Gayle Bair on sun 24 sep 00
I must be an anomaly. I have 3 blue pieces that refuse
to sell. They are as nice as any of my other work but
I cannot sell them. They are a rich dark ^10 gas fired
cobalt. I don't get it!
Gayle Bair- Perhaps they just love me and don't want to leave!
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Blue is of course probably the most sought after color for many things sold
other than pottery. It has never really faded (A pun) in or out of
popularity
with the buyer.
will edwards on sun 24 sep 00
Blue is of course probably the most sought after color for many things so=
ld
other than pottery. It has never really faded (A pun) in or out of popula=
rity
with the buyer.
But, on the other hand it has been worked to death by us potters because =
we
all know that blue will sell when most other colors we find exciting sits=
alone waiting for that picky person that has other colors in mind.
Now if it were me I would not be prone to sending much blue in front of a=
judged event and expect to recieve much attention.
Those who have the experience have seen so much blue that apparently it i=
s a
turn off to see another pretty pot with another pretty shade of blue on i=
t.
I think that it is a soothing color and it does match the skies and ocean=
s and
reminds us of tranquility. Currently I am feverishly working on purples a=
nd I
don't hear much about that color either. I have several purple and cranbe=
rry
colors that I think are great. Yet few who look at them are as excited ab=
out
them as the new blue I just put out in our studio. I wrote a color named
Country Blue and it gets the most attention of all. To me its another blu=
e to
others it has some special something that stirs them up.
Also Lana Wilson's Chrome red is a color I have liked for a long time but=
seldom do I hear much about that one any more. It does break to a greyish=
color where thin or carved but pools to a great red burgundy where its sm=
ooth.
Anyone out there have a GB free red they have developed that resembles La=
na's
Red let me know. (^6) is the temp for all those I am talking about and fi=
red
in oxidation unless other-wise noted.
William Edwards
Opelika Arts Center
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June Perry on sun 24 sep 00
Dear William:
Here's my frit version, which I recently formulated, by have yet to test. I
don't remember if I just took Lana's and reformulated it or tweeked another
recipe. Let me know how it works.
#6504 cone 6 chrome red
29.21 Ferro frit 3134
8.99 Neph Sy
21.35 EPK
8.99 Whiting
29.21 Silica
2.25 Talc
A: Add 5% Tin Oxide, .15% Chrome Oxide
B. Add 1 1/2% Cobalt oxide for blue
You can try these on top of each other with some wax resist design on the
first layer.
Regards,
June
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