Magnetic Clay

[Kelly in AK]

It is coincidence that @davidh4976 mentioned a clay body so high in iron that a magnet will stick to it and I received in the mail today the strongest magnets I’ve ever seen. So, of course I had to play.. My clay is a local iron rich earthenware that vitrifies at cone 03. Not all the pots do this, apparently only the ones that are reduced heavily and fired to maturity. 

Edited May 14 by Kelly in AK

[Babs]

4 hours ago, Kelly in AK said:

It is coincidence that @davidh4976 mentioned a clay body so high in iron that a magnet will stick to it and I received in the mail today the strongest magnets I’ve ever seen. So, of course I had to play.

My clay is a local iron rich earthenware that vitrifies at cone 03. Not all the pots do this, apparently only the ones that are reduced heavily and fired to maturity. 

Well, can you show the interior? Looks like a Min glazing technique.:-)))

[Russ]

In reduction the oxygen in the iron oxide is removed leaving the pure form of iron FE.  Ive done heavy reduction on pieces sprayed with straight iron oxide and come up with a silver gray finish.

[PeterH]

3 hours ago, Babs said:

Well, can you show the interior? Looks like a Min glazing technique.:-)))

For those that haven't seen it:

 

[Min]

10 hours ago, Kelly in AK said:

So, of course I had to play.

Pinched your fingers yet? (yup, I've done that a few times )