Ivor and Olive Lewis on thu 27 jul 06
Dear Patricia Gilmartin
You ask <sig to try to get a little depth or sparkle to the clay surface? >>
Sorry, I haven't ! But I have used Mica as a body flux for Salt glaze =
clay. Muscovite is a mica that contains Potassium. Available in large =
sheets it is used as heat resistant windows but above abort 1000 deg =
Celsius if becomes an active flux and fuses.
Some metals are available as "Flake" but if they are derived from =
aluminium they will just melt and oxidise so the effects you seek would =
be lost. But gold (24 Kt ) foil might work if your firing temperature =
remains below 900 deg Celsius.
Nevertheless it might pay you to try things out. You might get an =
unexpected surprise.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
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