alabama Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 On the topic of weird tempers, I watched this guy wedge cellulose attic insulation in his clay. He was attempting to stop any cracking on the bottoms of his pottery. I guess it worked! See ya, Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Good thing I don't have to order my supplies in German! I agree wholeheartedly. Especially since I don't speak any German! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewV Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 I was thinking of taking cheap fireworks, splitting them open, and adding them on top of wet glaze.... The colorants should largely be the same. But I haven't done it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Giselle: well I think Punktierungseffekt is translated very freely into "glaze stays only on certain points on the piece", as in the word punktuell (selective or here and there or spot fixing or ??). Glaze doesn't stay as thick on raised parts than it does on... what?... sunken parts? Awwww, English is soooo complicate a language. But hey, this is a real brain-teaser! Alabama: when I fire in the open (pit or drum) I always go very slow. Would you give us a hint how you can fire greenware fast? Without cracks? Doris: as I said to Giselle, this is a brain-teaser. I will ask different supply shops how they call this breaking glaze in German. Stay tuned... Matthew: oh boy, finally a spunky guy! Firework in glazes! I wouldn't recommend it though because your kiln can blow off . Or would you take the explosive part of the firework out before putting the piece in the kiln? I hope. If or when you try it, please come back here and tell us of the result. Evelyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Evelyne, that's pretty much it. Only traces of the colorant are left, with some clear glaze, on the high points. Sunken parts is understandable to me! I've learned two other languages well enough to know that no language translates to another word for word! There are always idioms in one language, said in a word or two, that take a paragraph to explain in another. Also: English doesn’t borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar. - Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted December 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Giselle: nicely said.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I have added safe stuff to my clay like chicken grit, rice, tea, coffee grounds, moss, leaves ... the most fun was when I added bits of my unsuccessful, fired colored clay pieces back into new work. I smashed them with a heavy hammer ( they were wrapped in cloth ) then sieved the scraps by size. I put the larger bits into a ball mill using the smaller bits as grit. When they were smooth I wedged them into fresh clay and made work with it. Next time I will mill them a day longer to take off more sharp edges. The work is beautiful as it cracked around the pieces as it dried and fired. if I added chicken grit and rice to my clay, the temptation to eat it would overwhelm me. Glaze nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I have added safe stuff to my clay like chicken grit, rice, tea, coffee grounds, moss, leaves ... the most fun was when I added bits of my unsuccessful, fired colored clay pieces back into new work. I smashed them with a heavy hammer ( they were wrapped in cloth ) then sieved the scraps by size. I put the larger bits into a ball mill using the smaller bits as grit. When they were smooth I wedged them into fresh clay and made work with it. Next time I will mill them a day longer to take off more sharp edges. The work is beautiful as it cracked around the pieces as it dried and fired. if I added chicken grit and rice to my clay, the temptation to eat it would overwhelm me. Glaze nerd Then all you'd have to do was drink a flagon of glaze and you'd glaze your bowels tooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Who knew? Anyone have a glaze recipe that includes 15% alcohol? Yes, I will be skipping all firing cycles. Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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