Marcia Selsor Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I have been busy with firing pieces for several exhibitions since the weather broke. The obvara was pretty successful. I have been experimenting in the saggars using tiles as baffles to help hold combustibles in place. I am including two pieces of framed baffles because I find them so intriguing. the pots range from 8-12" in ht. I am using terra sig on the sagger pieces as well as on the smooth areas of the obvara pieces. I use ball clay TS so that it absorbs the obvara and the fuming in the saggars. I just added the poster for the Invitational show. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhPotter Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 WOW The first set of tiles look like wispy willows, a lot like a delicate Japanese watercolor. The second set of tiles look like landscapes in watercolor. The 2 marble white orbs are fantastic. A good deal of free form detail. Lagniappe is what I would call it - "A little something extra". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Beautiful work, as usual, Marcia...you are an inspiration! JohnnyK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 lovely results! you have been busy firing so maybe you missed the question about terra sig and what results look like. are any of the pots you have posted done with terra sig and can you say how they were treated and fired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 6 hours ago, oldlady said: lovely results! you have been busy firing so maybe you missed the question about terra sig and what results look like. are any of the pots you have posted done with terra sig and can you say how they were treated and fired? I did see that post but not what it looks like. The white marble pieces are ball clay TS. as well as the neck of the last obvara piece.and the tiles.I added the poster which also has ts on my pot on the right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 i phrased that badly. the poster wants to know what terra sig looks like when it is fired. does he put glaze on it? how hot and how to fire? never having done it, i am also curious about its durability. similar to raku? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Great work-good weather is always a bonus as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 it has been an 8 month winter and everyone is tired of it.! Thanks, Mark. 200% above normal snow fall beginning last Sept.. I am looking into a roof over raku area. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 39 minutes ago, oldlady said: i phrased that badly. the poster wants to know what terra sig looks like when it is fired. does he put glaze on it? how hot and how to fire? never having done it, i am also curious about its durability. similar to raku? everything depends on what is the desired outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Marcia Your new pieces are . . . well I have no words to describe, as they are beyond simple words. The pictures have to be seen to understand. I really like the way you are getting the soft colors against the light back grounds on the tiles and on the forms. . . fantastic. . . true art ! ! best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted April 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Thanks, Pres. I am really engaged in this process and continue researching and experimenting. A few nights ago I was reading Arne Ase' description of chemicals and their properties, Zinc chloride can erase cobalt!So, pieces can be redone. I am trying it today on ferric chloride. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 I like how the tiles look book matched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 So the zinc chloride acts as a bleach? Way cool! You could alter in layers some of your pieces that way. Is there a residue problem with future recoloring? best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnolia Mud Research Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 On 4/22/2018 at 5:44 PM, Marcia Selsor said: A few nights ago I was reading Arne Ase' description of chemicals and their properties, Zinc chloride can erase cobalt! Marcia, What, where, can I find this information? Please. LT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Johnson Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Nice work as always M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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