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yellow ochre prelim results

updated tue 25 nov 03

 

Maid O'Mud on mon 24 nov 03


Thanks to everyone who wrote. Most especially to Lili for further =
insights. I look forward to part II.

I was very surprized to open the kiln and see the baby puke yellow when =
fired to ^04 (long slow bisque) is a wonderful orange terracotta. It =
will be glazed this afternoon and fired with tomorrow's kiln load. I'll =
post the results when I see them.

Test done on Tuckers ^6 mid smoothstone using the dry clay body as the =
white slip base, with 5% yellow ochre.


Sam - Maid O'Mud Pottery
Melbourne, Ontario CANADA
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"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
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