Stellaria
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Little "yo-yo" pot
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Milk-fired bowl, side
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Hi Stella, I found a very old posting about the vitrified test tiles you coated with milk but I never did see the outcome of these tiles and wondered if you had them available, also I am very inspired to learn more about this process. Is there anything else you can share with me? I am especially curious about this milk bath process and food safety. Do you know if it would be safe to make a mug and use it for hot and cold beverages?
Thanks so much! :-)-
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Hi phook,
Stellaria hasn't been on the forum since March 2015 so I doubt she'll see your question. You could try pm her instead, click on the envelope icon with the word "Message" beside it at the top of this page to try that.
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I believe the process Stella was testing was trying to get the fat from the milk to soak into the tiles. I don't think that vitrified tiles would soak up enough fat to give the tile any kind of sheen. Fat can get old and have a spoiled smell to it so I don't think it would work well for functional pots. Denice
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Experimenting with the Ukrainian method of washing a fired pot in milk, then bringing it to about 600°F and holding it there until the desired color is reached. This bowl was thrown from Runyan K-4 Multi-Purpose Red Brown Body, and fired to cone 04 prior to milk treatment. Following the milk fire, it was treated with a generous coating of beeswax and olive oil (2 parts wax, 1 part oil melted together) then heated to 200°F to allow the wax to soak in. Heating it released all the little bits of terry towel fluff that got caught in the wax upon application, and they just brushed off with a light buffing.
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For once, I don't feel like I was hit by a truck on Monday morning! Let's see if I can motivate myself to get the necessary cleaning done to swap my sewing room and pottery workroom around. I'll have so much more space!!
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Stuff made during my third Clay Club session - March to June 2014
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The reporter can't write for crap and she got virtually NONE of her facts right, but hey! Our Clay Club is in the newspaper! http://www.petoskeynews.com/graphic/clay-creations/article_d8271924-61d9-5be9-a0ab-7d6ca156f662.html?TNNoMobile
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I'm kinda peeved that this new job I took has been wiping me out so bad. My practicing and production (and thus, progress) have gone straight down the tubes as I come home from work sore and exhausted :/ Thank goodness it's only part time - I think I'd die if it was full time. *slump*
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Tried milk-firing last night! I'm mostly pleased with the results, but I can't find my jar of beeswax polish so I won't know for sure until that's located.
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Surely you'vee been using the polish daily!! no potting till the furniture smells like Granny's dining room!!
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Oh, surely. *coughs on the dust coating everything in my house*
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Sounds like my house, have you ever tried paste wax. I think it's easier to use and durable. Denice
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Ridiculously low motivation this week. I'd make myself make some stuff, but experience tells me that that would end in frustration and crappy output...just gonna ride it out.
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early v early morning here, just about to start yoga.
What Tyler says is true. Just go into your space , mope around or tidy and before you know it you'll have a crapton of ideas!!
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Have to agree. If I'm out of sorts, I can't even center. Clean and rearrange.
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I cleaned, made some plant markers for the garden, got stuff glazed....so it wasn't a TOTALLY non-productive week, at least.
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Mixed up my first glazes tonight! Of course, I flubbed up the first one by not re-reading the advice I was given and starting with too much water. So that will have to evaporate. Oh well, at least I learned something!
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I was concerned that there may be soluble components dissolved in the water that would change the glaze chemistry if I bailed it. Guess I should study the formula to see if that's even possible, eh?
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good question ... maybe post the question and the recipe in Clay and Glaze Technical? I bet someone here can answer that.
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I just looked at the list - it's all clays, stone, and oxides. I think I'm good. Thanks!
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Was asked today by a Clay Club newbie how many years I'd been working with pottery, and then shocked her by saying "since September". Made me feel pretty good! It led to a good conversation about practice frequency, goals, and research.
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*grumble* let my plates get too dry before trimming. Dangit!
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Chris told me to dampen a paper towel and wrap them in plastic. It works like a charm
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I used damp paper towels overnight, and it did help. They were still flaky and weird, though! But I didn't seriously ruin any, so I'm happy. 5 dinner plates and a slightly wonky pie dish to be bisqued this weekend
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Ordered my own glazes for the first time! I decided to give glazemixer.com a try - we'll see how it goes. I ordered Diana's Fake Ash, Jeannie's Purple, and the CAD ^6 Eggshell. Excited to get experimenting again!
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