mel jacobson on tue 24 apr 01
what many on this list do not fully understand is:
it took ron roy many years, and many pots to develop his
fine temmoku `black magic` glaze. this was a dedicated
study. he understands the glaze.
craig martell has worked with his blue celedon and other
variations for years. it takes extreme study and understanding
to create those glazes, and pots.
i have spent a better part of three years just doing shino.
i have been to japan, held those shino pots in my hands.
have been to seto and seen the pots.
i have had time with jenny wirt and talked to her about her
early study in shino at the university of minnesota. she sat
in my living room and explained the entire story. we published
her dated, first carbon trap glaze from the original 4x5 card.
have talked to malcolm davis, and he sent me all, `all` of his
50 or more recipes.
i had tom buck do a scientific study of those glazes....and we
published about 30 of them. his words should be looked at,
and one should try and understand them. his conclusions, to me,
were rather staggering. those 30 are really only a couple of
variations....when you change the names of the ingredients
you often do not change the chemical formula. (if you do not
know what i just said, well, you need to do some more reading.)
we may joke about the names of shino variations, but the
facts speak for themselves....this is a very complex glaze.
because of its complexity, it leads fine potters to pursue it.
most experienced potters will rise to the challenge
of new ideas...it keeps the boredom problem out of the studio.
shino, at least the western variations, are based on controlled
reduction, a hot kiln...cone 11 or above. (wood kilns are wonderful
shino makers..cone 14.) and well controlled cooling of the kiln.
there is so much more to shino than....`hey, you got a good
recipe`.
liz w's comments should be listened to. she knows shino. she
has done so much work, and lost so many pots in the process.
harvey's shino cups at nceca were just wonderful. he has done
some interesting variations.
dannon's work with hot soda ash has been a real revelation for many
of us. it is very exciting.
the reason most of us love this glaze is that the variations are
endless. claybody, texture, firing temps, slow cooling, thickness
of the glaze....all set up new and wonderful problems.
last year i fired shino in 10 different kilns. they were all
different. lowell's wood kiln, merrie's wood kiln, nils' kiln,vince's kilns
at the center. the farm kilns, my kiln. when i went south to work
and teach, i brought about a dozen of my teabowls, glazed and
re/bisque fired, all with my shino and hot soda ash. they all
fired differently.
so, it is a `life style`, when you start a new adventure.
you dream shino, talk shino, do shino...then you get tired.
( i just put away the buckets. no more shino for a time.)
now i have other fish to fry. do not know what exactly..but
that damn hank (talk of shino study) has me fired up..(literally) so now i have
to study long soak at 1900F. that means late nights at the
farm...re/lighting kilns...(maybe i can get kurt to do that.)
oh, well, work is never done.
mel
sharlene always wanted a lake place, but i did not
expect it in our backyard. (rain, rain, rain, flood)
four pair of ducks thinking this is a new lake...making
nests...i told them to scram, that the water would go away..
they never listen.
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Hank Murrow on tue 24 apr 01
>so, it is a `life style`, when you start a new adventure.
>you dream shino, talk shino, do shino...then you get tired.
>( i just put away the buckets. no more shino for a time.)
>
>now i have other fish to fry. do not know what exactly..but
>that damn hank (talk of shino study) has me fired up..(literally) so now i
>have
>to study long soak at 1900F. that means late nights at the
>farm...re/lighting kilns...(maybe i can get kurt to do that.)
Dear Mel;
Once you find what settings to hold the kiln at 1900F (or other
point___to your taste), You can go back to bed and when you wake up, the
fire's over. No worry about cones falling now______the more hours the
better.
Cheers, Hank
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