Lyndi on wed 14 dec 05
Had I realized in college that albany slip would become unobtainable I
would have been pilfering it out of the studio in sandwich bags when I
thought no one was looking. Hindsight, gets me every time!
I am now several years out of college and am searching for albany slip to
use in my small garage studio. I wouldn't need a lot. Any would do.
Can anyone lead me in the direction of the real albany slip? Thanks!!
John Britt on thu 15 dec 05
Try Trudy Litto at 517-756-2368. She has an ad in Ceramics Monthly.
Hope it helps,
John Britt
www.johnbrittpottery.com
Lyndi on thu 15 dec 05
John was nice enough to email a correction for Trudy's phone number. Her
number is 518-756-2368.
Judy Rohrbaugh on fri 16 dec 05
Have you tried any of the substitutes?
I had a small amount left, so when I tested for a new albany glaze, I tested using the real thing as well as a substirute from Laguna. There wasn't enough difference to matter, and I am happily using a glaze with the substitute.
Judy Rohrbaugh
Fine Art Stoneware
Ohio
Lyndi wrote:
Had I realized in college that albany slip would become unobtainable I
would have been pilfering it out of the studio in sandwich bags when I
thought no one was looking. Hindsight, gets me every time!
I am now several years out of college and am searching for albany slip to
use in my small garage studio. I wouldn't need a lot. Any would do.
Can anyone lead me in the direction of the real albany slip? Thanks!!
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Millard Balfrery on tue 20 dec 05
Here's a bit of information or maybe misinformation!
I'm an ameteur potter who collects 1800s salt glazed pottery and crockery. My
wife and I hit the barn sales and such when we visit her kin near Oneida, NY.
All the locally made pieces have a coating inside of Albany Slip, some are
decorated with it on the exterior.
Wanting to experiment with some locally dug clay, her brother remembered a
deposit of clay at a swimming hole on a stream that the Erie Canal in Canistota
is channeled over. I dug about 30 gallons of this clay and broughht it back to
Florida, then cleaned the small pebbles and roots from it. I made several
test tiles for various glazes and some small pinch pots which fired well to c4.
At c06 the color of the clay is a buff tan, at c04 a little darker c4 a good
brown, and at c6 a glossy rich chocolate brown. I made a 6"x10"x14" slabbed pot
that was fired to c6, it fell apart under its own weight as it contained no
grog, but it was the same glossy rich chocolate dark brown- Exactly the color of
the "Albany Slip" glazes from the !850s. Is it possible that central NY is
sitting on the west edge of the "Albany Slip" deposit? My 2 cents worth.
Merry Christmas, Mill
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