Marcia Selsor

here is my former teacher's (Bill Daley) clay body. He fired it at a brick yard conveyor kiln. Daley's is toasty golden, Linda's is rich and deeper color, and caved's is the reddest. If you search the Ceramics monthly Archives for an article with Daley and Wright you could see examples of their pieces. Daley's and Linda's are more for hand building. Wright's can be thrown. I just noticed the above link has examples of Daley's clay body. Marcia Bill Daley's Body ^6 tight Clay Body Ball Clay 13.33% Cedar Hts Red Art 40 Fire Clay 20 Newman Red Clay 26.67 100 Barium Carbonate 1% dissolve in water Grog 10% Linda Blossom' ^6 Clay Body Hawthorne Fire Clay 35 OM #4 Ball Clay 20 Newman Red 20 Fine Grog 20 Silica 200 mesh 15 G200 Feldspar 10 to glaze green use .5% vee gum in glaze David Wright ^6 Clay Body Ball Clay 10% Cedar Hts. Redart 30% Fire Clay 20 Newman red 40 100 Barium carb. 1% Bentonite 1% Fine Grog 5%

I have used very fine silicon carbide to achieve copper reds in ^10 oxidation without much spotting. If you want the copper spotting as on the first pot, you might try copper granules and fire the pot in a saggar for the glaze firing and include some charcoal briquets, Someone was discussing saggars in reduction on here in the past year or so. Marcia

I had a friend receive a large quantity of chemicals from a family of a deceased potter. It was going to cost the family about $10,000 to throw away the chemicals which would have to be tested for toxic disposal. You might explain that to the family when you make your offer. That is a lot of good chemicals some of which are extinct. I'd like to suggest to old potters out there to consider leaving your studio chemicals to someone so the family doesn't have to deal with disposal costs. There are lucky to find Roberta.

acetone works best ..or nail polish remover <-same thing. .

Building a catenary arch support isn't difficult. Figure the size you need ( base it around the shelf size you'll be using). Get a chain , mark the dimensions height and width and nail the chain to reach those dimensions. Spray paint 3 pieces of plywood. cut it out with a jigsaw. Build it well. install on site raised on shims that afterwards it will drop the form and slide it out of the form. Marcia

I built a castable one like the catenary in Ruthanne's book. I have also fired with her. She sprays in dissolved soda ash. I would recommend learning to fire a kiln and the go to soda. Firing soda has more temperature fluctuation in between applying soda into the kiln. We fired the soft brick kiln at La Meridiana back in 2000. That kiln lasted over a decade. They must have been high alumina soft bricks. They have rebuilt a new one again with soft insulating bricks. Marcia

espresso cups or tooth pick holder.

I couldn't even FIND my gallery until DH send me a link. Someone else said click on my avatar which I have difficulty finding as well. When did the "update " the format. Mine opens to the members gallery then I have to go to the forum.

finally got to my gallery Here is a cobalt green glaze , recipe in the comments Marcia

I got a warning that I am almost out of space in my members gallery. I would like to delete old images. I can't even find my gallery. Could someone give me directions? I was going to post an image of a cobalt green glaze in response to a forum question. I also have posted the recipe in the gallery. I could not find it. It is in my album "Forum Discussions" but could not find it. Marcia

I can get several smaller saggars in my raku oil drum kiln. My new topcoat pulley kiln will hold a lot more. the interior is 31.5 x 27. .5 and 29 ht. This is the chamber for the pulleys. -upside down.

I use a cobalt green glaze. I have used it on dinnerware. There is a photo of it on my gallery under the album Forum discussions. The recipe is there too. I am not navigating the new format well or I would give you a link. Recipe is from Michael Bailey's book. Cone 6 Oxidation.

the barium is used to prevent scumming of the soluble salts migrating to the surfaces. It is a common additive to earthenware clay bodies. Most majolica painters I know who mix their own clay add this...or use to. Marcia