Marcia Selsor Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 I have been busy with these! The group made me think of multicolored stones.I am using old and new chemicals for these. Some of the chemicals have been with me since 1972. They were old then..donated to me from the Chemistry dept.at Southern Illinois University.The little brown glass jars have old labels that look like they are from the 30s. One is a cardboard cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Great work Marcia. Does each piece have to be fired in its own sagar or do you combine them by color profile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Most are fired in individual sag gars unless I can fit 2 small one in a tall saggar. The colors are coming from types of copper and cobalt with calcium Chloride, Epsom salts, and salt for volatile agents. Better living through chemistry! One of the sag gars had 2 small pots. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Beautiful surfaces on very nice bulbous forms. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coyle Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 So cool! Are some of those pots horse hair treated or are the marks copper wire or chemically treated string? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc McMillan Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Lovely Marcia.beautiful shine and marks. I'm envious. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 No horse hair. Copper wire and bronze wool, different copper sources like copper nitrate, cobalt sulphate. Epsom salts, calcium chloride for the saggar firings. The foil saggars are different using copper courses, strontium, muriatic acid, tungsten, cobalt , copper, and nickel chlorides, etc...nasty things but in small quantities. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Very nice, now sell, sell, sell! Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy pots Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I love your work, so inspiring. Guess I need to make some saggers & try this method. Pottery methods are timeless. Joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Absolutely gorgeous! I am in awe the colors, the shapes, the magic of chemistry! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up in Smoke Pottery Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Very nice Marcia, someday hope to see your work in person. chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 green and speechless of envie They are so beautiful Marcia!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I love your work, so inspiring. Guess I need to make some saggers & try this method. Pottery methods are timeless. Joy Joy,Pottery methods are infinite too! Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 oooh, aaaaaah, so beautiful, just love the colours, sheen and the effects of wire and wool. Nice way to end my week of bookwork. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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