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cafedunier

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  1. Oh I didn't know that about the thermal shock. Do you know what type of ceramic casserole dishes that big box stores sell? They seem to withstand thermal shock fairly well.
  2. ok good I was hoping I could glaze the outside so I could decorate. Is any glaze good? Or a specific kind? Im using stoneware clay.
  3. Hi there fellow Potters I would like to make some casserole dishes. Do I glaze the inside and outside of the casserole dish, just like any other pots? Thank you, Catherine
  4. Hey there I'm trying to make an oyster shell out of pottery, and I'm wondering if there is a glaze (not a luster) that will give me a similar to a mother of pearl look. One that's non toxic. If not, then is there a combination of under glaze and/ or glaze techniques to get that oyster sheen?
  5. Thank you everyone for your insights! As I progress, I will let you know how the pots turn out. Still in the testing phase.
  6. Stilts, I never knew about that. Great to know, thank you, Min. When I get better at pottery I will do tests and let you all know what happens with some experiments.
  7. Hi guys, I have low fire clay that I want to use as functional pieces like a mug. I know you're supposed to use stoneware, but I get this clay for free, so I was wondering if I can seal the footing AFTER its fully fired with glaze... like after its cooled down and out of the kiln? Just Mod Podge (the dishwasher safe kind) the unglazed part of the footing that would otherwise allow moisture in? Do you think that would make it waterproof?
  8. well I have a ton of research to do to understand what you all are talking about, being a new potter, you are speaking a foreign language lol. One question... I found a guy to fire my stuff, although I pay to have it done. He is willing to fire samples at different cones, but how on earth do I determine what cone it matures at? Does it have a certain look? Feel? how do I know for sure?
  9. No, I found it in Northern Quebec. You are saying its over fired, but why are the cones not bent all the way over, indicating that its not fired to maturity?
  10. OK I edited the original post to include a picture of the chunk when it was bisque fired. it didnt lose its shape the whole process
  11. it kept its shape perfectly.. it was blobby to begin with. The cone indicates it is underfired, so its weird. It doesnt crack much at all while drying and I found it near a creek.
  12. Hi there, Im a brand new potter, having found grey clay in my back yard. I slurried the clay and strained it through a metal kitchen sieve and let the water evaporate. I gave a chunk of clay to a friend who has a kiln and he fired it to cone 5. Edit: It was blobby to begin with and it didnt melt. It just got shiny. This is the result and I really need your input and opinions as to what kind of clay I have here. Its very shiny and I did not glaze it. The light brown picture is when it was bisque fired to cone 06 and the dark brown pics to cone 5. he said it picked up some kiln wash off of the shelf. It was just a random chunk of wet clay that we dried out and fired.
  13. Hi there, I would like to make some bowls and oven pots made with wild harvested clay and put them in the firepit. When they are finished firing, are they called bisque ware or earthen ware? And can I use the oven pots to cook casseroles in my home oven? And what should I seal them with? I dont have a kiln so Im doing all my work outside in the fire pit. Thank you! Catherine
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