clay lover Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I am bored with all my glazes. Time to find new favorites. Do you have a favorite glaze ^6, for texture that you would recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaria Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 What color range are you in the mood for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I love Amacos Blue Rutile shades of blue then golden brown where it breaks for texture. I have been experimenting with Coyotes Shinos and my favorites are Cedar Shino, Pistachio Shino and Leopard Shino. These are of course all commercial glazes I haven't advanced to mixing my own yet hopefully someone else can recommend their favorite. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark369 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 What kind of clay are you using? what we use will have small to dramatic changes on a different clay body. I like Wirk on a high iron oxide clay. It crawls and tries to jump off the piece, or it is a boring shinny white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekah Krieger Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I find tons of inspiration on Pinterest. You are welcome to follow my pottery board. I pinned various ideas and recipes. I have so much inspiration that I don't have enough years in this lifetime to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Semi-Matt cobalt green. it is posted in mt gallery with recipe. marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Semi-matt Marcia you are so succint! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I would like a mid range green that breaks on brown clay. I have one that is olive green, but I would rather have the more true green, or even to the teal side. ^6. oxidation. Semi matt is good, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekah Krieger Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I just used laguna's Holly Green for the first time and I think it's beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I mix my glazes, do you have a recipe for that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaria Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Give Bee's Green a try. You should be able to search for the formula easily. It doesn't look very nice on high iron clays, but on beige to white, it's quite speckly and pretty. Aaaaand I just re-read your last post, and you do NOT want that one. Oops! Sorry! If you want one that's good on redder clay, Rev. Xavier's Warm Jade Green is good. (Still haven't had a chance to ask for the formula from my instructor - sorry!) You should be able to find the formula easily via google, though. I also have a Pinterest ^6 ox glaze board. Lots of stuff there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Thanks, Stella. I googled Xavier's and found several versions, and revisions, so don't know which to pick. I guess I will test them all. The tile you showed is what I am looking for. I have something like that in blue, beautiful, but badly behaved so far. Lynn's glossy blue-green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc McMillan Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Amaco's Albany slip brown. love the breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaria Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Well...turns out the RXWJG is the ONE GLAZE that Jim had to promise never to share the formula for :/ But.....I can take in some possibilities and he said he'd look at them and tell me if I'm on the right track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Well...turns out the RXWJG is the ONE GLAZE that Jim had to promise never to share the formula for :/ But.....I can take in some possibilities and he said he'd look at them and tell me if I'm on the right track From John Hesselberth: http://www.frogpondpottery.com/tested-glazes/mid-fire-stonewareporcelain/revised-xaviers-warm-jade.html When I used this I found it needs to go on thick or you get a clear green. On white clay it was nicer than what is in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Oribe green is one that is shiny. if put on white clay it can be lots of different greens depending on thickness of application. have not tried it on a red clay. will look it up for you tomorrow. oops! just read your post again and saw the semi-matte requirement. look up my request for someone who is the chemist type potter to figure out how to matte the recipe I had. several months ago, look for "Oribe green" in clay and glaze. it is actually a really great base recipe, easy to make and takes colors in lots of variety. could become your new favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Old Lady, (bet I am as old as you!) glossy is good, semi matt is good, satin is good, the enhancement of texture is what I want most. and I'm really not color specific, other than I saw the test tile of Stellaria's Jade Green and really like it. Cone 6 is the requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 well, now that my computer is at last working again I can give you the recipe for Oribe. it is written my way, smallest stuff first. Zinc oxide............................8 EPK....................................12 whiting................................24 silica (I use 325).................24 custer feldspar....................32 add copper carb...................4 as a base it is very receptive to other colors. the yellow is very nice as is the crimson. test both 5% and 10% my application is by sprayer so if you dip it you may want to thin it a little. I spray several greens on one piece so each is rather lightly done. since I work with many leaves from different plants, my textures are very tiny in some cases. oribe outlines and fills in the tiny ribs that show up so nicely once fired. if you can get a copy of the Wettlaufer book, Getting into Pots from the 1970s, his recipes are very nice on white clay, I have not used them on other colors. he is a ceramic engineer, I believe. have fun. (will be 74 in august) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Oldlady lost this image of her tray made using her Oribe glaze and has asked me to post the one she emailed me previously. It's a GORGEOUS tray. She has posted the recipe here already. This tray was made by OLDLADY I am just helping her get it on the forum for you all to see how her glaze looks on a piece of pottery. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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