DanEvans Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 My father passed away a few years ago and was cremated, and we've been holding onto the ashes since until I could use them in some ceramics. I'm finally in the process of making the pieces and I'm using some of the cremains in the glaze. I just completed my first round of testing and am wanting to just use the ash sprinkled on and letting it flux out as if it were in a wood firing. My test tile with just some of the ashes sprinkled on it was just about dead on as far as the color I was after, but it was crusty and didn't really flux out on its own. I was wondering what frits and/or fluxes I should add to the cremains to hell with this problem. I want to ensure that whatever is added doesn't alter the color. These are being fired under Δ10 reduction. Thanks for the input. Edit: I also need to know recommended percentages of added flux/frit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 From what I know and what I can remember,: cremated remains are basically bone ash. Jeff Zamek is a ceramics consultant and in 2001 his dog , Zeke ,I think, died. He was cremated and Jeff kept the ashes around for a while. He worte a touching article for Ceramics monthly, Black Friday. If you google Jeff amen you'll find a long list of publications on technical items and the "other topics" . Black friday is the article you need. If you are near a good University Library with ceramics Monthly, you could find it. May 2001. Otherwise, you can order reprints of articles from Jeff for $6.50 I gave all my issues away when I moved. The archives should be available is tyou have an online subscription upgrade. But they are only at the first phase of the transition to the new website. cm-mobile Archives - Page 10 of 59 - Ceramics Monthly ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramics-monthly/tag/cm-mobile/page/10 Guilford Center's Ceramics 2001. Medalta: ... Ceramics Monthly May 2001. May 1, ... Black Friday by Jeff Zamack. <-incorrect spelling in this notation. Otherwise, look up recipes using natural bone ash. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Here is the article I think Marcia is referring to. It is a good one I book marked it a few years ago when I came across it: http://www.ceramicindustry.com/articles/91313-black-friday I am not sure if it is the same article as in the magazine, but this one is a nice read although mostly unrelated to the actual glaze. The end result is near the bottom if your just looking for a recipe to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 These links have recipe for Black Friday (cone 6 oxidation), plus a couple cone 10 ash glazes. http://www.potters.org/subject107665.htm https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/claycraft/p_3dcUEyoto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Here is the article I think Marcia is referring to. It is a good one I book marked it a few years ago when I came across it: http://www.ceramicindustry.com/articles/91313-black-friday I am not sure if it is the same article as in the magazine, but this one is a nice read although mostly unrelated to the actual glaze. The end result is near the bottom if your just looking for a recipe to try. Yes , that's the one. Not typical for Jeff's type of article. But I liked it. And it gives directions for using the bone ash which is a flux. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanEvans Posted August 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Also, would creating a dry mix of ash, flux, and frit work if it were sprinkled into a pot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Miller Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 If you're on facebook, post your question to potters network, clay buddies, and ceramic solutions. There is at least one guy who does exclusively this on there. For the life of me I can't remember his name, but if you post there, you'll find him/her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanEvans Posted August 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Will do. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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