Karen Sullivan on wed 27 sep 00
Shino is perhaps one of the earliest glazes we have, it is a high feldspatic
glaze that originated in China.
A basic shino is 85-15 or 85 nepheline syneite 15 ball clay.
I started there and then would add a small amount of dolomite, whiting and a
pinch of soda ash. The above was fired in cone 10.
>From that base there are numerous variations based on contributions from any
number of potters. A tremendous resource for glaze formulas is the Dec.
1992 issue of Studio potter magazine which focused on shino. Volume 21,
No. 1.
Shino is often a white/opaque/shiny/fat glaze and generally develops an
orange blush from the iron in the clay body. But there are multiple
variations.
Shino is most often associated with a look of work which I admire, which is
loose, appreciates the vocabulary of clay that is not refined.
For me shino is a state of mind.
My shinos are never consistent or predictable and therefore remain a
challenge, the unpredictability brings anticipation and sometimes gifts from
the kiln.
Think of tea bowls, think of tea ceremony ware.
Hope that helps
bamboo karen,
and not a horticulturist of bamboo just obsessed with the stuff
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