mregecko Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hi Everyone -- I'm getting married in April, and have been thinking that as a wedding present to my partner I want to give some bowls and plates. Looking around in various shops, he has always loved the rustic look of a rustic frosty / orange-tinged shino. Unfortunately, my studio is all ^6ox... BUT a friend of ours with a large ^10 gas rx kiln recently offered me some kiln space (she makes large sculptural pieces with plenty of space between them), and I feel like this is a perfect opportunity to make this happen. I've bought some black mountain clay, because I always love the look of it glazed (I've seen it with shinos), and unglazed too. I've read all of the "Complete Guide to High Fire Glazes" book in preparation, and have looked over a bunch of Shino recipes over at Kazegama too. My problem is that I don't really know / have control over the reduction cycle of the kiln. It may not even have a very strong reduction needed for my friend's sculptural pieces. The question: If you were going to go with a shino on black mountain clay, but wanted it to look aesthetically pleasing regardless of reduction... What might your recommendations be? I'm leaning away from carbon-trap shinos because of the higher dependency on reduction. I was thinking maybe a very simple 70/30 or 80/20 ratio. But am very welcome to suggestions from those with more experience. Thanks in advance! (And sorry for being so wordy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Puckett Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Congratulations! And now someone else will have to answer your questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mregecko Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Why thank you! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 There are a lot of good shino recipes that can give very nice results without carbon trapping. Gustin Shino is one of my favorites. I don't have the recipe handy but you should be able to google it. It's very popular, and looks best on darker clay bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mregecko Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks for the tip, Neil. I've got a recipe for Gustin, and with a recommendation, maybe I'll go that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biglou13 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I'm a fan of shino's, shino like glazes, In my limited experiments I've found them quite finicky. From application thickness, to different clay bodies, to the way you hold your head while dipping. I'm interested in seeing tests. I'm looking forward seeing updates on you project. Might as well test a few different shino's. Many have similar ingredients shouldn't be too difficult to make small batches of multiple glazes. From what I hear April is just around the corner in shino years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thanks for the tip, Neil. I've got a recipe for Gustin, and with a recommendation, maybe I'll go that route. If you get it on thick enough you can sometimes get it to brain crawl a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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