Christena Schafale on fri 20 apr 01
Do any other cone 6 electric types find it amusing that some of these
shino-heads (a term of affection!) have given us such a hard time about our
love-hate relationship to Floating Blue? <>
Chris
At 02:38 PM 4/20/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Those who do not use shino are probably shaking their heads in
>wonder. This is what is so interesting about this glaze. Everyone
>has their own preference on what they want from this glaze. What is
>important to remember is that a lot depends on the recipe. The one I
>use has 16 % soda ash, and that is going to be different from those
>that are 4 %. This will also have an effect on HOW MUCH soda ash is
>going to migrate to the surface. Firings schedules, kilns, thickness
>of the glaze and clays are all different, and can affect the amount
>of carbon trapping that goes on in glaze.
>
>I also glaze one or two days before stacking, and also have the
>pilots on overnight. If it is windy it is wonderful to watch what is
>happening to the glaze before you get those pots in the kiln. But
>here is the curve ball, sometimes I have a left over pot, sitting for
>weeks before getting in the kiln, sometimes nice carbon trapping.
>Sometimes I do everything the same and get dead orange or white pots.
>Sometimes they are just what I wanted. Go figure.
>
>I must be nuts to love this glaze so much.
>
>Meticulously loose Liz
>
>
>
>>Sour Cherry Pottery
>>
>> >
>> > this has been my observation too.
>> >
>> > after about 24 hours you will see the crystals
>> > forming on the pot, they just keep building.
>> >
>> > my thought is that 4 days may just do it...but,
>> > i do not have a scientific answer for you.
>>
>>Dear mayor: We follow a completely different schedule. i have written an
>>article for Mother Monthly and the Mini Months which is due for press
>>sometime soon.
>>We glaze the pots in carbon trap shino and get them in the kiln ASAP.
>>Glazing day is a mad house around here. We pilot overnight which might be
>>the equivalent to 4 days hangin out in the studio. We find that the pots
>>that are glazed and don't get in this load immediately, when fired are
>>completely orange with no carbon trapping.
>>Like you say for a day or two you can watch the cystals form on the glaze
>>then a day latter the pot is all white where the soda has completely
>>migrated to the surface. These pots when fired- suck for us.
>>We, like Loose Liz and Malcolm Davis are in the quest of the elusive carbon
>>trap cystals. this is one reason I would not use the hot soda ash on this
>>lovely glaze. this would completely take away the ability of these lovely
>>little jewels migrating to the surface.
>>A choice.
>>cheers,
>>
>>tony
>
>Liz Willoughby
>RR 1
>2903 Shelter Valley Rd.
>Grafton, On.
>Canada
>K0K 2G0
>e-mail lizwill@phc.igs.net
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clennell on fri 20 apr 01
Sour Cherry Pottery
>
> this has been my observation too.
>
> after about 24 hours you will see the crystals
> forming on the pot, they just keep building.
>
> my thought is that 4 days may just do it...but,
> i do not have a scientific answer for you.
Dear mayor: We follow a completely different schedule. i have written an
article for Mother Monthly and the Mini Months which is due for press
sometime soon.
We glaze the pots in carbon trap shino and get them in the kiln ASAP.
Glazing day is a mad house around here. We pilot overnight which might be
the equivalent to 4 days hangin out in the studio. We find that the pots
that are glazed and don't get in this load immediately, when fired are
completely orange with no carbon trapping.
Like you say for a day or two you can watch the cystals form on the glaze
then a day latter the pot is all white where the soda has completely
migrated to the surface. These pots when fired- suck for us.
We, like Loose Liz and Malcolm Davis are in the quest of the elusive carbon
trap cystals. this is one reason I would not use the hot soda ash on this
lovely glaze. this would completely take away the ability of these lovely
little jewels migrating to the surface.
A choice.
cheers,
tony
Liz Willoughby on fri 20 apr 01
Those who do not use shino are probably shaking their heads in
wonder. This is what is so interesting about this glaze. Everyone
has their own preference on what they want from this glaze. What is
important to remember is that a lot depends on the recipe. The one I
use has 16 % soda ash, and that is going to be different from those
that are 4 %. This will also have an effect on HOW MUCH soda ash is
going to migrate to the surface. Firings schedules, kilns, thickness
of the glaze and clays are all different, and can affect the amount
of carbon trapping that goes on in glaze.
I also glaze one or two days before stacking, and also have the
pilots on overnight. If it is windy it is wonderful to watch what is
happening to the glaze before you get those pots in the kiln. But
here is the curve ball, sometimes I have a left over pot, sitting for
weeks before getting in the kiln, sometimes nice carbon trapping.
Sometimes I do everything the same and get dead orange or white pots.
Sometimes they are just what I wanted. Go figure.
I must be nuts to love this glaze so much.
Meticulously loose Liz
>Sour Cherry Pottery
>
> >
> > this has been my observation too.
> >
> > after about 24 hours you will see the crystals
> > forming on the pot, they just keep building.
> >
> > my thought is that 4 days may just do it...but,
> > i do not have a scientific answer for you.
>
>Dear mayor: We follow a completely different schedule. i have written an
>article for Mother Monthly and the Mini Months which is due for press
>sometime soon.
>We glaze the pots in carbon trap shino and get them in the kiln ASAP.
>Glazing day is a mad house around here. We pilot overnight which might be
>the equivalent to 4 days hangin out in the studio. We find that the pots
>that are glazed and don't get in this load immediately, when fired are
>completely orange with no carbon trapping.
> Like you say for a day or two you can watch the cystals form on the glaze
>then a day latter the pot is all white where the soda has completely
>migrated to the surface. These pots when fired- suck for us.
>We, like Loose Liz and Malcolm Davis are in the quest of the elusive carbon
>trap cystals. this is one reason I would not use the hot soda ash on this
>lovely glaze. this would completely take away the ability of these lovely
>little jewels migrating to the surface.
>A choice.
>cheers,
>
>tony
Liz Willoughby
RR 1
2903 Shelter Valley Rd.
Grafton, On.
Canada
K0K 2G0
e-mail lizwill@phc.igs.net
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