Lisa E on wed 13 dec 06
Hello All;
I just opened the kiln this am to check on the test glaze pieces. This is
my first go at making my own glazes. I was nervous but I knew not to expect
exactly what the pictures showed me in the book. I am using the AM1 Base
Glaze out of Micheal Bailey's "Glazes Cone 6" book. Page 39 - 41 because
the colors really drew me to them. This is definitely a matt glaze. I was
pleased with the results and was even shocked at how closely they turned out
to the pictures. Maybe a little darker or lighter but that can be easily
tweaked.
Base Glaze - AM1
Soda Feldspar 54
China Clay 28
Whiting 8
Dolomite 6
Zinc Oxide 4
Also because it is a matt glaze, I now know that the interior of my pottery
will need something shinier for cleaning otherwise coffee and tea stains
will quickly coat my mug interiors and any food items will stick and the
functional ware will be hard to clean. I thought this may be the case when
I chose this matt glaze but I have a great clear glaze.
I loved how the colours turned out but I am thinking they are better for
sculptor versus functional ware. So I was thinking that I would keep the
colors I like and then dip each entire piece in the clear glaze before
firing.
Is that silly? Should I be focusing on making the glazes less matt instead
of dipping each piece first in the colors I like and then dipping each piece
in the clear? If I change the base, could I lose the colors I really like?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as this is my first attempt at
making my own glazes and I really like the outcome of the colors. I
agonized over which colors to chose for weeks before making them. I
made eight 200g test batches. I am in love with 4 of them. 4 was what I
wanted to end up with along with a clear.
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Lisa E
Sunny Daze Design Pottery Studio
Squamish, BC
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