chuck hackbarth on wed 29 nov 00
Has anyone had experience with rakuing ceramic beads?
Sally Hackbarth
Ababi Sharon on thu 30 nov 00
Hello Sally.
You build a square box from a refractory claybody . In both sides you make
holes and fire it high enough.You thread the beads.Be careful not to have
glaze on the chrome nickel wire tie the wire strong: Fire and pray.
Ababi
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Subject: raku beads
Has anyone had experience with rakuing ceramic beads?
Sally Hackbarth
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Ron Collins on thu 30 nov 00
Sally: re:raku beads-I put them in a screen wire baskets, use the lowest
maturing glaze possible and get them into reduction quickly...I use my
elect. test kiln...I use a combination shredded paper and sawdust...but I
don't do them anymore...not permanent -I do a lot of beadwork in a reduction
saggar/fumed luster situation, still using the wire basket and use porcelain
fired to c.5 first..my work with beads now is mainly Mayan inspired
porcelain collars, black porcelain with lustered bars, turned black and
lusterous in the saggar..if you need lots of "filler beads" do them with
terra sig, while they are strung on the thread, goes pretty fast, and looks
so nice raku or saggar fired.very "artifact" looking..my neckpieces are
doing very well at 2 galleries in Mexico and here in Antigua, Guat. If you
want very many beads and plan to do something with them, you can't fool with
a bead tree or wire..you have to develop a way of working that makes a lot
of "filler" beads in a reasonably short time. If you plan to sell, you need
to develop a design that is totally different from anything else they will
see. Come down and I'll show you everything I know---Melinda in Guatemala
william Schran on thu 30 nov 00
We stick pigtails from old elements into pieces of IFB and string beads on
them. Just pick up whole thing for post firing reduction. We've also used
nails stuck in the IFB.
Bill
MaryBeth Bishop on fri 1 dec 00
I made raku beads years ago. It was great fun and quite easy. I used high
temp wire and made my own stand to fire them but you can now buy the stands.
I made a cylinder with cut out spaces for the smoke to enter and holes for
the wires to string through. It fired several rows of beads, staggered
vertically. Whatever you use it should be easy to pick up with tongs. I
just picked up the whole thing, sat it on some newsprint and covered it.
Worked like a charm. It's just such a great way to play with texture and
glazes. Your mention of making beads reminds me of all that and now I may
have to give it another try. Also, try napkin rings. Another fun way to
play with texture, etc. Just big beads.
Mary Beth Bishop
Durham, NC
Peg Landham on fri 1 dec 00
>Has anyone had experience with rakuing ceramic beads?
>Sally Hackbarth
Sally,
I have done this a few times, and am just now getting fired up about it
again, so to speak. Someone mentioned (was it Vince?) that the best way to
fire beads was on a Christmas tree shape, bristling with bead wire. So,
using my raku clay body with a healthy dose of fire clay added, I have
thrown myself a Christmas tree shape with a flared lip to fit my tongs
under. Instead of using bead wire, I have inserted a bunch of steel nails,
thinking they will probably stand up to my cone 05 raku temperatures without
much trouble. I'll let you know.
I'd love to swap experiences, so if you'd like to chat more about your
project, email me at plandham@charter.net
Peg Landham
Birmingham, AL
Ron & Nancy on mon 18 dec 00
Dear Mishy,
Try placing your raku beads on a flat-ish shard and shake them into
the reduction can , if you are using a matte glaze they shouldn't stick
together I place them on the shard not touching each other and I don't
even have sticking with the glossy glazes. When I have used wire they
stick to the wire or to each other. Hope this helps you.
It's been a while since i talked to you, Hope you are enjoying the
holiday's.
Still hanging out in Tucson
Nancy
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