Andie on tue 31 aug 99
Hi! I'm looking for a cone 6-8 glaze that will give me that matte,
orange/tan/brown/reddish look that you see on some wood fired pieces.
Unfortunately, I only have access to an electric kiln, so I'm going for that
look, though I know it won't be as genuine as if I'd fired for 14 hours in
the rain.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Andie
Jon Kirkendall on wed 1 sep 99
Andie,
I just tried something from Lana Wilson's book that gave a really great
matte orange/tan/brown/reddish look at cone 6. It was:
Lithium Carb 50
redart 50
bentonite 20
Now, that was the recipe. I did it by weight, and wondered if the
"bentonite 20" was a typo and supposed to be 2, but I did put in 20 and
got some really fine results. She reports that its very runny but it
wasn't in my tests. In fact, brush marks were very visible. Too
visible.
I wonder if anyone on the list have tried any of her other suggestions
for the woodfired look?
Jonathan in DC,
where I just finished replacing a garage door on my studio with an
insulated exterior wall (with recessed shelving on the inside!!!) and
had no idea that I would learn so much about construction when I decided
to be a potter.
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