Joyce LEE on tue 26 oct 04
Dear Tom Sawyer,
The only times I EVER regret working with pottery is when I
agree to do a show or be part of a sale!! This last time I
thought I'd made it clear that I was out of that business.....
only to re-think my conversation and realize that I'd simply
put off a November show, but agreed to do one in April.
=20
I hate shows. They change my whole thinking about what I
want to do with pots. I tell myself that I don't care what
others think of my "work" but truth is I really care a lot
about having folks think that those who've asked me to show
with them have no taste and little sense. I really don't want
to embarrass them.
Preparing for a show or sale practically paralyzes me ..... I lose
all creative thinking.... turn out maybe one decent pot a
session..... procrastinate dreadfully..... However, I do enjoy
the actual show itself. One giant party!
Still...... I wish you luck on yours. Tom. Tom Coleman has a nice
Lipstick Purple in his glaze book and sells it commercially
through Aardvark. It layers well with other glazes, too.
If you want the recipe, I have it somewhere and will be
glad to e-mail.
I'm firing a purple from Laguna (commercial dry glaze) that
has sparks of pink. I'm not sure how that will look. Sounds
good in the catalog. I find that Laguna is very forthcoming
about the predictability of their glazes...... and some of
their less predictable have been favorites of mine.... still I
was glad I'd been warned.
Take care........ and please care for those eyes. I've had
artificial implants (from cataracts) for twenty years. I
highly recommend them.
Joyce in the wet Mojave Desert of California U.S.A.
Westie and I have taken three walks today in the rain....
Laurie Kneppel on wed 27 oct 04
On Oct 26, 2004, at 10:13 PM, Joyce LEE wrote:
> Tom Coleman has a nice
> Lipstick Purple in his glaze book and sells it commercially
> through Aardvark. It layers well with other glazes, too.
>
> I'm firing a purple from Laguna (commercial dry glaze) that
> has sparks of pink.
Hi Joyce, I'm glad you mentioned the Lipstick Purple. When it "does
it's thing" and I have it in the right places in the kiln, it is a very
pretty purple, variegated (probably depending on the clay body) glaze.
And when it is in the "wrong" place in the kiln it still comes out a
very pretty pale blue-green. People don't believe me when I tell them
it's the same glaze as the pretty purple one. They buy both equally. I
haven't tried the recipe from the book yet, but I have bought the
Aardvark dry glaze version. It will get little hard "crystals" in the
bucket if it sits for a long time, but they don't seem to affect the
glaze's color when fired. In fact I have fished out some of the
"crystals" and stuck them on the pots and they make interesting little
dark blueish-purple patches.
I'd love to know how the Laguna purple works out. I have noticed that
people seem to be attracted to glazes with splashes or specks of pink
in them. It doesn't seem to matter if the main glaze is green, blue or
what. They seem to like any pink that shows up.
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, member
Earl Brunner on wed 27 oct 04
ok
--- Laurie Kneppel wrote:
> On Oct 26, 2004, at 10:13 PM, Joyce LEE wrote:
> > Tom Coleman has a nice
> > Lipstick Purple in his glaze book and sells it
> commercially
> > through Aardvark. It layers well with other
> glazes, too.
> >
> > I'm firing a purple from Laguna (commercial dry
> glaze) that
> > has sparks of pink.
>
> Hi Joyce, I'm glad you mentioned the Lipstick
> Purple. When it "does
> it's thing" and I have it in the right places in the
> kiln, it is a very
> pretty purple, variegated (probably depending on the
> clay body) glaze.
> And when it is in the "wrong" place in the kiln it
> still comes out a
> very pretty pale blue-green. People don't believe me
> when I tell them
> it's the same glaze as the pretty purple one. They
> buy both equally. I
> haven't tried the recipe from the book yet, but I
> have bought the
> Aardvark dry glaze version. It will get little hard
> "crystals" in the
> bucket if it sits for a long time, but they don't
> seem to affect the
> glaze's color when fired. In fact I have fished out
> some of the
> "crystals" and stuck them on the pots and they make
> interesting little
> dark blueish-purple patches.
>
> I'd love to know how the Laguna purple works out. I
> have noticed that
> people seem to be attracted to glazes with splashes
> or specks of pink
> in them. It doesn't seem to matter if the main glaze
> is green, blue or
> what. They seem to like any pink that shows up.
>
> Laurie
> Sacramento, CA
> http://rockyraku.com
> Potters Council, charter member
> Sacramento Potters Group, member
>
>
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