elizabeth l gowen on thu 11 nov 99
I also save the scrap glazes from tests, clean up etc., but after cobalt got
so expensive went to 3 separate buckets. 1 white , 1 blue, and all the rest
in the third that tends toward brown. I use them on the inside of vases
also, have found the white quite useful as a liner.
Liz Gowen
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From: Earl Brunner
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Monday, November 08, 1999 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: funny scale story
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>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:
>
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>> 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
>http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
>mailto:bruec@anv.net
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