Lili Krakowski on sun 31 oct 04
I have had anaphylactic shock, it is one of those things one does once, =
but never again. (Like falling out of a moving trolley car which I also =
did once--but never again.) Anaphylactic shock is serious and not to be =
messed with.
Yes, it may be the oil, it may be the mold. Whatever it is, go to an =
allergenist. Really. Honest. Truly. You do not say if after =
handbuilding you used your wheel a great deal--like for hours. It may =
be a reaction to something from the wheelhead, or bat. WHATEVER. As =
the nice lady said when checking me out for beesting reaction: "Some =
people get less and less allergic, some more and more. One does not =
know...." My guess is that whoever suggested you get a lot more clay =
exposure throwing than handbuilding is right. But whatever is causing =
it may be "around" and you should not assume it is the clay. And I =
would not just willynilly get another clay and assume it all will be ok. =
Honest.=20
Re: stains. No one can tell you what you want. I would suggest that =
you try 2% first and work up by .5%. While stains are costly they are =
costly in relation to the raw materials. If the stain you got is blue, =
well sit down before you check current prices of cobalt (source of most =
blues)
Rutile is an opacifier because of its titanium content, and a colorant =
because of its iron content. Bentonite helps keep the glaze suspended, =
and makes it better to work with. It is immensely useful in glazes that =
have little clay in them. It becomes less useful in glazes with a lot =
of clay, and does nothing in slip glazes. About 2% is the usual =
addition. It does nothing except make the glaze nicer.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
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