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black celadon

updated mon 24 mar 03

 

iandol on thu 20 mar 03


Dear Rikki Gill,=20

You have piqued my inquisitive bump.

I am perplexed at the thought of a "Black Celadon" since the general =
definition of Celadon is of an Iron Solution glaze coloured pale green =
to blue with a fair degree of transparency and perhaps some opacity =
caused by bubble inclusions=20

Can you please define "Celadon" as you understand the term?

Best regards,

Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia.

Jocelyn McAuley on sat 22 mar 03


On Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Rikki Gill wrote:

> As Shakespeare said, "What's in a name?".

Goodness... as our elaborate porcelain threads have proven, sometomes a
name is all you have!

This reminds me off a Shino recipe we had floating around the U of O
campus for awhile-
Bubblegum Pink Shino

Makes me shutter.

Jocelyn

--
Jocelyn McAuley ><<'> jocie@worlddomination.net
Eugene, Oregon http://www.ceramicism.com

iandol on sat 22 mar 03


Dear Rikki,
Having just read Dr Robert Tichane's work on Celadon Blues and seen
his illustrations both of original works and of his experimental
syntheses I would suggest that you are not working with a Celadon
Glaze in the sense that he describes.
From you description you have far more iron oxide than is necessary to
form a Celadon. My own perspective is that an iron bearing glaze which
becomes black and breaks to orange red and is brown when thin is a
Tenmoku (Japanese Nom) or Chien (Chinese Nom).
Having just seen the recipe you are using I would like to know how
this ever came to be called a Celadon, (which may be a question you
cannot answer). Even with 8 percent Red Iron Oxide the delicacy of the
blue-green range would be compromised, but it is good you find it a
pleasing surface and that it enriches your life.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis



----- Original Message -----
From: "Rikki Gill"
To: "iandol"
Sent: Saturday, 22 March 2003 3:19
Subject: Re: Black Celadon


> Hi Ivor, That definition actually works. This glaze has enough
black iron
> oxide to turn it as dark as a temmoko, it sometimes has some
crystalline
> spots, depending on the heaviness of the reduction, but it doesn't
have the
> characteristic soft reddish brown I associate with temmoko. It is
not
> transparent, but it is beautiful.
> It is not an original glaze of mine. I got it from a former
Berkeley
> Potters Guild member, David Heffer. [Just to give credit where
credit is
> due.] I will post the formular later today.
> If you wish to see examples, go to www.berkeleypotters.com. click
on my
> name, it is the dark brown glaze I use on my dinner plate, etc.
> Thanks for your interest. Rikki
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "iandol"
> To: "Rikki Gill"
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:17 PM
> Subject: Black Celadon
>
>
> Dear Rikki Gill,
>
> You have piqued my inquisitive bump.
>
> I am perplexed at the thought of a "Black Celadon" since the general
> definition of Celadon is of an Iron Solution glaze coloured pale
green to
> blue with a fair degree of transparency and perhaps some opacity
caused by
> bubble inclusions
>
> Can you please define "Celadon" as you understand the term?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia.
>
>
>
>

Rikki Gill on sat 22 mar 03


As Shakespeare said, "What's in a name?".
Thanks Ivor. Best, Rikki
----- Original Message -----
From: "iandol"
To:
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: Black Celadon


> Dear Rikki,
> Having just read Dr Robert Tichane's work on Celadon Blues and seen
> his illustrations both of original works and of his experimental
> syntheses I would suggest that you are not working with a Celadon
> Glaze in the sense that he describes.
> >From you description you have far more iron oxide than is necessary to
> form a Celadon. My own perspective is that an iron bearing glaze which
> becomes black and breaks to orange red and is brown when thin is a
> Tenmoku (Japanese Nom) or Chien (Chinese Nom).
> Having just seen the recipe you are using I would like to know how
> this ever came to be called a Celadon, (which may be a question you
> cannot answer). Even with 8 percent Red Iron Oxide the delicacy of the
> blue-green range would be compromised, but it is good you find it a
> pleasing surface and that it enriches your life.
> Best regards,
> Ivor Lewis
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rikki Gill"
> To: "iandol"
> Sent: Saturday, 22 March 2003 3:19
> Subject: Re: Black Celadon
>
>
> > Hi Ivor, That definition actually works. This glaze has enough
> black iron
> > oxide to turn it as dark as a temmoko, it sometimes has some
> crystalline
> > spots, depending on the heaviness of the reduction, but it doesn't
> have the
> > characteristic soft reddish brown I associate with temmoko. It is
> not
> > transparent, but it is beautiful.
> > It is not an original glaze of mine. I got it from a former
> Berkeley
> > Potters Guild member, David Heffer. [Just to give credit where
> credit is
> > due.] I will post the formular later today.
> > If you wish to see examples, go to www.berkeleypotters.com. click
> on my
> > name, it is the dark brown glaze I use on my dinner plate, etc.
> > Thanks for your interest. Rikki
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "iandol"
> > To: "Rikki Gill"
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:17 PM
> > Subject: Black Celadon
> >
> >
> > Dear Rikki Gill,
> >
> > You have piqued my inquisitive bump.
> >
> > I am perplexed at the thought of a "Black Celadon" since the general
> > definition of Celadon is of an Iron Solution glaze coloured pale
> green to
> > blue with a fair degree of transparency and perhaps some opacity
> caused by
> > bubble inclusions
> >
> > Can you please define "Celadon" as you understand the term?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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