Shan Hattwell wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello, I'm after some help with a porcelain light problem.
> I've been using fine bone china (slipcast) but I now want to use porcelain
> slabs, thin as possible,(possibly in a square/rectangle-ish shape, flat or
> leaning ..... ). I will test but I would appreciate any advice -
> - should I fire vertical or horizontal and how?
> - are any shapes more prone to slumping (cone shapes worked the best with
> F.B.C.)
> - has anyone used paperclay porcelain and had good results? How ?%?
> - I want to use the decorated slabs mounted on a wall with a light source
> behind. I will either decorate raw or at bisque with prints/painting,carving a
> impressions.It may be to much to ask ! Thanks in anticipation
> Sharon in chilly Wagga Wagga Australia
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