Sort-a

Not good enough to be "good" . . . .
But not bad enough to discard . . . .

Happy colorbook days, folks
Chae

From the last glaze load

Hesitate to post this a'tall, and yet, it would make a sweet candy dish . . . .

Happy Candy days, folks    
Chae

Emerald Green

As you will plainly see -- this isn't even close to emerald green !


To the best of my recollection, one can use:
(1)  5 Tin with 3 Copper Oxide
(2)  5 (+/-) Tin with 1 (+/-) Copper Carb
Which, no matter the amount combo should predictably produce a whitish green
Or:
(3)  between 2.5 and 5 Titanium with 2-3 Cobalt Oxide
Which, i think, will produce a medium yellowish green
Or:
(4)  1 Nickle with 5 Titanium and 1.25 Tin -- for a pale green


What i ended up using (hoping for emerald) was:
A base glaze with:
5 Titanium + 2.5 Copper Carb + a dot of Cobalt Carb

Which didn't work a'tall . . . . 



Happy Green Days, folks!
Chae

Funky Cup Same Glaze

This cup better shows the versatility of the glaze posted yesterday.  It's the same glaze that's on the clunky pot two posts down.
Yes.  Yes!  I know the cup is a rather funky shape but sometimes funky's fun and i often use these types of cups/bowls for glaze experiments rather than tiles which are more or less useless after one sees what the recipe will do !

Happy Funky Cups days, folks !   
Chae

Mauve Periwinkle Glaze

50 Custer
10 Gerstley
8   Whiting
17 Silica
6   Dolomite
1   Zinc
4   Barium
4   EPK
Add:
7   Tin
1/2 of 1/8th Copper Carb
1/8th of 1/8th Potassium Bichromate

Generally, i glaze one piece at a time, thus i mix up the base oxides, etc., following which, i use approx 2 tbsp of the mixture and add whatever coloring agents i'm going to use to that.  Add approx. 20ml of water.
(Had read early on in my potter's studies, that glazes which set in buckets for long periods of time are often unusable in later months.  However, dry ingredients, combined and waiting for the addition of the water, will stay workable for an indefinate period of time -- which is why i creat my glazes this-a-way.)
The above is a cone 8 to 10 glaze.  But i fire at 2200 degrees with a 15 minute hold -- so i use a cone 5-6 clear glaze applied over this to bring the maturing temp down.
Hugs
Chae

Color Improves Chunkiness

This is how the clunky jar turned out. 
Every once in a while, glaze will rescue a bisqued pot.  In this case, it slimmed it down and reduced the chunkiness of it.  And too, it's one of my favorite glazes.  Love the way it breaks into a mauve and periwinkle over texture !
It stands 15 inches tall by 5 n' 1/2 inches wide at its widest point.

Happy Glazing  Days Folks
Chae

Igor Savitsky's Uzbekistan Museum

The creation of the following pot was inspired by a documentary on Savitsky's attempts to paint the desert's colors around the Nukus area in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. 
Evidently, after being criticized by a famous Soviet painter/artist, Savitsky gave up his career and established a museum in Nukus which focused on contemporary Russian art and also contained ancient Russian cultural artifacts.

This "desert sands" pot stands 9 n' 1/4 inches tall and is 5 inches wide.

Happy Uzbekistan days, folks
Chae