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blue! (raku)

updated fri 13 aug 99

 

ababy sharon on wed 11 aug 99

Hi!
There is another blue, I found it in Clay Times. It has so much Cobalt that
it might scare you.But it is very special and has different result on
different surfaces.I love it and use to emphasize parts of the work.
CLAY TIMES MAY-JUNE 98
Lustrous Blue^04 Raku (I work lower)
Gerstley Borate............80%
Custer Feldspar...........20
Superpax......................20
Copper oxide................40
Cobalt oxide.................20%
"This glaze yield a metallic blue surface with variations of magenta ,yellow
and green."
More in Clay Times
Ababi