Theodore Banton on fri 17 mar 00
OK, I know you all have heard these questions a thousand times. I am test
three shino glazes in cone 10 Reduction and I need some advice on the
application of these glazes. Is the application supposed to be thick or
thin? What about the application of stain washes over the shinos? What IS
HEAVY REDUCTION? What will happen to drips in the firing? I have fired one
of these glazes and it came out white with a couple of orange highlights. I
have altered the glaze a bit. I expect I did not reduce heavy enough.
Thank you in Advance
Ted Banton
St. Augustine Florida
Just a History teacher trying to be artistic.
Hank Murrow on fri 17 mar 00
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>OK, I know you all have heard these questions a thousand times. I am test
>three shino glazes in cone 10 Reduction and I need some advice on the
>application of these glazes. Is the application supposed to be thick or
>thin? What about the application of stain washes over the shinos? What IS
>HEAVY REDUCTION? What will happen to drips in the firing? I have fired one
>of these glazes and it came out white with a couple of orange highlights. I
>have altered the glaze a bit. I expect I did not reduce heavy enough.
>
>Thank you in Advance
>Ted Banton
>St. Augustine Florida
>Just a History teacher trying to be artistic.
Dear Ted; Shino glazes are generally pretty stiff, so drips are not likely
to be a problem. Actually, I use Vee Gum in mine, which allows a real heavy
glaze coat which I then shake off to produce a wild thick/thin pattern. You
get a vitual 'landscape' which needs very little in the way of decoration;
perhaps a fingerswipe or a leaf or two. I'd advise trying several clays
until you find one or two you like. The iron content of the clay is vital
to the result. Most American Shinos sinter very early due to Lithium and
soda, so reduce around C/014-012 and keep the temperature slightly rising
during reduction. A Platinum/Rhodium thermocouple is really useful here.
The later stages of the firing need much less reduction. If you want a
darker result, try soaking at C/1 in oxidation for 2-6 hours during the
cooling. Good Luck, and keep us posted, Hank in Eugene
Liz Willoughby on sat 18 mar 00
Hello Ted,
If you want white, and crawly, use it thick. If you want orange use
it thin on porcelain. A stoneware body with iron will increase the
depth of color. If you want carbon trapping make sure there is a
high soda ash content and reduce early 010, 012. Then cross your
fingers, cast a spell, and say a prayer, because nothing is ever
certain with shino. Because the glaze is water soluble it is
constantly changing. Sometimes it appears thick, and it really
isn't. It seems to change overnight sometimes in the bucket.
There is an excellent series of articles by Pete Pinnell in CLAY
TIMES. Part II was just published this march. It is called Taking a
Shine to Shinos. It is very helpful in understanding this glaze, and
I urge you to get it. Also look up in the archives. There is lots
of stuff about shino in there.
Good luck,
NUTS ABOUT SHINO,
meticulously loose Liz
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>OK, I know you all have heard these questions a thousand times. I am test
>three shino glazes in cone 10 Reduction and I need some advice on the
>application of these glazes. Is the application supposed to be thick or
>thin? What about the application of stain washes over the shinos? What IS
>HEAVY REDUCTION? What will happen to drips in the firing? I have fired one
>of these glazes and it came out white with a couple of orange highlights. I
>have altered the glaze a bit. I expect I did not reduce heavy enough.
>
>Thank you in Advance
>Ted Banton
>St. Augustine Florida
>Just a History teacher trying to be artistic.
Liz Willoughby
2903 Shelter Valley Rd.
R.R. 1
Grafton, Ontario
Canada. K0K 2G0
lizwill@phc.igs.net
Patricia L Porter on sat 18 mar 00
Ted,
In my limited experience with shino, the thicker it is applied, the more
opaque and white it becomes. thinner or edges usually are orange. Also
the Iron content of the clay body will affect the appearance. The higher
the iron, the more visual texture in the glaze. Hope this helps.
Pat Porter
pporter@4dv.net (I' changing back to my old server)
http://www.geocities.com/windy_pines_2000/index.html
Aurora CO USA
On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 10:37:13 EST Theodore Banton
writes:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> OK, I know you all have heard these questions a thousand times. I
> am test
> three shino glazes in cone 10 Reduction and I need some advice on
> the
> application of these glazes. Is the application supposed to be
> thick or
> thin? What about the application of stain washes over the shinos?
> What IS
> HEAVY REDUCTION? What will happen to drips in the firing? I have
> fired one
> of these glazes and it came out white with a couple of orange
> highlights. I
> have altered the glaze a bit. I expect I did not reduce heavy
> enough.
>
> Thank you in Advance
> Ted Banton
> St. Augustine Florida
> Just a History teacher trying to be artistic.
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