Barb Lund on fri 27 aug 99
For years I've been in love with the incredible lush peacock blue/green
glazes that are on ancient and more modern pots from Persia. I think that
they were all low fire and probably lead based. at any rate, does any one
know of any clear glossy ^6 glazes that approximate these wonderful old
colors? Food safe would be ideal, but decorative would be wonderful too.
Would greatly appreciate your advice and knowledge. Barb from
Bloomington (who has managed to personally cool down the local weather by
installing central air conditioning in her house after 23 years. Murphys
law helps out sometimes.)
Barb Lund
barblund@bluemarble.net
520 West 6th St.
Bloomington, In 47404
USA
812-339-8476
Julia M. Townsend on mon 30 aug 99
Barb...
mason stain has a wonderful peacock stain, that I and other potters I know,
have added to a base clear or white glaze to get the color you are looking for.
you will have to experiment with the amounts of stain to glaze that will give
you the look you will need, but it works fine.
Julie in Michigan
Barb Lund wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> For years I've been in love with the incredible lush peacock blue/green
> glazes that are on ancient and more modern pots from Persia. I think that
> they were all low fire and probably lead based. at any rate, does any one
> know of any clear glossy ^6 glazes that approximate these wonderful old
> colors? Food safe would be ideal, but decorative would be wonderful too.
> Would greatly appreciate your advice and knowledge. Barb from
> Bloomington (who has managed to personally cool down the local weather by
> installing central air conditioning in her house after 23 years. Murphys
> law helps out sometimes.)
> Barb Lund
> barblund@bluemarble.net
> 520 West 6th St.
> Bloomington, In 47404
> USA
> 812-339-8476
Carenza Hayhoe on wed 1 sep 99
Barb - I have a peacock blue glaze I would love to share with you. I fire
at 150 degrees centigrade an hour to 1190 with 30 minutes soak and I use a
white stoneware body. It has a snake skin sort of movement in it and
breaks clear brownish/green on rims. I find it sells well, but much more
important, I use it because I love it -
Potash feldspar 40
HVAR ball clay 15
Quartz 20
Whiting 15
Zinc oxide 10
Titanium dioxide 10%
Cobalt oxide 0.75%
Copper oxide 1%
I hope it works for you Carenza
At 14:10 27/08/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>For years I've been in love with the incredible lush peacock blue/green
>glazes that are on ancient and more modern pots from Persia. I think that
>they were all low fire and probably lead based. at any rate, does any one
>know of any clear glossy ^6 glazes that approximate these wonderful old
>colors? Food safe would be ideal, but decorative would be wonderful too.
>Would greatly appreciate your advice and knowledge. Barb from
>Bloomington (who has managed to personally cool down the local weather by
>installing central air conditioning in her house after 23 years. Murphys
>law helps out sometimes.)
>Barb Lund
>barblund@bluemarble.net
>520 West 6th St.
>Bloomington, In 47404
>USA
>812-339-8476
>
>
>
| |
|
