Saturday, April 24, 2010

Glaze on glaze testing


From left to right

Chris' white with tenmoku drizzle
Chris' white with Chris' choc drizzle
Tenmoku with Chun drizzle
Tenmoku with Bright green drizzle

All in Oxidation on 5B

Changing Candy Apple glaze to blue - line blend


Candy apple base glaze + 2 copper carbonate cup 1
Candy apple base glaze + 2 copper carbonate + 1 cobalt carbonate cup 7

In oxidation

Top row is 5B
Bottom row is Keanes porcelain

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Random glaze recipe all fixed up


Initially this recipe had barium in it which can't be used on functional wear - so I wanted to take it out.

Recipe is now:

Soda Feldspar 42
Whiting 8
Zinc Oxide 50
Bentonite 2

It works in both oxidation (matt) and reduction (glossy)

Tests have been done on 5B, Keanes Porcelain and RGH

Top row in oxidation and the bottom row reduction

Sunday, April 18, 2010

My first firing

This is the results of my first firing - unfortunately I programmed my bisque to go to 960 degrees and used Orton cone 06. So the cone didn't go down, but apparently the pots should be ok.

I was so nervous - but feel happy that it all went ok, still a bit of work to do trying to figure out the controller!


Saturday, March 27, 2010

Test tiles and glaze on glaze results


Green Apple glaze with Copper Carbonate stain.

First to rows in oxidation (Keanes white porcelain & 5B)

Last row in reduction (5B)


Green Apple glaze with Pastel Green stain.

First to rows in reduction (Keanes white porcelain & 5B)
Last row in oxidation (Keanes white porcelain)



Glaze on glaze

5B with chun base glaze in reduction

From top left going clockwise:

Bright Blue
Bush Green
Mauve
Blue Gold spangle

bit in middle is Mauve


Glaze on Glaze

5B with chun base glaze in reduction

Going from top left clockwise:

Bright Green
Red
Orange Shino
Leos Bright Yellow

Curl in middle is Red


Glaze on glaze

5B on Copper Red base in reduction

Spots are Leos Bright yellow, Blue Gold spangle and Blue Green brush work


From Left to Right on 5B, decoration done with Chris' white glaze (w. cream)

Harry Memmott base in reduction
Copper Red base in oxidation
Tenmoku base in oxidation
Chun base in reduction
Oribe base in oxidation

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Glaze on glaze testing

Keanes 5B with various glazes

From the left glazes and firing as below:
  1. Marry Memmotts celadon - R
  2. Copper Red - Ox
  3. Tenmoku - Ox
  4. Chun - R
  5. Oribe - Ox
 Drizzles on Chris' matt white.