tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905541942918108377.post787731317496657286..comments2022-11-23T03:44:10.179-07:00Comments on Clay Gallimaufry: Crystals?chaetoonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485798595700230162noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905541942918108377.post-59156105603754894262008-05-03T10:16:00.000-06:002008-05-03T10:16:00.000-06:00NatalieYOU are a Blessing !!! I needed to hear th...Natalie<BR/>YOU are a Blessing !!! I needed to hear that.<BR/>Sure wish it had had at least <I>one</I> crystal though . . . .<BR/>Hugs<BR/>Chaechaetoonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485798595700230162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905541942918108377.post-20098749417239548892008-05-02T18:33:00.000-06:002008-05-02T18:33:00.000-06:00I think your teapot is fabulous!I think your teapot is fabulous!Natalie -- NKP Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846679058751653271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905541942918108377.post-60590660968748833402008-05-02T12:10:00.000-06:002008-05-02T12:10:00.000-06:00Cynthia !!!Figuring you were absolutely right!Exam...Cynthia !!!<BR/>Figuring you were absolutely right!<BR/>Examined the lid in further detail and realizing that if the zinc oxide/custer hadn't been put overtop, the rest of the pot would have looked quite different with little white specks which while technically "are" crystals are not the double axe-heads i had in mind. So the zinc was absolutely necessary. (Not that those were achieved either, but am guessing that's a matter of timing - only soaked the pot for 2 hours instead of 4.)<BR/>THANKS a whole bunch for your observation. It helped!<BR/>Hugs<BR/>Chaechaetoonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485798595700230162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905541942918108377.post-77951844664684230892008-05-02T10:22:00.000-06:002008-05-02T10:22:00.000-06:00Mornin' CynthiaThat may have been the case. The pr...Mornin' Cynthia<BR/>That may have been the case. <BR/>The process was new to me and the hour was late when i decided to try it and then too, usually program the kiln the night before i'm going to fire - so a lot was going on.<BR/>The glaze on the inside of the pot is one that contains no lead and it too is a new one (geared to earthenware temps).<BR/>But am pretty sure the lid was glazed with the outside glaze - may not have put the second zinc glaze on it. Bummer.<BR/>Have a greatest day<BR/>Hugs<BR/>Chaechaetoonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485798595700230162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905541942918108377.post-4686980165446582452008-05-02T07:40:00.000-06:002008-05-02T07:40:00.000-06:00How interesting that the lid is cobalt and the bod...How interesting that the lid is cobalt and the body is mottled. Did you do a combination of glazes on the body and not the top?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com