Lynn Korbel on fri 30 nov 01
brown/black specks under glaze ?
Standard's #112 brown clay has lovely bits of granular
manganese--comes thru the glaze nicely. fire to ^6.
best wishes,
Lynn where winter has come to mississippi
--- Kate Johnson wrote:
> Hi Bud...
>
> I'd like to know that too!
>
> > I was wondering what clay body, or is it the
> glaze, that gives the dark
> > brown or black specks in the glaze.
>
> Actually here's another of those newbie questions I
> seem to be posing
> lately...I know just enough to be dangerous.
>
> I like varied, subtle, not terrifically shiny glaze,
> but I'm nowhere near
> ready to start worrying about formulating my own. I
> can use whatever we
> have at school, but it is mostly quite shiny,
> usually transparent, and not
> really what I'm after on the red, black, or buff
> clay bodies I prefer.
>
> I've got some Courtyard glazes from Duncan that I'm
> trying out (some I've
> liked, some didn't do what I'd hoped), but does
> anyone here have suggestions
> for someone needing to stay with commercial glazes
> for a while? I prefer
> a satin or matte effect, subtle colors, but I'm
> dying for some GOOD cobalt
> blue.
>
> We mostly do lower-fire temps at school, too--I know
> that makes a
> difference. Most of our glazes suggest ^04. And
> like Bud, I like the black
> or brown specks as so many of my collection seem to
> have...
>
> More help, please? Thanks, much! So much to
> learn...
>
> Best--
> Kate
>
>
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