louroess2210 on fri 6 jan 06
On Jan 6, 2006, at 8:52 AM, Tony Ferguson wrote:
> I believe the least we can do when we use other people's glazes
> is give them credit--its a small conciliation. . I think it is
> simply a matter of respect.
>
> Tony Ferguson
Tony, Sometimes it's not a matter of disrespect but of ignorance of
where the glazes came from. I have published several glaze recipes
that someone must have originated but I have no idea who. In
Steven's case, if he knew the originator of the glazes he certainly
should have given them credit.
Regards,
Lou in Colorado
Bonnie Staffel on sat 7 jan 06
Dear Clayarters,
When does a glaze recipe become your own? When I started out in my
career and began mixing glazes, I used published glazes. Over time, I
substituted ingredients, to the point that the original recipe is
different as well as the texture and attributes. Is it then mine? I
have developed my white glaze from those published by Binns and others
from those early years, and have shared my altered recipe with potters I
felt would put it to good use. Actually, this white glaze has been
published in a Lark Book under the name of Staffel's White offered by
one of the early recipients of my glaze, Lee Davis of NC. He was having
so much trouble with his own glaze that had a very narrow firing range
that he lost too many pots. Remember, this was before the computer days
in our lives. He has made my glaze into his voice with great success.
This glaze has found many variations in my work as it combined so well
with other glazes given to me by potters. I have a Stephenson's Gold
glaze that I modified with my white to get a Cream colored glaze. Is
this now mine? I also use Cooper's glazes for their effects, but then
can alter them with my white glaze to give me an entirely different look
and texture. I certainly am no glaze guru and learned to alter glazes
in the early days by adding a percentage of each ingredient of a glaze
to see how it altered it. I had a gazillion glaze tests over the years
of my exploration. It was really a great learning experience.
Whenever I was faced with finding a new clay for my pots, my white glaze
had to fit it without crazing or doing anything not wanted before I
would purchase it. When I had my shop from the mid 60's to the mid
80's, I was making a lot of ovenware pots so a non-crazing glaze on an
ovenware clay body was my criteria. I used to mix my own clay in the
early days but when I had to change to commercial clay, found that
Highwater Clays had an ovenware body which worked with my white glaze
and survived being used by me and my customers in their homes.
Warm regards,
Bonnie Staffel
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