nila Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 HI, wondering if adding teak leaves to pit firing will give pots any special colour as the teak does in eco print. also, any other special plants or leaves, fruit etc which would give colour effect. or specifically tropical ones? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I think it very unlikely that an organic plant-based dye would survive the firing process. Some ideas on colourants in: A Pit Firing Color Palette https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/pottery-making-illustrated-article/A-Pit-Firing-Color-Palette Ferric chloride requires the use of adequate safety precautions. Read the literature if you are going to try it. A starter might be http://jsbarts.blogspot.com/2015/10/use-of-ferric-chloride-safety.html Some ideas in this thread, perhaps this post is a good place to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nila Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 thank you. i had seen that post and hopefully might find some of those as well. we are trying to use locally found things to add. and since teak when used in the eco print gives off purple color we are wondering if it would be the same here, maybe if we wet them before... or if as you say they would just burn away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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