freewill on sun 29 oct 00
Sometimes I just couldn't make up my life.
I got into grad school, then got hit by a semi truck. Yes, literally.
Two months later, I can more-or-less walk again, but I am seriously
considering switching to low-fire for a while because I can't stay
"up-and-about" for the kinds of hours that it takes to fire to cone 10.
So...
I was looking for a low-fire earthenware recipe. I'm interested in
trying some lustre-fire techniques, so any advice on good sources of
info for that technique would be appreciated also. Anyway, one of the
cone 04 clay body recipes I found called for cullet. This seems...
well, odd to me. Wouldn't you hurt yourself trying to work with it? I
don't need any more hurts right now.
Thanks in advance for any advice, including hints on how to throw
and/or handbuild with one's left foot above the level of one's heart.
(I'm kind of serious, but hoping for a grin with that mental
picture...)
take care,
Jenni
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Khaimraj Seepersad on mon 30 oct 00
Good Day to All ,
Jenni ,
see - Glaze Projects - Richard Behrens
[ Ask Steve Branfman - Potter's Shop
has the book - on the list ]
Has a 06 vitreous body , throwable , and
can adapt to use cullet if need be .
A white body . Plastic earthenware will
give the red and a mix of a white body
and earthenware will give other colours.
See Thompsons Enamels , on - line
for low - fire enamels as glazes .
Or see the Behrens book for low fire
fritted glazes .
Behrens also does low fire celadon
[ 015 ] and other reduction techniques
at lowfire [ under 06 ] .
AND lustre ware .
For cullet supplies see one of the letters
on Cullet yesterday .
For finely ground cullet , check Ceramics
Monthly , there was an article before 1990
on someone doing a cullet body , he gave
a supplier .
Using cullet from crushed Coca - Cola bottles
for years -- not hurt / damage yet .
Best of luck ,
Khaimraj
* Any trouble , just ask .
-----Original Message-----
From: freewill
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: 30 October 2000 4:13
Subject: cullet/low-fire/lustre glaze questions
>Sometimes I just couldn't make up my life.
>
>I got into grad school, then got hit by a semi truck. Yes, literally.
>
>Two months later, I can more-or-less walk again, but I am seriously
>considering switching to low-fire for a while because I can't stay
>"up-and-about" for the kinds of hours that it takes to fire to cone 10.
>So...
>
>I was looking for a low-fire earthenware recipe. I'm interested in
>trying some lustre-fire techniques, so any advice on good sources of
>info for that technique would be appreciated also. Anyway, one of the
>cone 04 clay body recipes I found called for cullet. This seems...
>well, odd to me. Wouldn't you hurt yourself trying to work with it? I
>don't need any more hurts right now.
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice, including hints on how to throw
>and/or handbuild with one's left foot above the level of one's heart.
>(I'm kind of serious, but hoping for a grin with that mental
>picture...)
>
>take care,
>Jenni
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