Ceramic Review 249

Article I originally wrote for the WPA newsletter published in the current edition of Ceramic Review (249)

Glaze Tests

These are my latest glaze tests

Kate Malone recipe accredited to Emmanuel Cooper (High Alkaline Frit) 

Crystals were lucky enough to grow without and special cooling cycle but they were in the bottom of a large kiln so cooled quite slowly

Black Nickel

Nickel & Copper Carbonate

Nickel & Cobalt

Nickel & Red Iron

Nickel & Manganese

Copper Carbonate

Copper Carbonate & Cobalt

Copper Carbonate & Red Iron

Copper Carbonate & Manganese

Cobalt

Cobalt & Red Iron

Cobalt & Manganese

Red Iron

Red Iron & Manganese

Manganese

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Glaze test

This bowl is my latest test piece hot out of the kiln! (it was actually still tinging when I took these shots!) I lined the inside of the BC (black chunky) Clay with porcelain slip to get a better colour response from the glazes I have been using. This is a crystalline glaze that Kate Malone uses. No crystals have grown but I think the finish is great. Crackles in the glaze, pooling in the middle and I love the way the BC has bleed into the glaze and trickled down the outside. This is the effect I was trying to achieve with manganese on other pieces. I might just put this on a little bit thinner so it's not quite so dark in the middle next time.... more test!
Hooray for BC Clay!!

Black smooth clay

Latest experiment is black smooth clay with a crystalline laze on the inside. (fired to 1250)The black clay has given the glaze (turquoise on earthenware) a dramatic finish. Really pleased with this piece, one of my 'huggable' pieces! 

HOWEVER!!! On writing this blog... I re-fired it to a higher temperature (1280) to see if the glaze would flow a bit more and it BROKE!!! It's now in 4 pieces and no longer a birthday present for my friend!

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