Sue Beach on sat 21 aug 04
I have been given some old materials from my ex-mentor. He has been retired for
20+ years so I suspect these materials are at least that old. A few of the
bottles are unlabeled, so I guess they will just be shelf decorations until I
can bring myself to dispose of them. But a couple are clearly labeled as
various slips, including one bottle with about 2 cups of Albany slip.
I don't see any point in making glazes with these dabs of slips, but wondered
what you all would suggest as ways to use them? This is probably a very basic
question, but I've never worked with slips at all. I fire ^6 electric.
There is also a bottle with a couple of cups of fine yellow powder. I'm
guessing this is ochre. Is there anything else it could be?
Thanks.
Sue Beach
in Muncie, Indiana, USA
where it already feels like fall and the maple tree in the front yard is losing
its leaves
Earl Brunner on sat 21 aug 04
Albany slip is a great addition to cobalt to mute and soften the blue, and
you have just the right amount.
Earl Brunner
Las Vegas, NV
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Sue Beach
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:57 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: A little bit of Albany Slip
I have been given some old materials from my ex-mentor. He has been retired
for
20+ years so I suspect these materials are at least that old. A few of the
bottles are unlabeled, so I guess they will just be shelf decorations until
I
can bring myself to dispose of them. But a couple are clearly labeled as
various slips, including one bottle with about 2 cups of Albany slip.
steve baker on mon 23 aug 04
Dear Sue,
I am responding to your clayart message for two reasons. The first is to tell you be careful with unlabelled bottles of anything. Period. Lots of nasty things show up in lab bottles, raw leads, cadmium, etc. Probably best just to quietly and under the cover of darkness remove the suspect materials from your location.
The second reason is because my family is from Muncie, and on this Monday morning your message reminded me of my grandparents. One lived on the northeast side of town, in a pretty rough area on Elm Street which parralleled 35 coming into town. The other lived on Rosewood, way out on what I guess was the northwest side of town kind of off Wheeling Pike. I still have one great Aunt living (93) in an apartment complex out beyond K-mart off McGalliard and the mall. I never lived there, but spent many days at either place. Thanks for your message that reminded me this morning of my grandparents.
Steve
Sue Beach wrote:
I have been given some old materials from my ex-mentor. He has been retired for
20+ years so I suspect these materials are at least that old. A few of the
bottles are unlabeled, so I guess they will just be shelf decorations until I
can bring myself to dispose of them. But a couple are clearly labeled as
various slips, including one bottle with about 2 cups of Albany slip.
I don't see any point in making glazes with these dabs of slips, but wondered
what you all would suggest as ways to use them? This is probably a very basic
question, but I've never worked with slips at all. I fire ^6 electric.
There is also a bottle with a couple of cups of fine yellow powder. I'm
guessing this is ochre. Is there anything else it could be?
Thanks.
Sue Beach
in Muncie, Indiana, USA
where it already feels like fall and the maple tree in the front yard is losing
its leaves
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