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[re: white glaze for red clay]

updated mon 19 jun 00

 

priddy on sun 18 jun 00


I think you are looking for majolica. There are many good books
on this an much info in the achives. But white glaze on red ware =

is basicly majolica.


sibylle wrote:
> Hi to all,
> =

> I would like to experiment with red clay (iron red). But each of my gla=
ze
> (transparent or white) turns ugly brown when covering my vessel.
> Now my question: is it not possible to get a real white glaze because t=
he
iron
> changes all or does somebody know what to do? I don't want to cover wit=
h
slip,
> that works but does not please me. Later I also would try to mix with o=
xides
or
> stains.
> As I am not very firm in glaze chemistry I would like to understand wha=
t
happens
> to a glaze on red clay, why comes up this brown. Any help or info will =
be
welcome.
> =

> Sibylle
> (germany)
> =

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respectfully submitted,
elizabeth priddy

priddy-clay@usa.net
http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop

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