Dannon Rhudy on fri 30 nov 01
For those of you who have not yet looked at the website
for Ron & John's new book, you have missed a real treat.
They have posted images of several of their glazes, and
they are absolutely beautiful. Just - juicy. Wonderful colors,
and a depth not often enough achieved at cone 6. I
don't fire cone 6. But I could start!! Those of you who
DO fire cone 6, get to that website. I hope that they'll
post the site again, because I don't have it on this computer,
and can't forward it on.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
John Hesselberth on fri 30 nov 01
on 11/30/01 7:46 AM, Dannon Rhudy at drhudy@PARIS.CC.TX.US wrote:
> For those of you who have not yet looked at the website
> for Ron & John's new book, you have missed a real treat.
> They have posted images of several of their glazes, and
> they are absolutely beautiful. Just - juicy. Wonderful colors,
> and a depth not often enough achieved at cone 6. I
> don't fire cone 6. But I could start!! Those of you who
> DO fire cone 6, get to that website. I hope that they'll
> post the site again, because I don't have it on this computer,
> and can't forward it on.
>
> regards
>
> Dannon Rhudy
I'm always happy to oblige a request like this one. Thanks Dannon for the
kind comments. Its:
http://www.masteringglazes.com
Regards,
John
web sites: http://www.masteringglazes.com and http://www.frogpondpottery.com
EMail: john@frogpondpottery.com
"It is, perhaps, still necessary to say that the very best glazes cannot
conceal badly shaped pots..." David Green, Pottery Glazes
Imzadi D. on fri 30 nov 01
The raspberry glaze is to die for! If it is that great of a red in
real life, I am tossing out my ugly white patchy Pete's red pots (because of
patchy reduction) and going with this glaze.
I may soon have access to fire in someone else's electric kiln. Will these
glazes fire at cone 5 also?
Do you show examples in the book of some of the glazes layered over each
other?
Imzadi
John & Rons book link:
http://www.masteringglazes.com
John Hesselberth on fri 30 nov 01
on 11/30/01 2:26 PM, Imzadi D. at CyberSaving@AOL.COM wrote:
> The raspberry glaze is to die for! If it is that great of a red in
> real life, I am tossing out my ugly white patchy Pete's red pots (because of
> patchy reduction) and going with this glaze.
>
> I may soon have access to fire in someone else's electric kiln. Will these
> glazes fire at cone 5 also?
>
> Do you show examples in the book of some of the glazes layered over each
> other?
>
> Imzadi
Hi Imzadi,
The Raspberry is pretty close to true on the web site. It is on porcelain.
It doesn't do as well on tan stoneware because the tan muddies the color. As
you can probably guess it is a chrome/tin pink. Of course your monitor may
not be adjusted the same as mine, but its name is a pretty accurate
description of it. These glazes were designed for a full cone 6 tip
touching. Some will probably go lower, but you'd have to carefully check
them.
And no, we didn't do much work with layering but there are some fascinating
possibilities with these glazes. Hey, we thought you'd like to have some
opportunity to experiment on your own so your improvements can go in our
next book.... If you layer two stable glazes the odds are pretty high you
will end up with a stable result.
Regards,
John
web sites: http://www.masteringglazes.com and http://www.frogpondpottery.com
EMail: john@frogpondpottery.com
"It is, perhaps, still necessary to say that the very best glazes cannot
conceal badly shaped pots..." David Green, Pottery Glazes
CINDI ANDERSON on fri 30 nov 01
Are those samples in oxidation or reduction?
Thanks
Cindi
> John & Rons book link:
> http://www.masteringglazes.com
John Hesselberth on sat 1 dec 01
on 11/30/01 8:23 PM, CINDI ANDERSON at cindi@HOME.NET wrote:
> Are those samples in oxidation or reduction?
> Thanks
> Cindi
>
>
>> John & Rons book link:
>> http://www.masteringglazes.com
>
Hi Cindi,
All oxidation.
John
Web sites: http://www.masteringglazes.com and http://www.frogpondpottery.com
Email: john@frogpondpottery.com
"The life so short, the craft so long to learn." Chaucer's translation of
Hippocrates, 5th cent. B.C.
Carl Finch on sat 1 dec 01
John and Ron,
I know next-to-nothing about glazes. I'm in a 1st semester community
college ceramics course. I throw, then dip or pour provided glazes, and
then others fire. Without a lot of arm twisting I'm unlikely to learn more
there.
I went to your Masteringglazes site--yummmmm, indeed!! I saw very much my
own taste in glaze colors and behavior!
My question is: why cone 6? What is it that caused your interest in this
particular cone? (In my class all firing is cone 10 gas reduction) At
some point I hope to build or buy my own kiln--I'd figured it would have to
be cone 10 gas-fired.
--Carl
At 06:38 AM 12/1/01 -0500, John Hesselberth wrote:
>on 11/30/01 8:23 PM, CINDI ANDERSON at cindi@HOME.NET wrote:
>
> > Are those samples in oxidation or reduction?
> > Thanks
> > Cindi
> >
> >> John & Rons book link:
> >> http://www.masteringglazes.com
> >
>Hi Cindi,
>
>All oxidation.
>
>John
Ron Roy on sat 1 dec 01
Cone 6 oxidation - with controlled cooling - but not hard to do.
RR
>Are those samples in oxidation or reduction?
>Thanks
>Cindi
>
>
>> John & Rons book link:
>> http://www.masteringglazes.com
Ron Roy
RR# 4
15084 Little Lake Rd..
Brighton,
Ontario, Canada
KOK 1H0
Residence 613-475-9544
Studio 613-475-3715
Fax 613-475-3513
Ron Roy on sat 1 dec 01
Hi Carl,
John is away for a week so I have to handle this myself.
Why cone 6 - well there are probably more people firing at that temperature
than any other - and our work is research intensive so we have to be aware
of pay back for the time invested.
Or maybe you are asking why cone 6 is so popular. Affordable kilns is the
main reason I think - and it is very possible to do good functional ware at
this temperature at a reasonable cost. You need to be smarter about glazes
at cone 6 however. Cone 10 is somewhat easier because the natural materials
(feldspars) are melting well up there and it's much easier to get enough
alumina and silica because of the higher temps.
The combination of an electric kiln and a controller that allows controlled
cooling is one way to get the most mileage for the buck -
I think Johns work on these glazes has shown that cone 6 glazes can have
all the character we some times see at higher temps - the exception is the
iron spotting you see so often in reduction fired fire clay bodies - even
them many suppliers are selling clays with granular manganese in them to
get similar specks at cone 6.
The unique aspect of Johns glazes is they are good looking AND durable -
this is something many "experts" have been say is not possible for years.
I hope I have not over answered your question but if I have missed
something ask away.
RR
>I know next-to-nothing about glazes. I'm in a 1st semester community
>college ceramics course. I throw, then dip or pour provided glazes, and
>then others fire. Without a lot of arm twisting I'm unlikely to learn more
>there.
>
>I went to your Masteringglazes site--yummmmm, indeed!! I saw very much my
>own taste in glaze colors and behavior!
>
>My question is: why cone 6? What is it that caused your interest in this
>particular cone? (In my class all firing is cone 10 gas reduction) At
>some point I hope to build or buy my own kiln--I'd figured it would have to
>be cone 10 gas-fired.
>
>--Carl
Ron Roy
RR# 4
15084 Little Lake Rd..
Brighton,
Ontario, Canada
KOK 1H0
Residence 613-475-9544
Studio 613-475-3715
Fax 613-475-3513
Ababi on sun 2 dec 01
In my kiln I cannot control the cooling. It is slow take about 40-50
hours.
I wonder if I will be able to make these glazes in the way I did with
the crystalline glazes, want to say. been in the studio raising or let
it soak for a while in a particular temperature?
Ababi
---------- Original Message ----------
>Hi Carl,
>John is away for a week so I have to handle this myself.
>Why cone 6 - well there are probably more people firing at that
>temperature
>than any other - and our work is research intensive so we have to be
>aware
>of pay back for the time invested.
>Or maybe you are asking why cone 6 is so popular. Affordable kilns is
>the
>main reason I think - and it is very possible to do good functional
>ware at
>this temperature at a reasonable cost. You need to be smarter about
>glazes
>at cone 6 however. Cone 10 is somewhat easier because the natural
>materials
>(feldspars) are melting well up there and it's much easier to get enough
>alumina and silica because of the higher temps.
>The combination of an electric kiln and a controller that allows
>controlled
>cooling is one way to get the most mileage for the buck -
>I think Johns work on these glazes has shown that cone 6 glazes can have
>all the character we some times see at higher temps - the exception is
>the
>iron spotting you see so often in reduction fired fire clay bodies -
>even
>them many suppliers are selling clays with granular manganese in them to
>get similar specks at cone 6.
>The unique aspect of Johns glazes is they are good looking AND durable -
>this is something many "experts" have been say is not possible for
>years.
>I hope I have not over answered your question but if I have missed
>something ask away.
>RR
>>I know next-to-nothing about glazes. I'm in a 1st semester community
>>college ceramics course. I throw, then dip or pour provided glazes,
>and
>>then others fire. Without a lot of arm twisting I'm unlikely to learn
>more
>>there.
>>
>>I went to your Masteringglazes site--yummmmm, indeed!! I saw very
>much my
>>own taste in glaze colors and behavior!
>>
>>My question is: why cone 6? What is it that caused your interest in
>this
>>particular cone? (In my class all firing is cone 10 gas reduction) At
>>some point I hope to build or buy my own kiln--I'd figured it would
>have to
>>be cone 10 gas-fired.
>>
>>--Carl
>Ron Roy
>RR# 4
>15084 Little Lake Rd..
>Brighton,
>Ontario, Canada
>KOK 1H0
>Residence 613-475-9544
>Studio 613-475-3715
>Fax 613-475-3513
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