Jamie Yocono on wed 21 feb 07
Greetings from sunny Las Vegas,
I can't believe it's been three years since I posted something here. I
wanted to share some results of glazes that I've been testing. One of my
favorite things on this board is when people share their work and their
insight, it's quite helpful.
I've been using store bought glazes for 15 years (from ART in Wisconsin) but
my supply is running low, and I've decided to take the plunge and mix my
own. After much research, and purchasing Ron and John's book, AND taking a
glaze formulation class at Aardvark Clay, I'm finally having some success. I
haven't COMPLETELY found what I'm looking for, but I'm getting closer with
each firing.
These tests are all based on the Waterfall Brown base formula, but I've
experimented with some of the percentages of oxides. Here's a link to see
them, side by side: http://wooditis.blogspot.com/
One of the biggest things I've learned from their book is about is the value
of slow cooling. I now realize that some of my previous successes were a
result of a slow cooling: I simply didn't know it at the time! The effect is
stunning.
I owe a great deal of this success to Ron and John, for without their hard
work, I'd still be fumbling around! Thanks to both.
Please keep sharing your tests, I will do the same.
Jamie
Leigh Whitaker on wed 21 feb 07
Jamie,
Very cool! That close up is beautiful! I have a few questions for you,
because I am just starting to experiment with making glazes. Right now I am
following basic recipes, but eventually I'd like to start monkeying around with
variations.
1. I want to see close ups of all of them! Will you post more?
2. How did you do those test tiles? If anyone else has a favorite way to
test glazes I'd like to hear about it. Especially on vertical surfaces, and
keeping kiln space to a minimum, as I pay by the cubic inch.
3. Have you, or will you post your modifications to the glaze (I understand
if you don't want to!)
Thanks!
Leigh
**************************************
AOL now offers free
email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at
http://www.aol.com.
Jamie Yocono on fri 23 feb 07
Leigh,
I just posted those individual test results (with modifications) on my blog:
http://wooditis.blogspot.com/
Hope they're helpful to you,
Jamie
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:05:30 EST, Leigh Whitaker wrote:
>Jamie,
>
>Very cool! That close up is beautiful! I have a few questions for you,
>because I am just starting to experiment with making glazes. Right now I am
>following basic recipes, but eventually I'd like to start monkeying around
with
>variations.
>
>1. I want to see close ups of all of them! Will you post more?
>2. How did you do those test tiles? If anyone else has a favorite way to
>test glazes I'd like to hear about it. Especially on vertical surfaces, and
>keeping kiln space to a minimum, as I pay by the cubic inch.
>3. Have you, or will you post your modifications to the glaze (I understand
>if you don't want to!)
>
>Thanks!
>Leigh
>
**************************************
AOL now offers free
>email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at
>http://www.aol.com.
>
>______________________________________________________________________________
>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
>You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
>settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
>Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at melpots@pclink.com.
| |
|
