Marcia Selsor on tue 13 aug 02
My friend, Tom Buck, tells me he refires pieces in raku that have gone to ^6 and ^10
but that these have a very groggy clay body.
From my teaching experiences, I have not seen this work. But if you have a body that
will take the shock , try it. In ceramics , there are no rules. Something always
counters a standard idea.
Marcia
Marcia Selsor wrote:
> Hi Barbara,
> I just finished my raku in the Rockies workshop in Red Lodge Montana. I had a
> person from Seeley lake, Mt. which is closer to you.You can't Raku fire something
> that has vitrified in the raku process because it won't take the thermal shock.
> Most glazes will craze from the shock of raku also..the reason for those crackle
> glazes. Annie's Mud Shop selld water guardian which makes pieces water proof, but
> I wouldn't use it for pieces to hold liquids for human consumption. You could try
> firing a clear low temp. ^06 glaze in a piece but I would fire anything for Raku
> any hotter than that.
> Marcia in Montana
> heading for residency at the Bray in 4 days!!!!!
>
> Barbara Mueller wrote:
>
> > Getting ready for clay week here in Idaho. A friend is coming to stay
> > at the lake and help me become more fluid in my work. One of the things
> > we are going to do is build a raku kiln and do some raku firings. I am
> > curious whether you can create a vessel, bisque it and then pour clear
> > glaze on the inside of it and fire to cone 5 and then be able to raku
> > it? Would it create a water tight vessel? Would it even work?
> >
> > Has anyone had any experience with this idea?
> >
> > B.
> >
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