Linda Ferzoco on sat 10 apr 04
I've been wanting to try some other things on raku - such as the abundant lichens that grow on the trees here in coastal northern California. Even the needles/scales of the trees themselves. Japanese maple leaves - things like that. These are somewhat green and not as readily flamable as horsehair. Woud I follow the same procedure?
Many of the horsehair raku pots have that lovely orange color. How does one get that?
TIA,
Linda in California
Susan Giddings on sat 10 apr 04
Linda,
I do not know if this is the color to which you are referring, but my piece
(in the stay at home clay exchange, page 10) gets it's orange color only
from terra sig made from Redart. The instructions are in Vince Pitelka's
book and most probably even posted here in the archives.
I think someone else warned about chemicals. Even with straight horsehair
(no ferric chloride) I use a full respirator. It's my rule around the raku
site. Golly gee, even the glaze fumes can be a bit overpowering much less
the reduction pits or cans. But redart terra sig gives a great color 100% on
its own. Of course, as with anything we do, if you do use chemicals, nasty
or not, be protected.
>From: Linda Ferzoco
>Subject: Other materials besides horsehair on raku
>
>Many of the horsehair raku pots have that lovely orange color. How does
>one get that?
>
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Susan Giddings
"There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are
others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot
into the sun." — Pablo Picasso
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