Tony Ferguson on fri 9 may 03
Joe,
Get rid the ocher if it is in your buff body as it will most likely cause
bloats--but MAYBE not if you add feldspar inclusions. You can get feldspar
from the pacer corporation (Thanks Dale Neese!) and your local feed store
(cullet). Add some feldspar, grog, local sand, iron, 10 - 15% powdered
feldspar, and you got a shigaraki like body. Experiment with various sized
particles. You will find what you like.
Thank you.
Tony Ferguson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Coniglio"
To:
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 2:45 PM
Subject: The MOST similar Japanese Clay Body US deposits
> --Saw some "real nice" cone 10 amagama pieces the other day exhibited by a
> well known US potter who imports his Japanese clay.
>
> Have any of you explored coming up with a heavily feldspar aggregate
laiden
> stoneware body that can be concocted here in the US??
>
> I've never came across such a "stony" mineral infested clay body as this
very
> cool Japanese clay body.
>
> Any of you guys do anything like this from US materials??? Or know a
close
> source for this?
>
> I can start with my own buff stoneware and add feldspar so it fluxes
bisque
> or cone 10 high fire gas kiln reduction.
>
> JoeC
>
>
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Joe Coniglio on fri 9 may 03
--Saw some "real nice" cone 10 amagama pieces the other day exhibited by a
well known US potter who imports his Japanese clay.
Have any of you explored coming up with a heavily feldspar aggregate laiden
stoneware body that can be concocted here in the US??
I've never came across such a "stony" mineral infested clay body as this very
cool Japanese clay body.
Any of you guys do anything like this from US materials??? Or know a close
source for this?
I can start with my own buff stoneware and add feldspar so it fluxes bisque
or cone 10 high fire gas kiln reduction.
JoeC
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