Don Curtis on thu 9 jan 03
I was at a crafts fair this past fall and saw the most amazing velvet raku
glazes. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to talk to potter. I'm wondering
if anyone knows where I can get more information on these glazes (Bright
fairly uniform colors-velvet to fine sand surface,blues,reds, greens,purples
etc) Thanks for any help
Don
On the cold but beautiful coast of Maine
Dannon Rhudy on thu 9 jan 03
> I ....saw the most amazing velvet raku
> glazes. ...(Bright
> fairly uniform colors-velvet to fine sand surface,blues,reds,
greens,purples
> etc) ...........
These sound like Amaco Velvets to me. I've seen them
used as raku glazes. Certainly they are available in the
colors that you mention.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Ababi on thu 9 jan 03
There is one glaze called velvet raku it is high alumina glaze ( high for ^08) .
Ask raku people I do not keep anymore the lists of raku glazes.
Try the Peter King raku glaze, Ithink yiou may like it.
Ababi Sharon
Glaze addict
Kibbutz Shoval Israel
ababisha@shoval.org.il
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/
http://www.milkywayceramics.com/cgallery/asharon.htm
and also
http://www.israel-ceramics.org/membersGallery/personalpage.asp?MID=507
Bruce Girrell on thu 9 jan 03
> These sound like Amaco Velvets to me. I've seen them
> used as raku glazes. Certainly they are available in the
> colors that you mention.
Can't say much about the Amaco glazes (never tried 'em), but it sounds more
like a well-done copper matte to me. We have a piece done by Ed Riszak
(sp?), ostensibly the creator of copper matte, that contains all of those
colors plus more with a velvet/sand texture. Gorgeous.
Bruce Girrell
ASHPOTS@AOL.COM on thu 9 jan 03
I was using Velvets from Amaco for Raku before i got my nasty old Alpine. I
would smoke lightley. I didnt want to totally blacken out the colors.
Thats when i learned to use a airbrush, i also used masking tape and other
masks.
Mark
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