Penni Stoddart on sat 29 mar 03
Every summer for the past 3 years I have set up an historical (or =
hysterical - depends how you view it) pottery studio at our local =
pioneer village.
I have recently found out via lots of local history probing, much about =
potteries in my city (London, Ontario) in the 1800's. Within my research =
I also looked at techniques. From how the pots were made (i.e./ clay and =
where it came from, tools used etc) to how they were fired, decorated =
and shipped. One thing that came up a few times was Albany Slip.
I remembered seeing that term before but could not place it. Did more =
digging and found out it is made of Albany clay and makes a lovely brown =
glaze at cone 5/6.
Dug through my chemical storage container (a large Rubbermaid box) and =
found a bag of the stuff! I knew I had seen it somewhere and thought I =
might check. Voila!
I am given to understand that this stuff is like gold as it is no longer =
available. I have made a small batch of slip up tonight and dipped a =
bowl into it which then went into my glaze load that will be fired =
tomorrow. I can 't wait to see the results!
I only have a smallish bag of Albany slip so I will treasure every pot =
that goes into it.
In case you are curious, it was given to me by a woman who sold her =
wheel about 12 years ago but could not get rid of her chemicals and =
extras. She saw my frequent postings to our school board e-mail about =
pottery and contacted me. The chemicals (including some ghastly borate), =
sieves, scoops, magazines and odds and ends were all free. Trust me, I =
am thanking the powers that be now!
Just had to share that little piece of gold.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Penni Stoddart
of Penelope's Pots
Full Time Education Assistant,
Part Time Potter
I live in my own little world.....but it's okay, they all know me here.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and=20
taste good with ketchup.
Earl Brunner on sat 29 mar 03
One of the things that probably made it gold, was that as a slip, you
could glaze greenware with it. It looks great in a wood or salt fire.
It was the main ingredient in my favorite Tenmoku glaze out of Rhodes'
"Clay and Glazes for the Potter". And most things become more valuable
when scarce. You may or may not like how it looks, especially if yo are
electric firing to cone 5-6 (of which I don't know one way or the other).
Earl Brunner
Penni Stoddart wrote:
> Every summer for the past 3 years I have set up an historical (or hysterical - depends how you view it) pottery studio at our local pioneer village.
> I have recently found out via lots of local history probing, much about potteries in my city (London, Ontario) in the 1800's. Within my research I also looked at techniques. From how the pots were made (i.e./ clay and where it came from, tools used etc) to how they were fired, decorated and shipped. One thing that came up a few times was Albany Slip.
> I remembered seeing that term before but could not place it. Did more digging and found out it is made of Albany clay and makes a lovely brown glaze at cone 5/6.
> Dug through my chemical storage container (a large Rubbermaid box) and found a bag of the stuff! I knew I had seen it somewhere and thought I might check. Voila!
> I am given to understand that this stuff is like gold as it is no longer available. I have made a small batch of slip up tonight and dipped a bowl into it which then went into my glaze load that will be fired tomorrow. I can 't wait to see the results!
> I only have a smallish bag of Albany slip so I will treasure every pot that goes into it.
> In case you are curious, it was given to me by a woman who sold her wheel about 12 years ago but could not get rid of her chemicals and extras. She saw my frequent postings to our school board e-mail about pottery and contacted me. The chemicals (including some ghastly borate), sieves, scoops, magazines and odds and ends were all free. Trust me, I am thanking the powers that be now!
> Just had to share that little piece of gold.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Penni Stoddart
> of Penelope's Pots
> Full Time Education Assistant,
> Part Time Potter
>
> I live in my own little world.....but it's okay, they all know me here.
>
> Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and
> taste good with ketchup.
>
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