rayaldridge Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Joseph, I came to using titanium glazes through rutile glazes, which are a mainstay for many midrange potters. But the iron in rutile makes those glazes muted in their color response, at least to some extent, so I started trying to develop glazes with purer sources of titania. I also add titania to most of my slips as well, because I find that it promotes some crystallization in the overlying glaze. Babs, currently I do soak for 30 minutes at top heat, but don't fire down. If I did, I fear some of the matte glazes I use would become too matte for my taste. I should probably mention that I fire to Cone 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I'm not a big fan of rutile either. Babs, I don't do a big down fire. Just a slight hold to smooth out surfaces then another slight hold for a tad of interest. Nothing major at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Ray, and Joseph, thank you for this thread! Ray, you started the discussion about a topic that is in my head most of the time! I just found a recipe for some slip I want to try and now I am going to explore the titanium glazes!!! Beautiful work Ray. Beautiful work Joseph! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 ray, that is a lovely glaze job! the entire process is well thought out and executed. what a great combination of slip and glaze! whoodathunkit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayaldridge Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Everyone, you are making me smile. Thanks! I've thought about starting a thread with a title like "That moment when you realize you are going in a new direction." It happened 3 firings ago, when I had a bunch of little pipes and needed to fire them, but didn't have enough stuff to fill the kiln. So I quickly threw a couple dozen soup bowls. I've been using lots of slip in my surface treatments for years, so that's how I decorated them, and because I really just wanted to get the firing underway, I used a very loose and almost instinctive approach to cutting the patterns into the slip. I'd been having a little trouble with that titania glaze running off the bottoms of my pots, and although I liked the effect of the thick glaze, I decided to thin it down to a SG of 1.45 and see what happened. No doubt this was unwise, since I really hadn't tested it thin. Anyway, that moment came when I opened the kiln. It's funny how discovering a new approach makes you think about your esthetic choices in a larger context, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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