Wes Rolley on wed 1 sep 04
The discussion of glaze recipe, clay body opens up new ways of=20
thinking. To begin with, I have, in the past, fired my Skutt 1027 to C.=20
10, still fire to C. 8 regularly. It seems that the entire set of work=20
that Mel and Joe are doing could be accomplished in my kiln, given that I=20
want to do the work to adapt.
It also reminds me of the reference to duplicating Ancient Chinese Tenmoku=
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Glazes in Tichane's book, Those Celadon Blues. He did it with just two=20
materials: wood ash and Redart Clay. Of course, he did not say what kind=20
of wood ash (hardwood? softwood? pine? oak? fruitwoods?) or whether or not=
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it had been washed. Still, it is an area to investigate for those who are=
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willing to spend the kilowatt $ for higher firing and element deterioration.
One of the joys of ceramics is that there are many paths which seen to end=
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up at similar places and a bit of a thrill at choosing the one less=20
traveled by. It may make all the difference.
"I find I have a great lot to learn =96 or unlearn. I seem to know far too=
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much and this knowledge obscures the really significant facts, but I am=20
getting on." -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Wesley C. Rolley
17211 Quail Court
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(408)778-3024
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