Mark Potter on sat 25 may 02
I'm looking for someone in the New Haven, CT area to share my studio.
I'm currently set up with a large oval Shimp electric, as well as a 42 cu ft
approx. Brookfield downdraft for hi fire reduction and am in the process of
installing an old Alpine which I got from a fellow Clayarter in Kansas!
It's a great studio in a very interesting location.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
Behalf Of Lawrence Ewing
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 4:05 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Currie/too much work?
Well said Craig. I couldn't agree more. We have used recipe grids in our
teaching program since the publication of Ian's first book.
The value in Ian's method is reflected in the decision to include of a
facility in Matrix to generate a recipe grid with a couple of clicks of the
mouse. Matrix is really useful for those who wish to take Ian's method a
step further and look at the unity formula patterns in the grid.
Cheers,
Lawrence Ewing
Senior Lecturer
School of Art
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin
New Zealand
email: lewing@clear.net.nz
url: http://www.Matrix2000.co.nz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Martell"
To:
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 4:47 PM
Subject: Currie/too much work?
> Hi:
>
> I'm driven to find a better personal explanation of what, "too much work"
> actually is.
>
> I thought that Ian Curries method of volumetric biaxial blends were very
> fast for the amount of information generated. It takes me about 3 hours
to
> prepare a 35 glaze biaxial grid using Ian's method. If I had to weigh,
> mix, and screen each of the 35 glazes it would take an astronomical amount
> of time. I've actually done this sort of thing in the past when searching
> for a particular glaze or effect.
>
> I made two plaster molds for the grid tiles and I usually do a bunch in
> advance. Then, if I want to run some grid experiments, I have plenty of
> tiles and I don't have worry about making tiles for the tests.
>
> The idea that Ian's second book is "too easy" is good to hear. The method
> is supposed to be easy and understood without having to delve into
> mineralogy, thermal chemistry, etc. What isn't easy is having the
> knowledge and experience with raw materials so that one makes an effective
> choice with regard to the "c" corner of the grid. This corner is just the
> glaze fluxes and nothing else. It's also not so easy to make a good
> interpretation of the results and proceed from there. If one is looking
> for glazes to apply to domestic pots you then need to acertain which are
> durable and likely to be food safe. A knowledge of the Seger Formula and
a
> willingness to do some lab tests is the next step.
>
> There's a huge amount work that needs to be done by any individual that
has
> a desire to use minerals effectively with regard to glazes. The nice
thing
> is that the more work you do, the better your understanding of the whole
> process. Ian has given potters a wonderful method for working through all
> of this stuff. There are other methods and approaches that are very good
> too. We have a lot of good stuff at our disposal and we live in a time
> when it's possible to use all this information to broaden our
understanding
> of minerals and how to apply them to our needs and our work.
>
> So, if Ian Currie's method is too much work, is there another method of
> developing glazes that isn't? I don't think so. I think it just comes
> down to motivation. Not everyone will be motivated to do the work that
you
> need to do to reach a goal of understanding a glaze, types of glazes,
> etc. I really like doing this kind of work and find it very interesting
> but I don't expect that everyone else would, or should.
>
> regards, Craig Martell in Oregon
>
>
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Ilene Mahler on mon 27 may 02
I am in West Hartford,and would be interested in sharing and paying for some
reduction firings...imahler@attbi.com...Ilene
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Potter
To:
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 5:17 PM
Subject: Studio Mate needed
> I'm looking for someone in the New Haven, CT area to share my studio.
>
> I'm currently set up with a large oval Shimp electric, as well as a 42 cu
ft
> approx. Brookfield downdraft for hi fire reduction and am in the process
of
> installing an old Alpine which I got from a fellow Clayarter in Kansas!
>
> It's a great studio in a very interesting location.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
> Behalf Of Lawrence Ewing
> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 4:05 PM
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Re: Currie/too much work?
>
>
> Well said Craig. I couldn't agree more. We have used recipe grids in our
> teaching program since the publication of Ian's first book.
>
> The value in Ian's method is reflected in the decision to include of a
> facility in Matrix to generate a recipe grid with a couple of clicks of
the
> mouse. Matrix is really useful for those who wish to take Ian's method a
> step further and look at the unity formula patterns in the grid.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lawrence Ewing
>
> Senior Lecturer
> School of Art
> Otago Polytechnic
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
>
> email: lewing@clear.net.nz
> url: http://www.Matrix2000.co.nz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Craig Martell"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 4:47 PM
> Subject: Currie/too much work?
>
>
> > Hi:
> >
> > I'm driven to find a better personal explanation of what, "too much
work"
> > actually is.
> >
> > I thought that Ian Curries method of volumetric biaxial blends were very
> > fast for the amount of information generated. It takes me about 3 hours
> to
> > prepare a 35 glaze biaxial grid using Ian's method. If I had to weigh,
> > mix, and screen each of the 35 glazes it would take an astronomical
amount
> > of time. I've actually done this sort of thing in the past when
searching
> > for a particular glaze or effect.
> >
> > I made two plaster molds for the grid tiles and I usually do a bunch in
> > advance. Then, if I want to run some grid experiments, I have plenty of
> > tiles and I don't have worry about making tiles for the tests.
> >
> > The idea that Ian's second book is "too easy" is good to hear. The
method
> > is supposed to be easy and understood without having to delve into
> > mineralogy, thermal chemistry, etc. What isn't easy is having the
> > knowledge and experience with raw materials so that one makes an
effective
> > choice with regard to the "c" corner of the grid. This corner is just
the
> > glaze fluxes and nothing else. It's also not so easy to make a good
> > interpretation of the results and proceed from there. If one is looking
> > for glazes to apply to domestic pots you then need to acertain which are
> > durable and likely to be food safe. A knowledge of the Seger Formula
and
> a
> > willingness to do some lab tests is the next step.
> >
> > There's a huge amount work that needs to be done by any individual that
> has
> > a desire to use minerals effectively with regard to glazes. The nice
> thing
> > is that the more work you do, the better your understanding of the whole
> > process. Ian has given potters a wonderful method for working through
all
> > of this stuff. There are other methods and approaches that are very
good
> > too. We have a lot of good stuff at our disposal and we live in a time
> > when it's possible to use all this information to broaden our
> understanding
> > of minerals and how to apply them to our needs and our work.
> >
> > So, if Ian Currie's method is too much work, is there another method of
> > developing glazes that isn't? I don't think so. I think it just comes
> > down to motivation. Not everyone will be motivated to do the work that
> you
> > need to do to reach a goal of understanding a glaze, types of glazes,
> > etc. I really like doing this kind of work and find it very interesting
> > but I don't expect that everyone else would, or should.
> >
> > regards, Craig Martell in Oregon
> >
> >
>
____________________________________________________________________________
> __
> > Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
> >
> > You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> > settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
> >
> > Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
> melpots@pclink.com.
>
>
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>
>
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