mel jacobson on sun 12 oct 03
it is interesting to note that i have
been using rhodes 32 for almost 30 years.
(a david shaner glaze actually.)
it is a very basic glaze/semi/matt/buttery/cone10.
(some young potters call it `old timers glaze`)
11 pounds of feldspar
5.5 pounds epk (china)
5.3 pounds dolomite
.5 pounds of whiting (cal carb)
in the last few years i have been adding
4 percent rutile (actually have been using rutile for almost 25 years).
and, 2 pounds of silica.
it is now, very stable.
ron, john and i laughed about this story
at nceca. john had said something about
my glaze being a touch unstable.
not now.
i cannot tell clayarters how much i appreciate
ron and john. they are changing our world as
we once knew it. and, all for the better.
of course we can add many names to that
list, and we all know them as friends.
mel
there is a large group of naysayers out there.
they pooh pooh clayart. many are teachers of
advanced ceramics. `they are out of the loop.`
live in the past. and, often their work shows
it.
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
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Ababi on sun 12 oct 03
So this is the glaze of the millennium?
Ababi
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of mel
jacobson
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 6:25 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: rhodes 32/stable
it is interesting to note that i have
been using rhodes 32 for almost 30 years.
(a david shaner glaze actually.)
it is a very basic glaze/semi/matt/buttery/cone10.
(some young potters call it `old timers glaze`)
11 pounds of feldspar
5.5 pounds epk (china)
5.3 pounds dolomite
.5 pounds of whiting (cal carb)
in the last few years i have been adding
4 percent rutile (actually have been using rutile for almost 25 years).
and, 2 pounds of silica.
it is now, very stable.
.
Lee Love on mon 13 oct 03
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ababi"
> So this is the glaze of the millennium?
*Haha!* Ababi, I have a usable Rhodes 32 here in Mashiko, I
just substituted Mashiko feldspar and clays for the ones back home. But
instead of adding silica like Mel did, I added Amakusa, which my teacher's
grandson called porcelain clay. It is a white stone that is high in
silica and is a traditional material for making the adjustments Mel is
talking about.
There is nothing new about adjusting glazes. The old timers have
been doing it for millenia, they just haven't written a book about it. ;^)
There are many approaches to accomplish the same thing. If we make our
approach "The one true way" then we close our minds to learning. But
then, from your post, it is obvious you understand. :^)
--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan
http://Mashiko.org
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