Joseph Fireborn
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Ear. The only way I like my handles. Although I want to try the kind where its an ear with a finger pulled up at the top. Like this, by Ayumi Horie: -
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What’s on your workbench?
Joseph Fireborn replied to Pres's topic in Aesthetic Approaches and Philosophy
My workbench is empty! Well besides all the non pottery related junk on it. I just pulled out some of the best yunomi I have ever made in my entire life. So that was epic. I am going to make 6 bowls to donate to the Patsiliga kiln in south Georgia, its a big woodfired kiln. I have never been a part of the wood firing, but I would like to be one day. I like supporting stuff like that anyways. I am going to go to the bowl event and deliver my bowls and maybe even buy someone else's work. I might post the bowls after I have slipped them with black crackle slip, and maybe after the kiln as well, since this seems like a progress type of thread! I am glad everyone is still here rocking away. Good to be back even if its only for a few weeks. -
I'm definitely pleased. It's a beautiful pot and everything I want. Lots of surface texture color varation and more! Thanks for kind words. -
Thanks. Definitely one of the best results I've had in pottery. The other 9 are pretty good too but this one is just right.
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From the album: Yunomi
Took a break from my pottery fast. I just took this out of the kiln. Figured it was worth adding to my album. -
How is everyone? It has been a while. Just wanted to check in and say I love and miss you all! Fired my kiln today. First time in 8 months I have even touched a pot. Made me realize how much I miss this community. Hope everyone's pots are great and their glazes are perfection!
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Knowing how dedicated you are you will make an awesome teacher. Kudos on your grades and Masters acceptance.
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It's a wonderful career to have, Joseph. I too have been an economist but have spent the last twenty years teaching secondary math with a middle grades specialty.
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Gabby that is awesome! I am so excited to be there in a few years.
Thanks Min for those words of encouragement!
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What is the best pot you have ever made? + pictures if you have them.
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Bonsai pots in use
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I like the moss. I have been thinking about growing it as well. I want to use it in my seed start mix with worm castings and compost too. I figure if I get it right I can create a seed mix that never needs to be fertilized from seed till in the ground. Of course, it is also beautiful to put over the roots of a bonsai. -
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From the album: Detail Shots
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From the album: Detail Shots
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From the album: Detail Shots
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This is interesting. Did you seal the saggar or is it just a loose dome over the bottom?Just curious because all together its interesting to think about saggars in electric. I know in the old days with wooden kilns people used to saggar fire porcelain to get perfect tea bowls etc, but never thought about it in electric to do the opposite.
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Firing the kiln tonight. Extending my firing to 20 hours from 18. I have pretty much settled on my glazes so I am now just trying to fine tune my single firing schedule. I have 4 glazes total and 2 wood ash pastes. All of the glazes are white. How hilarious is that? The last white glaze I added forms a lot of crystallization so I wanted to hold longer at the right temps and I also slowed down my cooling from cone 6 to 1800G at 125F per hour. I am firing two platters that I can barely fit in my kiln, so I am excited that they come out good so I can give them away.
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here ya go tom, just for you. -
Firing kiln with a bunch of vases with my wood ash glazes and modified slips. Excited to see them tomorrow night.
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Tom, I posted some pictures of a vase just for you.
Enjoy.
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I think they are reasonable representations of wood fired pieces, fresh out of an electric kiln.
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I am not trying to replicate wood fired pieces, I just really like those surfaces.
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Yea I have tried tinkering with the snowflake crackle. I can't get it to do what I want, plus I want something with a more matte surface where snowflake is super glossy. I am not trying to be difficult I appreciate all the help. It is the last part of the puzzle for what I want in my work this year. I am trying to make some work for friends who have asked for some in the past. I also want to sell some work this year again as well.
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@glazenerd Im about to read all about potash and neph sy. I don't mind if the surface forms some kind of crystal structure and matte slightly. I am not worried about leaching since there won't be any materials in the glaze to leach out anyways. I actually want a crackle type surface but not as glossy as that one. More of a shino ish look but still have the crazed lines. I can't describe it. I have seen it on work before. I just realized I linked the wrong image. I like this one much more: https://glazy.org/recipes/7269 but still it isn't what I am after. Unless it can be put on thick and not move or crawl. I don't really use online glazes much anymore as they never travel well. But it looks like a good place to start. I still think Neph Sy forms a better-looking glaze.
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I did some quick searches on glazy and found this: https://glazy.org/recipes/7270 This is sort of what I am after. I need to read tonight in my book about potash vs neph syenite.
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Aye. Many ideas come to me at 3am. That's why I have like 4 notebooks spread across my house. One in studio, kitchen, bedroom, and office. Lol. Not writing down ideas is a bad!
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Tile 23 and 24 look very nice on that second grid. I am looking for a stiff glaze that crazes basically. I am sure I will figure where to start this weekend after I get the currie tile going. Thanks for your tile pictures.
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Has anyone ran any currie grid test on nepheline syenite glazes and I am trying to figure out where to start? I think I am just going to run a grid with neph, ball clay/kaolin and silica as my only additions. I am looking for something very specific to finish up the design I am working on right now. I was just wondering if anyone has done this or something like this in this thread so I can get any tips you found out? I am looking for something very specific. I have an idea in my head of what I am working on and I must complete it, and I know nepheline syenite is going to be the answer based on what I can see from other glazes using it. I want a really stiff glaze that has depth in the networks of crazes inside of it. Do you all think this is the right place to start? Actually, on second thought looking at the melting point for neph I think I will add 10% 3134 to it, because once the clay and silica get in there, I don't think much is going to happen. I think I will run it this Saturday.
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Just peeked in my kiln full of test tiles with wood ash mixtures, pastes, and soda washes. Some very very promising results. Can't wait for the next 250F to cool so I can open that beast and spend days looking at every inch of every tile! It has been way too long since I have run a kiln load full of tiles.
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Nice. I have some really beautiful wood ash results that I just pulled out of the kiln. I am very happy with them. Formulated them all myself. Getting the hang of the feldspars. Out of the earth and into the fire was an absurd recommendation from John. I miss him.
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I talk to John on occasion still.
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I just emailed him thanking him for all his past post. They are enlightening.
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Getting closer. I have a lot of work to do still, aka a lifetime, but I know what I want from my work now.
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