Hendrix, Taylor J. on mon 13 oct 03
Annie,
Here is the pertinent info from the article "Making Colorant
Pencils, Crayons, Chalks and Watercolors" Ceramics Monthly=20
January 1988 (v.36 n.1) page 43 by Jeanne Otis
Made from a porcelain slip based on 50% white ball clay,=20
such as the following:
Custer Feldspar.........25%
SPG #1 Ball clay.......50
Flint..................25
-------------------------
......................100%
Add: Macaloid...........3%
Colorant (maximum).....15%
Mix with approx. 35% water. Sodium silicate (1cc per 100=20
grams of dry mix) added to the water will slightly
deflocculate the slip, improve green strength and help=20
intensify some colorants.
Colorant additions should be 3 to 5 times the amount=20
normally used to color a slip. Adding over 15% colorants=20
will reduce the plasticity of the slip and make forming the=20
pencils difficult.
Once slip is dried to workable state, load it into a small
hand extruder and extrude the "pencil leads." Cut the=20
extrusions into 1 to 2 inch lengths. Dry and then fire=20
between 1500 and 1700 deg F depending on hardness desired.
Crayons, chalks and watercolors made from the same colored=20
porcelain slip are used in the dry state.
Chalks: form plastic slip into squares or rounds and let=20
them dry. Make them thick to resist breaking during use.
Watercolor cakes: made by hand-forming squares. When dry,=20
they may be moistened on the surface and used like ordinary=20
artists' dry watercolors.
Crayons: combine a dry batch of slip with commercial was=20
resist: do not add sodium silicate. Form crayons and air=20
dry.
That is 99.9% of the article right there, Annie. Careful,
you might get your hands dirty :)
Taylor, in Waco
-----Original Message-----
From: Annie [mailto:ragtaghorde@CS.COM]=20
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 7:27 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Making Underglaze Pencils...
Hi, Taylor -
Thanks for the reply. I have no access to the CM - my involvement
with the Ceramics world is only a couple of months duration. =20
...
Ilene Mahler on tue 14 oct 03
directions on how to get to the workshop. Please..Thanks..ilene
----- Original Message -----
From: "Annie"
To:
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 8:27 PM
Subject: Making Underglaze Pencils...
> Hi, Taylor -
>
> Thanks for the reply. I have no access to the CM - my involvement
> with the Ceramics world is only a couple of months duration. I've
> been reading books like Paul Scott's "Painted Clay" and "Painted
> Ceramics" by Barbara Pegrum which I have found incredibly inspiring,
> but a tad light on the how-to information. As a jeweler and painter I
> am drawn to the decorative aspect of ceramics rather than the
> sculptural. No muddy paws for *me* !
>
> I'd love it if someone would be willing to send me a hardcopy of the
> article, or scan it and send it via the net.
>
> Annie Fitt
> & the Ragtag Horde ~ Whippets, of course!
> Wake, Virginia
> www.fittsisters.com
>
> If you are willing to go "Hendley", you should make your
> own. Check out Ceramics Monthly, Jan 1988 (v.36 n.1) page
> 43. It's a sidebar of an article on Jeanne Otis. In it,
> Jeanne tells how to make colorant pencils, crayons, chalks
> and watercolors for ceramic work. Pretty easy.
>
> I am thinking of using these types of things for my "Waco
> tiles" I am going to send to Janet sometime this millineum.
>
> Taylor, in Waco
> p.s. If you don't have access to the CM, respond and someone
> on the list can describe the process.
>
>
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Annie on tue 14 oct 03
Hi, Taylor -
Thanks for the reply. I have no access to the CM - my involvement
with the Ceramics world is only a couple of months duration. I've
been reading books like Paul Scott's "Painted Clay" and "Painted
Ceramics" by Barbara Pegrum which I have found incredibly inspiring,
but a tad light on the how-to information. As a jeweler and painter I
am drawn to the decorative aspect of ceramics rather than the
sculptural. No muddy paws for *me* !
I'd love it if someone would be willing to send me a hardcopy of the
article, or scan it and send it via the net.
Annie Fitt
& the Ragtag Horde ~ Whippets, of course!
Wake, Virginia
www.fittsisters.com
If you are willing to go "Hendley", you should make your
own. Check out Ceramics Monthly, Jan 1988 (v.36 n.1) page
43. It's a sidebar of an article on Jeanne Otis. In it,
Jeanne tells how to make colorant pencils, crayons, chalks
and watercolors for ceramic work. Pretty easy.
I am thinking of using these types of things for my "Waco
tiles" I am going to send to Janet sometime this millineum.
Taylor, in Waco
p.s. If you don't have access to the CM, respond and someone
on the list can describe the process.
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