Llewellyn Kouba on thu 6 apr 06
I have a friend of mine who wants me to make him a bowl for eating
watermelon and he wants a true watermelon glaze on the inside. Does
anyone have(any cone temp) a formula or know of a commercial glaze color
or glaze that will fit the bill ? Thanks in advance.
Br. Llewellyn
Abbey Pottery
Ann Brink on fri 7 apr 06
Others are giving you ideas on the inside color, but your letter reminded me
of the watermelon bowls I made a few years ago (and should again-they sold
quickly). Picture one of those striped watermelons cut in half crosswise-
that is what my bowls looked like. I flattened the rim too-it looked like a
cut surface. Finished size was about 7"hi x 8 across.
I dipped the whole thing in a satin white glaze first. Then sponged a pink
Mason stain on the interior and made seed-like spots with black stain. Next
I brushed copper carbonate in vertical strokes on the outside, and sponged
spots of extra copper on alternate stripes. The result really looked like a
watermelon half.
You didn't say what you were planning to do to the outsides, so I thought
I'd mention this.
Ann Brink in Lompoc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Llewellyn Kouba"
> I have a friend of mine who wants me to make him a bowl for eating
> watermelon and he wants a true watermelon glaze on the inside. Does
> anyone have(any cone temp) a formula or know of a commercial glaze color
> or glaze that will fit the bill ? Thanks in advance.
Mike Gordon on fri 7 apr 06
Hi,
Western Ceramics, in Redwood City, Ca. USA has a glaze called "Melon"
that is pretty close in color and fires to C/05. I don't know if it is
food safe though. Mike Gordon
On Apr 6, 2006, at 8:14 AM, Llewellyn Kouba wrote:
> I have a friend of mine who wants me to make him a bowl for eating
> watermelon and he wants a true watermelon glaze on the inside. Does
> anyone have(any cone temp) a formula or know of a commercial glaze
> color
> or glaze that will fit the bill ? Thanks in advance.
>
> Br. Llewellyn
> Abbey Pottery
>
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Janine LaMaie on fri 7 apr 06
If you want a commercial Cone 6 glaze, Clay Art Center in Tacoma, WA makes
a semi-gloss, or what they call a "frost" glaze called Candy Red that is
just about the color of watermelon. Slow cooling increases the matteness
and makes it more "pink." It's a brighter color than appears on their
website http://clayartcenter.net/store/customer/home.php?cat=768 but that
could be my monitor.
Good luck and happy watermelon!
Janine LaMaie
Tacoma, WA
Ron Roy on tue 11 apr 06
When colours are put on top of glaze they can easily react with food - and
can leach unwanted chemicals into food - sometimes changing colour.
It is always better to use a stable glaze over stains to try to protect
them from interacting with acidic food.
The best solution would be to limit that kind of decoration to the outside
of the ware.
RR
>I dipped the whole thing in a satin white glaze first. Then sponged a pink
>Mason stain on the interior and made seed-like spots with black stain. Next
>I brushed copper carbonate in vertical strokes on the outside, and sponged
>spots of extra copper on alternate stripes. The result really looked like a
>watermelon half.
Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0
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