mel jacobson on sat 6 nov 99
i think it was warren mackenzie that told this story:
talking to an old north carolina ground hog potter, and said....
`how do you get that great blue glaze?`....`oh, hell, i just add
one bucket of `swamp fix'ns` to the big bucket of glaze, it turns it blue`.
and:
when you save up all your mystery glazes, fire them...camo green almost
always. i have given up on mystery glazes.
mel.mn
http://www.pclink.com/melpots
from minnetonka, minnesota, u.s.a.
Wade Blocker on sun 7 nov 99
Mel, I have heard many stories about what a great glaze results from a mix
of glazes. At the end of a year I generally toss all the glazes I tested
and did not care for into a large container. You are right about the green
color. Generally the resultant glaze is glossy. If not an addition of any
frit will do that. I also add cobalt to it, a spoonful or so depending on
the quantity of slop glaze. This is fine for glazing the inside of vases,
since it really is not too visible. In over thirty years time I have yet to
discover a "great glaze" from such a mix. Mia in ABQ
Earl Brunner on mon 8 nov 99
At cone 6 I have been doing a lot of testing. All the tests go into a common
buckaet . The last batch was the nicest pale blue celadon looking glaze.
Someone in the studio named it Seafoam. They are really put out that I haven't
been able to reproduce it!
Wade Blocker wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Mel, I have heard many stories about what a great glaze results from a mix
> of glazes. At the end of a year I generally toss all the glazes I tested
> and did not care for into a large container. You are right about the green
> color. Generally the resultant glaze is glossy. If not an addition of any
> frit will do that. I also add cobalt to it, a spoonful or so depending on
> the quantity of slop glaze. This is fine for glazing the inside of vases,
> since it really is not too visible. In over thirty years time I have yet to
> discover a "great glaze" from such a mix. Mia in ABQ
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Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
mailto:bruec@anv.net
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