Al Sather on wed 11 oct 00
Greetings
I am looking for a matte or low sheen glaze suitable for
sculpture work. I am trying to find a texture/colour that
resembles slate.
I would prefer a black glaze, but this is often difficult to
develop. Dark earthen colours ranging in grays, greens
or blues would also work very well, or even better!
I intend to use this glaze to enhance textures in my
sculptures by rubbing or brushing the glaze into highly
textured areas, and then sponging away excess in the
surrounding area. And, perhaps leaving a very thin trace
of glaze in surrounding areas.
I use an electric kiln, fired to cone 6 with grogged cream
or red coloured clays.
Any suggestions where to start, or where to look would
be appreciated. I've read through the archives, and did
not see what I am looking for. That does not mean they
are not there ;-)
Thanks, Al
Dogberry Clay Studio
St Phillips, Newfoundland
Sharon31 on wed 11 oct 00
You can try two bases:
from Behrens:
Stony fissured Glaze:Cryolite 33
Ultrox or zircopax67
You can add colorants if not it will be broken white. do not put it near
the element of the kiln.
The second option is Ball crawl 50 nephalyn S
50 Magnesium C.
Try to apply thin and thick to see the difference.
You can try to add ball clay up to 20to make it softer
Good luck
Ababi Sharon
sharon@shoval.org.il
http://www.milkywayceramics.com/cgallery/asharon.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Sather"
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Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 04:37
Subject: Looking for ^6 slate like glazes
> Greetings
>
> I am looking for a matte or low sheen glaze suitable for
> sculpture work. I am trying to find a texture/colour that
> resembles slate.
>
> I would prefer a black glaze, but this is often difficult to
> develop. Dark earthen colours ranging in grays, greens
> or blues would also work very well, or even better!
>
> I intend to use this glaze to enhance textures in my
> sculptures by rubbing or brushing the glaze into highly
> textured areas, and then sponging away excess in the
> surrounding area. And, perhaps leaving a very thin trace
> of glaze in surrounding areas.
>
> I use an electric kiln, fired to cone 6 with grogged cream
> or red coloured clays.
>
> Any suggestions where to start, or where to look would
> be appreciated. I've read through the archives, and did
> not see what I am looking for. That does not mean they
> are not there ;-)
>
> Thanks, Al
>
> Dogberry Clay Studio
> St Phillips, Newfoundland
Patrice Murtha on wed 11 oct 00
Here's a glaze I was fooling around with in my glaze class. I would only
recommend it for non-functional work
Murtha's Soda Ash =906 reduction
Cornwall Stone 38.0
Soda Ash 35.0 Use hot water to dissove ash
EPK 19.0
=46lint 8.0
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Using 3% copper carbonate will produce a very metallic gun metal surface
with some red showing through.
Someone in my class sandblasted some of the surface off to reveal copper
red underneath.
>Greetings
>
>I am looking for a matte or low sheen glaze suitable for
>sculpture work. I am trying to find a texture/colour that
>resembles slate.
>
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