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    I'm a long time ceramic artist and potter maintaining my own studio. I'm always interested in learning more about interesting textured glaze recipes. Currently I'm struggling in trying to formulate a good crater glaze with big crater holes!

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  1.    Pyewackette reacted to a gallery image: Bark inspired, vase pairing
  2.    Pyewackette reacted to a gallery image: Detail of bark inspired vase and glaze
  3. ZAN Ceramics

    I just read your message on firing to avoid pinholes and bumps in cone 6 and you mentioned a drop and hold firing schedule and showed a beautiful mug. I’m holding for 20 minutes at the highest temp and it looks pretty good but wondering if you suggest dropping to ? temp and Then holding? Hold for how long? Thanks!!

    1. Kelly in AK

      Kelly in AK

      Because bumps, blisters, and pinholes are related (not the same, mind you!), one fix people try is to drop temp 100° F and hold there before clamming up the kiln. It’s what I do with my local glaze that pinholes a lot.

    2. grackle

      grackle

      what does clamming up the kiln mean???

    3. Kelly in AK

      Kelly in AK

      Oh, sorry, that just means shutting it off. Old term from gas, oil, and wood kilns where you would make sure the damper is shut and other openings are closed off at the end of a firing. 

  4. ZAN Ceramics started following Skutt Kiln Help and Need a professional mold maker/caster
  5. ZAN Ceramics
    Anyone know of a professional mold maker in Northern California? I’m looking for someone who makes the molds from my original pieces and cast’s the pieces in production that I can pay, as I don’t want to make them / cast them myself . Thanks!
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    Calling Skutt for tech support is fantastic. They will walk you through the whole process. It’s a good reason to buy a Skutt in my opinion.
  7.    Lucia Matos reacted to a gallery image: Moss Pebble Vase Collection
  8.    Mark_H reacted to a gallery image: Bark inspired, vase pairing
  9.    Mark_H reacted to a gallery image: Detail of bark inspired vase and glaze
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    Blues & Greens Collection
    Thanks! Yes, they are cone 6 glazes that I've been testing for awhile. I finally got some poppy colors with these new Chartreuse and Turquoise mattes. I started playing with glazes from John Britt's book (The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at Cones 4-7, Lark Ceramics Books) I altered and tested my way to these final colors in a matte finish.
  11.    Judith B reacted to a gallery image: Blues & Greens Collection
  12.    Judith B reacted to a gallery image: Moss Pebble Vase Collection
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    Detail of bark inspired vase and glaze
    No I haven't seen that artist with the Aspen bark glazes, but would love to see if you have a ref or link? I've been at glaze formulating for quite a few years now, but this last batch was a result of a glaze marathon I had with myself, testing 85 different glazes, which resulted in about 8 that I like. lots of nerdy work organizing all that!
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    ZAN Ceramics studio
    I do love it, small but intimate, perfect for throwing and it stays cool and wet under the redwoods, like natural air conditioning!
  15. ZAN Ceramics
    Moss Pebble Vase Collection
    Yes you are right, the bark outer glaze is "Ball" Crawl (from Lana) layered on slips, but I want to work on getting a good crater glaze, don't have it yet....
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    Moss Pebble Vase Collection
    Thanks all! These are part of my new collection and I'm still working to perfect it. Who knew it would take 35 years and counting! All of my forms start out on a potter’s wheel and then I sculpt and alter the shapes to be asymmetrical. The textures come from multiple firings and layering of slips and glazes, and then a LOT of testing in various firing schedules…much trial and error. I'm trying to get organic textures like pebbles, stones and tree bark. I uploaded my latest tree bark example, I think it’s almost there. But the real evasive glaze that I can’t quite nail is a crater glaze with big crater holes. James Lovera had beautiful crater glazes but I think they are not so easy to find. So that one still eludes me, maybe another 20 years of testing?
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    images of me, my studio and my work.
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