Dannon Rhudy on tue 27 feb 01
>
....... potter talked
>about
>Salty soaking to give a salt firing effect without all the problems of a
"real" salt firing. I wondered if anyone had tried this.........
I saw an article in an old Ceramics Monthly by Nils Lou - I don't remember
the
date- where he had some pieces that he had soaked in salt water
and then fired. Very beautiful surfaces, though they did not
look like ordinary salt-glazed surfaces to me. I'd certainly advise
testing the clay body - some students of mine tried it with an iron-
bearing clay, and it completely collapsed, near melting. I believe
Nils used a grolleg porcelain, but am not sure. The article is not
to hand. Maybe Nils would give the article date & clay body.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
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