Hendrix, Taylor J on thu 22 jan 04
Howdy all:
Lee mentioned ash at cone 6 in another thread. He suggested a CM
article about cone 6 ash with Albany slip. In looking for that article
I have come across some others that may be of interest to mid firers.
See below. The last entry is the same reference in my reply to the
other thread.
Author(s): Rowan, Gerald. =20
Title: Synthetic wood ash.=20
Source: Ceramics Monthly v. 32 (Feb. '84) p. 55 Journal Code: Ceram Mon
***This one page article gives a recipe for a synthetic wood ash then 4
cone 6 glazes using the syn. ash. Yum.
Author(s): Lochtefeld, Peter. =20
Title: Slip-ash glazes.=20
Source: Ceramics Monthly v. 32 (Nov. '84) p. 34-5 Journal Code: Ceram
Mon
***This is actually for higher fire (^8-10) but might be interesting to
mid rangers. You need to be adventurous and dig some local slip clay
for this.
Author(s): Rowan, Gerald. =20
Title: Cone 04-7 wood ash engobes.=20
Source: Ceramics Monthly v. 34 (Apr. 1986) p. 92-3 Journal Code: Ceram
Mon
***This is full of good info for experimentation. I will make me a
copy.
Author(s): Spring, Harry. =20
Title: Wood-Ash Glazing at Cone 6.=20
Source: Ceramics Monthly v. 50 no8 (Oct. 2002) p. 49-50 Journal Code:
Ceram Mon
Additional Info: United States=20
Standard No: ISSN: 0009-0328=20
Details: il.=20
Language: English=20
Abstract: The writer discusses his experiments in wood-ash glazing at
Cone 6. Noting that he has come to appreciate the convenience of
electronically controlled kilns and the challenge of discovering ways of
interesting and even exciting glaze effects, he discusses his choice of
clay and his experiments with producing more interesting surfaces. He
then describes his experiments in using wood ash in and over his Cone 6
glazes to produce visual interest. Recipes for two types of glazes
complete the article.=20
Also, Mr. Ashpots himself, Mark Issenberg, posted a midfire ash glaze:=20
http://lsv.ceramics.org/scripts/wa.exe?A2=3Dind9603&L=3DCLAYART&P=3DR7736=
Tudball's book is a soda glazing book.
There you go.
Taylor, still in the library.
Marek Drzazga on fri 23 jan 04
Dear Clayarters,=20
since the 70's when we in the UK had Dutch Elm Disease, which decimated =
most of our Elm trees. I hate waste so I would follow the "demolition =
crews" several days later and collect the ash, wash and dry it. I had =
nearly half a ton when they finished around our area. The remnants some =
400lbs were lost in our Studio fire ( how ironic ashes to ashes or =
what?), but I had developed some fascinating glazes.
I collect all sorts of ash from either a single source (Oak, Ash or =
Willow), or from rubbish bonfires, and all make surprisingly variable =
glazes, even when using the same recipe, different ashes have incredibly =
different results. I would sometimes just substitute ash for silica =
(quartz), and a local clay for any clay additions (china clay etc) and =
start a fabulous journey of glaze discovery. I never used any frits in =
these compositions, some that did not flux as a glaze I would develop =
into a slip/engobe.
Just have fun.
Happy potting Marek www.moley.uk.com
Russel Fouts on sat 24 jan 04
>> I would sometimes just substitute ash for silica (quartz), and a local clay for any clay additions (china clay etc) and start a fabulous journey of glaze discovery. I never used any frits in these compositions, some that did not flux as a glaze I would develop
into a slip/engobe. <<
When I was in school back in the '70s I developed a lot of nice glazes
just on simple line blends of local earthenware clay and ash. The ash I
used was from a barrel outside a wood stove store. Nice big supply of
mixed ash.
Marek is right, it is a lot of fun.
And for the city dweller looking for sources of ash try pizza places
that fire their ovens with wood of one of those Mesquite barbaque's.
Russel
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Lee Love on sat 5 feb 05
Taylor,
I didn't see your post when you made it but found it when doing a
Google search for the article I previously mentioned. What the
article was about was working at cone 6 with an ash glaze over an albany
slip glaze. The erruptions of the albany made variations in the ash
glaze above it. Created a more varied surface than you normally get at
cone 6 electric. I can't tell if any of the articles below would be
the one I am thinking about. I ran accross the article at Northern
Clay Center: someone gave a bunch of old CMs to NCC for the break room
library and I found it there.
Lee
> From: Hendrix, Taylor J > > wrote:
>
> Howdy all:
>
> Lee mentioned ash at cone 6 in another thread. He suggested a CM
> article about cone 6 ash with Albany slip. In looking for that article
> I have come across some others that may be of interest to mid firers.
> See below. The last entry is the same reference in my reply to the
> other thread.
>
> Author(s): Rowan, Gerald.
> Title: Synthetic wood ash.
> Source: Ceramics Monthly v. 32 (Feb. '84) p. 55 Journal Code: Ceram Mon
> ***This one page article gives a recipe for a synthetic wood ash then 4
> cone 6 glazes using the syn. ash. Yum.
>
> Author(s): Lochtefeld, Peter.
> Title: Slip-ash glazes.
> Source: Ceramics Monthly v. 32 (Nov. '84) p. 34-5 Journal Code: Ceram
> Mon
> ***This is actually for higher fire (^8-10) but might be interesting to
> mid rangers. You need to be adventurous and dig some local slip clay
> for this.
>
> Author(s): Rowan, Gerald.
> Title: Cone 04-7 wood ash engobes.
> Source: Ceramics Monthly v. 34 (Apr. 1986) p. 92-3 Journal Code: Ceram
> Mon
> ***This is full of good info for experimentation. I will make me a
> copy.
>
>
> Author(s): Spring, Harry.
> Title: Wood-Ash Glazing at Cone 6.
> Source: Ceramics Monthly v. 50 no8 (Oct. 2002) p. 49-50 Journal Code:
> Ceram Mon
> Additional Info: United States
> Standard No: ISSN: 0009-0328
> Details: il.
> Language: English
> Abstract: The writer discusses his experiments in wood-ash glazing at
> Cone 6. Noting that he has come to appreciate the convenience of
> electronically controlled kilns and the challenge of discovering ways of
> interesting and even exciting glaze effects, he discusses his choice of
> clay and his experiments with producing more interesting surfaces. He
> then describes his experiments in using wood ash in and over his Cone 6
> glazes to produce visual interest. Recipes for two types of glazes
> complete the article.
>
> Also, Mr. Ashpots himself, Mark Issenberg, posted a midfire ash glaze:
>
> http://lsv.ceramics.org/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9603&L=CLAYART&P=R7736
>
>
> Tudball's book is a soda glazing book.
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