Lili Krakowski on sat 16 jul 05
Tova!
Your question in pottery terms is like walking into a shoe store and saying
:what shoes look good with dresses?
Yes the clerk can give you some parameters. Not that anyone listens
nowadays! But is IS something like that.
A glaze dries to a powdery form. Some glazes remain VERY powdery when dry
on the pot, and some do not. One can add stuff to the powdery ones to make
them less so. That makes them easier to paint on.
When you say "oxides" do you mean that? Or do you mean stains?
They have to be mixed with water, though some people add other stuff too,
and then applied carefully to the pot.
So it is not an easy answer. I would suggest you buy some white glazes that
get pretty shiny when fired (what temp are you working at anyway?) and make
some tests and see whether brushwork works. I like a little bit of glycerin
in my oxides and stains to make them brush better.
In clay I can tell you there never are easy answers. Because it ALL depends
on trying and testing. And you gotta do that.
I will say this: A shiny majolica type magnesium free glaze will work well
with cobalt, or blue stains.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
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