Marianne Lombardo on thu 4 jul 02
Question: Is there anything "wrong" to use glaze defects on =
non-functional pots? I'm talking about pots that I cannot imagine =
anyone using for food, that have a nice safe glaze on the inside anyway. =
I also cannot see anyone putting them in a dishwasher.
I experimented with a design using a very heavy coat of blues and greens =
of an underglaze with a clear glaze overtop. The result is incredibly =
pretty. The whole thing is opalescent and where the greens are, the =
glaze is smooth with tiny smooth-edge pinholes, and where the blues are =
raised bumps of assorted sizes. These "bumps" are hollow because I was =
able to forceably break them. They don't easily break, but they will if =
I hit them hard with a small metal hammer. And the edges left are a bit =
sharp, but not enough to easily cut flesh.
The effect is really lovely with the contrast between the smoother =
greens and the rough texture blues. I would like to do more pots like =
this, perhaps a series.
Marianne Lombardo
Omemee, Ontario, Canada
Tony Ferguson on thu 4 jul 02
Marianne,
Anything goes as long as you let people know wheter its functional or
non-functional. What may appear as a glaze defect on functional ware may
work quite well with a non-functional form, lending the surface and
interaction with the form to a more sculptural embodiment. Sounds like you
have some great possibilities for surface texture and the play of the light
on the surface. With some works pending on their use, you may want to line
the inside with a functional glaze and use your other glaze on the outside.
Thank you.
Tony Ferguson
Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku
www.aquariusartgallery.com
218-727-6339
315 N. Lake Ave
Apt 312
Duluth, MN 55806
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From: "Marianne Lombardo"
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Subject: Glaze "Defects" on Non-Functional Pots
Question: Is there anything "wrong" to use glaze defects on non-functional
pots? I'm talking about pots that I cannot imagine anyone using for food,
that have a nice safe glaze on the inside anyway. I also cannot see anyone
putting them in a dishwasher.
I experimented with a design using a very heavy coat of blues and greens of
an underglaze with a clear glaze overtop. The result is incredibly pretty.
The whole thing is opalescent and where the greens are, the glaze is smooth
with tiny smooth-edge pinholes, and where the blues are raised bumps of
assorted sizes. These "bumps" are hollow because I was able to forceably
break them. They don't easily break, but they will if I hit them hard with
a small metal hammer. And the edges left are a bit sharp, but not enough to
easily cut flesh.
The effect is really lovely with the contrast between the smoother greens
and the rough texture blues. I would like to do more pots like this,
perhaps a series.
Marianne Lombardo
Omemee, Ontario, Canada
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David Hewitt on fri 5 jul 02
In message , Marianne Lombardo writes
>Question: Is there anything "wrong" to use glaze defects on =
>non-functional pots? I'm talking about pots that I cannot imagine =
>anyone using for food, that have a nice safe glaze on the inside anyway. =
> I also cannot see anyone putting them in a dishwasher.
No, there is nothing "wrong" in using such glazes for such items. If it
was "wrong" no one, for example, would ever produce an item using a
crackle glaze. In such cases crazing is not a "defect".
There must be many "good" glazes that do not conform to durability and
food safe standards and, on the right item, I see no objection to their
use.
I do not subscribe to the argument that you might just as well limit
yourself to only making items with durable and food safe glazes. This
would be quite unnecessarily limiting.
The thing is to know what you are doing.
David
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