Sheron Roberts on fri 3 sep 99
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Maria,
I would gladly share my glaze recipes with you, however they are all for =
cone 9
- 10, oxidation.
I will share this with you:
The potter/teacher at the college I attended quit the semester we were to =
begin
=22glaze=22 classes. I was heartbroken. The new =22ceramics=22 teacher is =
a wonderful
person, but not a potter, he is a printmaker. Don't ask, I haven't a clue =
as to
how that happened. Anyway, my =22formal=22 education in ceramics came to a
screeching halt. The next several months armed with many books I have =
taught
myself about glazing. And I must confess, I call the former teacher when I =
have
a question, I told him he owed it to me. LOL. My first attempt, my very =
first
little batch of glaze (and a very good thing it was little, 100 grams) was =
the
most shocking blue I had ever seen. Cobalt oxide. I didn't use test tiles,=
I
used pots. Needless to say, those pots were blue, very blue. Ofcourse I
corrected the formula and since then have mixed some very nice glazes. =
These
original pots stayed in the studio, I would not dare take them to sales or
shows. A friend came over one night and jumped with joy. Seems he collects
cobalt blue glass and other things. I didn't have the heart to charge him =
for
the pots, so I gave them to him. He was one happy buyer. And you know, at =
the
next Harvest Festival he purchased over 100.00 worth of pots, in various =
shades
of blue, from me.
Sheron in NC (who is now working on purple and white mugs that look like
blueberries and cream) :=7D
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Jeri Palmer on fri 3 sep 99
Sheron, I would be delighted to see some of your cone 9-10 oxidation glazes
please???? Jeri
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