Bonita Cohn on sun 8 oct 06
I have used crushed oyster shells - they remain as a
crusty texture it is a resist-wadding type thing.
When I fired with Sandra Johnstone way back
WHEN...the catenary arch salt kiln had a dirt floor.
No kiln
shelves were used. The bottoms of the pots become
encrusted.
In recent anagama firings, placing pots on a
bed of crushed oyster shell results in a crusty area.
Side stacking allows you to control this as a 'design
element.'
If you want the "striped shell mark" look --- that
comes from using textured - striped scallop and
cockels. oyster shells or any smooth shell will
result in a solid area where the shell has been flush
to the surface of the pot.
We are using them crushed like one would use wadding
and
kiln wash.
Hope this helps!
Bonita in San Francisco, CA
>
> you wrote:
> I am curious to see if anyone has information on
> whether oyster shells
> would
> function the same as sea shells in a salt load. I am
> in the mid-west,
> but
> live about a Creole restaurant and the trash is
> always
> littered with
> bag
> upon bag of those guys.
>
> I am going to try this regardless so I will let you
> know how it comes
> out if
> there are no responses.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Bonita Cohn
> http://www.bonitacohn.com
>
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