Marcia Selsor
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Copper wire
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These are beauties, Marc! And I like the orbs.
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That should read NITRIL gloves. Instant spell checks can really change a meaning.
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nice pieces.
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Litho technique with litho crayon drawing
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Looks like a nice studio.
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that should say flour solution or liquid
Marcia
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Nice work!
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Beautiful plates....will you share the cobalt green ^6 glaze with us as well as what you used for the color change on the rims? It's a nice glaze.
Melinda
It is in the comment of the green plate preceding this jpg.
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great surfaces
marcia
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the books were formed in four different molds of books. then I added the thin pages and manipulated them.
These were smoke fired in the train kiln at the Archie Bray Foundation and exhibited in the warehouse gallery while I was a resident in 2002.
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these kilns are sprayed with ITC to reduce the fiber breakdown and increase the insulating quality.
Marcia
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I had three tanks plumbed for 2 burners . The tandem setup helps reduce freezing tanks. I now have 4 tanks for 2 burners.
Marcia
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Made with left over bricks, rebar for the wood grate, a found angle iron structure for the pulley support, a barrel and lined with fiber pinned with buttons and nichrome wire. Built in 1976 and fired until 1980. It was moved to the new facility for the ceramics program until we rehabbed an old West Coast kiln and plumbed that for gas.
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we called this kiln the "Phoenix" because the neighborhood kids would destroy it regularly, but it would always rise again. The fire box faced the prevailing wind. It was located high above the city. By the end of the day, we could have a flame shooting out the top of the barrel after stoking with just a few pieces of split 2 x 4. Our fastest batch was 3 minutes to melted glaze but that was after a few hours of firing. Our wood supply came from a truss factory waste bin. The barrel was raised by 2 students working the pulleys. Another student pulled the pots, and others worked the combustion cans.
Marcia
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Compared to the deep crimson color swash on the Mason site, it looks like there's quite a bit of fading.
Are there any better alternatives or techniques?
Just increase the percentage to get the color you want. It is not fading. It may not be as intense due to the percentage used.
That photo was taken the day after it was fired. It is the same color today after 5 years. Maybe what you think is fading is the reflection of the sun or where it is breaking on the rim and high spots. It is on porcelain.
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Bbbrrrr it looks cold up there...2000 miles North. The bowls are great. I love the spirals.
Nice fish too. I see it is your new avatar.
Marcia
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inside of kiln while being constructed
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Smoke fired in electric kiln a la Russel Fouts
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Smoke fired in electric kiln a la Russel Fouts
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Horses, Limoges Porcelain
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Cows. Limoge Porcelain
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this kiln is built with 8"density fiber 1" think. The hardware fiber, steel straps, nuts and bolts were all from hom depot along with airplane wire for the pullies. the pullies are from Wichita Falls Texas and are welded to angle iron welded to the support beams in the kiln shed. he counter weight is a bucket of rocks. This kiln is featured in Mel Jacobson 's book on 21st century kilns.
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This glaze was a mistake made when mixing a faux celadon.
It has become a favorite.
Obvaracracklesurface copy
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This is done completely with the Obvara firing. It likes texture.