Snail Scott on fri 31 oct 03
At 09:30 AM 10/31/03 -0500, you wrote:
>...all my raku glazes are way too glitzy for these spiritual beings.
There's more to raku than copper metallics and
iridescence! For a solution requiring minimal
testing, try using regular commercial low-fire
glazes. Most of them will do fine at raku
temperatures, but be a little less glossy than
usual, and pick up a little smoke. They will
also craze. And many of them blend with one
another for subtle transitions. Another option
is to use underglazes and engobes, then cover
with a clear or colored-transparent glaze. With
the thermal shock of standard raku practices,
most all glazes are crackle glazes! You can
also use a spray bottle to control the fineness
of the crackle pattern - try varying it from
one part of the piece to another. This might
also be a good time to try 'naked raku', with
a coarse slip painted over all or part of the
form to resist the smoke and create crackle-
smoke patterns on the bare clay. Or instead
of doing a full-on post-firing reduction,
use just a little combustible material in
lumps, to vary the smoke-mark density.
-Snail
Carole Fox on fri 31 oct 03
I've been a bad girl...
I made a bunch of pots from raku clay and didn't think about how I was =
going to glaze them until they were ready to be fired. They are stamped =
slab cylinders with their shoulder pinched together, a collared opening =
in the middle. The stoppers are carved heads with ornate headdresses- =
very spiritual looking. All lined up in the bisque kiln, they reminded =
me of the terra cotta soldiers!
Well all my raku glazes are way too glitzy for these spiritual beings. I =
don't know what to do with them! I made a bunch of stamped test tiles, =
but I don't know what to try on them. I'm not much of a painter. The =
pieces are so detailed and I don't want to compete with that.
I am very open to ideas. I have a gas raku kiln and an electric kiln =
rated to cone 10 (though it has only been fired to cone 6). I have taken =
this clay to cone 10 before. These are not functional pieces.=20
I know ...I should have thought about this before I chose the clay. I =
just had the idea and had to just make them! I was working with raku =
clay at the time so I just grabbed some. I'm sorry I've been bad... =
please don't tell!
Carole Fox
Elkton, MD
thesilverfox@dol.net
Susan Setley on fri 31 oct 03
There's any number of things you could do with them to keep them looking
"earthy." Have you considered pit-firing them?
Mildred Herot on fri 31 oct 03
Why don't you not glaze them at all. If you fire them as Raku pieces, the
clay will carbonize and turn a rich black. I do this on pots that I've
carved and the results are fine.....Mildred Herot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carole Fox"
To:
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 9:30 AM
Subject: subdued Raku
I've been a bad girl...
I made a bunch of pots from raku clay and didn't think about how I was going
to glaze them until they were ready to be fired. They are stamped slab
cylinders with their shoulder pinched together, a collared opening in the
middle. The stoppers are carved heads with ornate headdresses- very
spiritual looking. All lined up in the bisque kiln, they reminded me of the
terra cotta soldiers!
Well all my raku glazes are way too glitzy for these spiritual beings. I
don't know what to do with them! I made a bunch of stamped test tiles, but I
don't know what to try on them. I'm not much of a painter. The pieces are so
detailed and I don't want to compete with that.
I am very open to ideas. I have a gas raku kiln and an electric kiln rated
to cone 10 (though it has only been fired to cone 6). I have taken this clay
to cone 10 before. These are not functional pieces.
I know ...I should have thought about this before I chose the clay. I just
had the idea and had to just make them! I was working with raku clay at the
time so I just grabbed some. I'm sorry I've been bad... please don't tell!
Carole Fox
Elkton, MD
thesilverfox@dol.net
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Lee Love on sat 1 nov 03
I used to use something called Tak Fat White.
mudslingers@ATT.NET on sat 1 nov 03
hi carole!
i took a fantastic workshop with thomas kerrigan this summer and made some
large hand built pots (pinched method) using raku clay (standard's 239 (i
think) -- it's terrific clay!). one of his recommendations for finishing was
to use washes. i haven't yet finished my pieces, but i did try a couple of
washes and like this one: 3 (or even 2) lt. rutile to 1 RIO. i fired the test
tiles to ^6 (ox) and they came out a golden caramel color. it's a dry look of
course, more earthy and definitely not glitzy!
i tried brushing on and leaving it, and also sponging it back. i may spray it
when i'm ready. it may be worth experimenting with different oxides, etc.
lauren
who had the recent good fortune to meet the silver fox and her family, tour
her wonderful stuido and beautiful work, and take a treasure home! thanks to
clayart for allowing us to make the connection!
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Brian on sat 1 nov 03
On 31/10/03,you wrote...
>all my raku glazes are way too glitzy for these spiritual beings. I
>don't know what to do with them!
Carole,
I never felt comfortable with those shiny surfaces in raku.
My favourite method is to leave the clay mostly clear and throw small
amounts of salt and borax at full heat. Sometimes I place small
areas of coloured glazes at times.(using stoneware glazes produces
dry mat results)
Fire the pieces on their side and keep turning and salting
The next stage is to remove the pieces from them kiln and selectively
place the grass or sawdust in some of the areas,controlling the
amount of black or grey. I never cover the whole thing
In a way it is like painting with smoke.
One of my early articles describes and illustrates all this.
Have a look. It is archived at http://www.gartside.info/rakupageone.htm
--
Brian
http://www.gartside.info
Pukekohe, New Zealand
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