[Lead Glaze Recipes (No Safety Lectures Please)]

Baaah, you little stinker... You should give terracotta a chance! I mean... redart with mica? It SPARKLES. And it's RED. And it's like buttah.

I have been wanting to look into luster, but I'm chicken and it's suuuu expensive!

-G

[Lead Glaze Recipes (No Safety Lectures Please)]

Omg, red lead glazes make me salivate uncontrollably. That rich color, hnnghh...

 

But, hey! Drooling aside, I have a GREAT old book from the 70s (1st edition in 1949) that has a buncha lead recipes in it that are JUST GORGEOUS. Dunno if you have looked it up or not, but it's called "The Complete Book of Pottery Making" by John B. Kenny. It's mostly a beginner book, but the lead glazes in there are simply scrumptious! Definitely worth looking into.

 

Man, lead carbonate is so beautiful. If you get a big enough chunk, you can cut it like a diamond, and OH dat bling...

 

-Guinea Pig

 

P.s. Welcome to the forums! You have no idea how happy I am to FINALLY see another lowfirer here!

[Going Price Of Mugs]

Holy mackeral, I am late to this show!

Mugs...

Well, when I first started, my mugs were pretty ugly, but had nice illustrations, and I sold them for $10-$15 because I was really insecure starting out (like we ALL ARE!! ). This was about six years ago. Now, my work goes from $30-$150, depending on the size, glaze quality, and visual aesthetic of the illustration. I'm actually going to raise my prices a little, due to it being so dang difficult for me to throw anymore, but like this awesomely encouraging forum has said to my pouty guinea butt, "Quality over quantity!"

Giselle, I LOVE your work. ♥ It's so very sweet and homey, perfect for gifts!!

Crazypotterlady, you are so undercharging. Omg. Your work makes me weep!

[Turned Foot Rings On Mugs; Elegance Or Affectation?]

I work in lowfire, so a turned foot is 100% essential for me. I gotta have the space inside to glaze up so my piece won't pee all over. My feet tend to go pretty deep, as to prevent my glaze from pooping all over my kiln shelf.

TECHNICAL TERMZ

[Submit Your Community Challenge Ideas]

I think "cup" and "bowl" are waaaaay too open-ended to try and categorize. Maybe "yunomi" or "beer mug" to narrow it down.

 

Ooh! How about colors? Like a "green" or "blue" theme. ♥

[Submit Your Community Challenge Ideas]

I wonder if the Admins might consider making the challenge its own section, like "In The Studio," for example! Lotsa people seem interested, so this has the potential to REALLY jam up other forum topics. It'd be a great way to keep things nice 'n tidy, not to mention easy to find!

My topic suggestion is "heritage." Like, make a piece that's about one's cultural background! We have a pretty diverse group here; could be fun!

[How Long Will Modern Pottery Last?]

AGH...my terracotta just got called a "lesser clay!" Uff...we were mighty warriors who protected an emperor! Whoever heard of the " Porcelain Army?"

....toilets are made of porcelain.

My pottery will LAST FOREVAR

Guinea pots are IMMORTAL!

(Unless they break. Or the kiln eats them...or a goat.)

[Outdoor Sculpture In Earthenware--Best Body?]

Well, my reason for moving to South Dakota ditched me to go work for the CIA, so I kinda shattered like a vase thrown on concrete. Stuck in eastern Washington, broken-hearted and broken-walleted. I'm making a rabbit out of terracotta--not very scary, but I am hoping it turns out well enough to sell. Gonna make it talavera in my own way. :3

[American Beauty Glazes]

Ah, pooper shoot...you want blue ones! Nuts, I only have greens. Ah, I tried! Good luck!

[American Beauty Glazes]

WELL LOOKIE WHAT I FOUND! ♥

 

They are rated 06-05. Content as followed:

 

Autumn green: 1/3 full

Foliage green satin: 3/4 full

Glacier green: 80% full

Aqua satin: 2/3 full

Canyon glo: 1/3 full

 

I would totally sell these to you for like $40 plus shipping. Problem is that it is colder than a penguin's big toe up here in Washington state and these bottles WILL FREEZE and are made of glass! Crapppp... well, stinker.

[Outdoor Sculpture In Earthenware--Best Body?]

Are gargoyles really a part of the Native American belief system?

Nope, but I'm not Native.

[Outdoor Sculpture In Earthenware--Best Body?]

Thanks, everyone! One reason why I work in earthenware us because my kiln came with a blank ring, and my back is far too screwed to remove it. Another reason is that it is cheaper to fire in low temps than mid-range.The final reason is that my whole studio is set up for lowfire work. It would cost a mint to replace everything...

Okies, the gargoyles will be outside for late spring, summer, and early fall. And, yes, this is of spiritual significance. In the Dakotan countryside, there is a lot of dark energies present from all the horrible things that happened to the Natives there. The Medicine Men arevery busy around the Rez...some of the stories they tell can give you nightmares for weeks!

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I hate my phone--sorry for all the errors!!!

[Outdoor Sculpture In Earthenware--Best Body?]

Hello!

So, I'm planning on making two gargoyles to protect my home. Sadly, my kiln is a tired old man and only likes to fire in earthenware. Anyone here have experience with this? I was thinking a heavily grogged terracotta that is fired to ^03 might be my best option, but I'm not sure. The statues will not be glazed, as South Dakota winters are lethal to glazed ware!!