paz Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hi! My previous studio had a beautiful cone 6 glaze called Blue Hares, I'm trying to purchase it since my new studio doesn't have it but all I'm finding is how to mix it yourself. Anyone know if it's possible to buy it online and if so where? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby Charpentier Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Try looking for it under the name Floating Blue. There are other members, more familiar with commercial glazes that may be able to better direct you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyAmores Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 For similar commercial glazes, those look like Amaco Blue Rutile, Coyote Mottled Blue, and Mayco Stoned Denim. If you'd like to make your own I'm sure the digitalfire recipe database has some good formulas for hare's fur/floating blue glazes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 the ingredient that makes the glaze so attractive is probably rutile. look for the word rutile in the title or recipe and it will probably be the "hare's fur" that you want. an ordinary blue glaze looks like blue paint, whether flat or shiny. if you think of a wild rabbit and call it just "brown" someone else will think flat brown like paint. rutile is the thing that makes the color so much like a wild rabbit. lots of different brown hairs next to each other add up to a spectacular brown. maybe some of you who use commercial glazes have colors that do not satisfy you. if you have nothing to lose anyway, try adding just the tiniest bit of rutile and stirring well. see if your ugly glaze gains some life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Amaco's blue rutile looks pretty much just like your pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Did you ever find the Blue Hares glaze? I, too, love this glaze and have been looking for it. My last studio had it. Have you had any luck? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Hi East! What range are you firing in? Are you mixing up your own glazes? I'm targeting cone 5/6, electric, not (yet) researching and testing out a Blue Hare's. ...if/when, I'd consider John Hesselberth's, as he's concerned with functionality, safety, durability; see his mid-fire recipe, here http://www.frogpondpottery.com/tested-glazes/mid-fire-stonewareporcelain/blue-hares-fur.html For rutile behavior, I'm very happy with "variegated" from Bill Van Gilder's book; it's bluish over white clay, greenish over red clay, dips well, and on firing smooths well without bein' prone to running ...as entered in GlazeMaster, below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 examples, BVG variegated (the rutile I have/use is medium brownish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Hulk said: examples, BVG variegated (the rutile I have/use is medium brownish) Working on replacing rutile with titanium dioxide and trace red iron oxide and trace ...... whatever. So far have a couple successes that probably will be acceptable and more consistent. Hopefully no longer have to hope the new batch of rutile matches the old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 ,) I'm still working on first pound o' rutile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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