Alisa og Claus Clausen on mon 19 mar 01
Dear Cindy and Clayart,
This is just to compare my results of the above with Cindy's. I think =
it is exciting that we can have several tests in different parts of the =
world and compare what we have.
Opal Blue
27 Silica
27 Epk
48 Frit 3134 subbed with frit 169
Blue
4 rutile
2 Cobalt ox.
Mottled brown and blue gloss.
Base with
1 cob. carb.
2 R.I.O
4 Rutile
Resulted in a browner mottled blue, with slight greenish nuance.
Base with=20
5 Rutile
Resulted in a yellowish brown gloss, streaky but not runny.
Rutile base over Opal Blue blue
Streaky, mottled blue and brown, with some bright blue streaking, gloss.
Butterscotch
Receipe I used as there are several listed.
25 Frit 3134 subbed with Frit 169
12 Dolomite
2 Lith. CArb.
10 G200 Spar subbed with Forshammer
26 Ball clay
25 Silica
ADD
9 Titanium Diox.
4 Rutile
Resulted in a beige/yellow gloss with a lot white streaking and fuzzing =
throughout ground. Some bluish spots on the white. Very streaky and =
swirling, stable and smooth. Ababy listed this as foodsafe, and =
personally that would be my biggest reason for using it. I personally =
like the white/browns/red contrasts of glazes with Ochre. I do not not =
like it, just like others better.
Frosty
42 Neph. Sye
10 Whiting
18 Zinc ox.
30 Silica
3 Bentonite
This glaze works very well for me. Toni says she likes hers and loves =
mine (has a fired bowl). I get some really nice floating crystals in a =
clear base, or tighly spaced crystals that give an opaque covering with =
a lot of depth and light. This is the glaze that I have used to overlap =
with iron rich glazes for some beautiful opalescence. Hopefully I will =
get an example over to Andie and you can see it on her mug site.
Best regards,
Alisa
Glad to hear that Cindy will moderate when the others are getting =
stuffed on
good eat'n". In honor of NCECA, I will put real Danish butter on my =
bread and close my eyes. I am unfortunately envious..
Next year is always a possibility.
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