St4cey Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 Hello, new to the forum and pottery in general. I picked up some iron oxide spangles today whilst at my pottery supply shop. I got them because they looked pretty..... Thing is I don't know what different things I can do with them. The guy in the shop told me they'd still be sparkly if I wedged them into my stoneware clay but I'm dubious about this?? Sparkly clay?? Can anyone give me tips or ideas that I can do with this product please? Google search brings up so much stuff that is completely over my head. Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 Hi and welcome to the forum. There is a thread linked below discussing iron speckles and granular manganese that should be of help. There are some images of both iron and manganese speckles. https://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/topic/26989-how-to-add-speckles-to-a-claybody/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 Iron and manganese don’t sound like sparkles. Could they be referring to pyrites? I wedged vermiculite into my cone pad clay for quicker drying and less shrinkage. The sparkly surfaces of the pyrites survived low firings. Min 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 Or mica perhaps? Roberta12 and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St4cey Posted April 27 Author Report Share Posted April 27 I'm trying to add a picture but it says my file size is too large. The description on the bag is: 70 - Iron Oxide Spangles if this helps?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 this is cool! I had not heard of spangles before. Florian explains nicely. Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 (edited) @Roberta12Good answer!! Edited April 28 by Rae Reich Roberta12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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