W J Seidl on thu 16 nov 06
Ok, Wally, then I have to ask:
Is a large raku platter holding fruit on a table to be considered
functional, or not?
Best,
Wayne Seidl...still confused about "dry" foods and raku
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From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Wally
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:38 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Functional raku : b=E0=E0=E0d b=E0=E0=E0d marriage
Hello Deb, and others,
I realise that this opinion will be highly controversary, and might
probably get me spanked in public on this forum, but in my personal
opinion, functional use for raku just doesn't make any sense.
There is no way any raku-glaze will ever get low-fired raku food-safe,
bacils and bacteria will allways find their way through the cracks,
and enjoy to make countless new babies in a non-vitrified body, no
matter how many layers of lacquer or other vicious chemicals you apply.
The sad thing is that these artificial skins allways add a plastic
look to your object, and hide the beauty you were originally looking
and striving for, without adding any long-lasting protection, but
giving a false impression of safety on the contrary.
If you go for functional, use high-fired vitrified bodies and
food-safe glazes.
If your Dada is Raku, tell your customers the function is Nada.
Unless you include 2 family-packs of Kao-pec or other anti-diarrhea
medicine in the wrapping of your sales......
For what it is worth, and for as long as this planet still stays alive.
Wally.
Schoten, Flanders, Belgique.
www.wallyasselberghs.be
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