Puddy & Co. on tue 19 oct 04
Dear Group,
you are fantastic. It is great to see you ( us...?) still strong and
supportive. As to the details:
1. I find it very difficult to describe Royal Blue. It is a hue of blue
that is well.., bright and majestic. It seems like the "ordinary" - yes,
what does it mean "ordinary" - cobalt blue should be brighten by
something, maybe some Copper Oxide? But i don't want to go into teal
blue ( just another name).
2.I am aware of the Royal Blue Mason stain, and will try it as soon as I
get to my supplier. What I was looking for was a base glaze that might
give me this - well - Royal Blue - by itself. I have had something close
to it in a glaze that contains some Magnesium, but it was not a stable
glaze. Other magnesium glazes give me cobalt lilac - blue, and this is
definitely not it. I am also aware of the fact, that the response of
the stain will, to some degree, depend on the base glaze. Something like
chromium pinks - they do not work in all the glazes, right?
3. It will be use on functional ware, made of relatively dark brown
clay. So it has to cover well, and not be too variegated.
4. OK , I feel completly foolish, like I am describing a wedding shower
wish. I will stop here and tell you what I will do: I will try Ron Roy'
semi matte and Mayolica. I will try Saffire Blue (looks interesting ),
Noxema Bottle and a few other suggestions. I will see what I can get .
And I will inform you about the progress!
5. Enough of it. Back to work.
Deeply thankful -
Hanna Lewandowski
British Columbia
Kathy McDonald on thu 21 oct 04
Hannah,
Did you check out the harshaw stain,
it's truly a royal blue.
very different that the mason if its still available
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From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On Behalf Of Puddy & Co.
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 12:57 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Royal Blue - big thank you!
Dear Group,
you are fantastic. It is great to see you ( us...?) still strong and
supportive. As to the details:
1. I find it very difficult to describe Royal Blue. It is a hue of blue
that is well.., bright and majestic. It seems like the "ordinary" - yes,
what does it mean "ordinary" - cobalt blue should be brighten by
something, maybe some Copper Oxide? But i don't want to go into teal
blue ( just another name).
2.I am aware of the Royal Blue Mason stain, and will try it as soon as I
get to my supplier. What I was looking for was a base glaze that might
give me this - well - Royal Blue - by itself. I have had something close
to it in a glaze that contains some Magnesium, but it was not a stable
glaze. Other magnesium glazes give me cobalt lilac - blue, and this is
definitely not it. I am also aware of the fact, that the response of
the stain will, to some degree, depend on the base glaze. Something like
chromium pinks - they do not work in all the glazes, right?
3. It will be use on functional ware, made of relatively dark brown
clay. So it has to cover well, and not be too variegated.
4. OK , I feel completly foolish, like I am describing a wedding shower
wish. I will stop here and tell you what I will do: I will try Ron Roy'
semi matte and Mayolica. I will try Saffire Blue (looks interesting ),
Noxema Bottle and a few other suggestions. I will see what I can get .
And I will inform you about the progress!
5. Enough of it. Back to work.
Deeply thankful -
Hanna Lewandowski
British Columbia
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