tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post5442970692048220632..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: Saturday to Wednesday, a bit busy.... but here are more glaze testers!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-45771210496177298752011-06-21T21:39:36.813+12:002011-06-21T21:39:36.813+12:00A pleasure, its always nice to share these things,...A pleasure, its always nice to share these things, and fun to see someone else use them and adapt them.. It's like having a big workshop with lots of potters in it then! P :)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-55079737915682320982011-06-21T21:20:33.423+12:002011-06-21T21:20:33.423+12:00Thanks for sharing the dark blue glaze recipeThanks for sharing the dark blue glaze recipegzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-73521528581748671202011-06-21T16:35:13.282+12:002011-06-21T16:35:13.282+12:00Hello Pat,
Great to catch up with you again, and I...Hello Pat,<br />Great to catch up with you again, and I'm glad that you had such a good time with family visiting. Today was lovely and sunny here, and we actually felt a little warm whilst going for a little walk up the street at lunchtime..., it was then about 44 degrees Fahrenheit! I do think that your 80 degrees is a bit excessive! Glad you like the new blog format, I think that it is easier to read (which suits my ageing eyesight!), and I hope others find it easy too.<br />Best Wishes, P xxPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-86125722638224224322011-06-21T01:13:10.865+12:002011-06-21T01:13:10.865+12:00My goodness! I see I have missed out on a lot of ...My goodness! I see I have missed out on a lot of your doings while my daughter was here. That's what I get for not making time to read my favorite blogs. Your glazes are beautiful; I'd be hard pressed to select a favorite, but the dark blue is wonderful.<br /><br />Sorry to learn of Ginger's problem but glad to read that things are better.<br /><br />Love, love, love the leaf impressions and the photos of the process. <br /><br />It's hard to comprehend that you're already wearing winter woolies when this morning at 7 a.m. it was already over 80F in my back yard, with very high humidity. Arrgh!<br /><br />Oh, another thing: it's been so long since I've visited that you've changed the format of your blog. Very nice.<br /><br />"See" you soon.Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-35550555838480506822011-06-16T18:26:22.056+12:002011-06-16T18:26:22.056+12:00Oh, I was going to add that I have put a footnote ...Oh, I was going to add that I have put a footnote to the post with extra information about the dark blue glaze and its recipe. P.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-15926500353813319562011-06-16T18:25:01.571+12:002011-06-16T18:25:01.571+12:00Hi Meredith,
Good to hear from you. Yes... I am a ...Hi Meredith,<br />Good to hear from you. Yes... I am a reluctant glaze tester too, believe it or not!!! It just seems to take forever and can be so frustrating when the kiln is unloaded and you realise that the one glaze test that you thought of doing before the firing, but was simply too exhausted and frazzled to do, was definitely the one that would have unlocked the puzzle that you were trying to solve!! Saturday afternoons are a good time to test glazes here as our local radio station plays old rock and roll hits, and I like to sing along in 4 part harmony! <br /><br />Hi Linda,<br />The crawly glaze is great fun, and it is something that I have intended to test for about the last two years!!! It is definitely a sculptural type glaze as the texture would be the sort of thing that would be useful for sanding floors! The thickness of application makes a difference to how big and chunky the texture is, and you can vary all that lots more by putting it over another glaze.<br /><br />Hello Armelle,<br />The first cup is the chun. It is interesting to see how the blue colour will develop where the glaze is thick enough, even over white clay. Ah, the pigs, I can see a future career move for me as a veterinary surgeon! I love the work that young children make out of clay... so much life and fun! <br /><br />Hi Patti,<br />The earthquakes have been going on for such a long time now, with the first in September of last year. The poor people in the Christchurch area just cannot plan their futures, and many have houses and places of work that are slowly being shaken to bits by the aftershocks. The pigs..., firing them is a pleasure really, and came at a good time when I had a lot of space in the kiln.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-39582577973904764622011-06-16T06:47:41.151+12:002011-06-16T06:47:41.151+12:00So glad you didn't have any effects from the e...So glad you didn't have any effects from the earthquake. Those poor people in Christchurch must be worn down with all the damage. <br />I adore that blue mug but have to say I was totally inchanted with the pigs. How nice of you to do that for them.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-67877770903106439172011-06-16T04:58:48.305+12:002011-06-16T04:58:48.305+12:00Hello Peter,
Nice tests, I love the first cup, is ...Hello Peter,<br />Nice tests, I love the first cup, is it your chün ? Lovely pigs and what a delicate opération !!!<br />The crawl tests are nice too. <br />Best wishes to allArmellehttp://blanc.bleu.over-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-51778707291899551012011-06-16T00:16:34.370+12:002011-06-16T00:16:34.370+12:00Love the crawly glaze and the dolomite over the ir...Love the crawly glaze and the dolomite over the iron and the second mug, I might just have to try a couple of these, thanks for sharing.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-18535386190486789762011-06-15T23:35:46.913+12:002011-06-15T23:35:46.913+12:00I admire your stick to it and get it done testing!...I admire your stick to it and get it done testing! This is really where I fall short-very short.<br />I will do anything not to test and mix glaze.<br />But i feel it coming.<br />Really- maybe today- then there are those ----- to make and --- well maybe tomorrow!<br />Yep! tomorrow....<br />You have some real winners there!cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-65513715518499474422011-06-15T23:24:11.600+12:002011-06-15T23:24:11.600+12:00Hi Judy,
I'm excited about the manganese cat, ...Hi Judy,<br />I'm excited about the manganese cat, as I tried a new technique (for me) for doing the incised decoration. I used a little electric drill thing, a bit like a dentist, and buzzed out the decoration with it on a bisqued tile. Great fun too!<br />Now I really must go to bed as is 24 past 11!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-76859183847520362832011-06-15T23:19:56.635+12:002011-06-15T23:19:56.635+12:00Hi Gwynneth,
I'm firing to cone 9 with tip tou...Hi Gwynneth,<br />I'm firing to cone 9 with tip touching, but not absolutely flattened. No soak at top temperature with this one. I think this glaze base has a little more character than the 1234 in oxidation, and a nice "feel" as there is a little magnesium in it. I'll post the base recipe tomorrow on this as a comment. Just got to get to bed now. Kind thoughts, P.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-71156533376396912822011-06-15T23:17:10.235+12:002011-06-15T23:17:10.235+12:00What a great lot of tests -- love the manganese ca...What a great lot of tests -- love the manganese cat! And that cobalt blue is so rich! I like it over the iron glaze too.<br /><br />Loved the pigs -- and I agree with Angie - some did look like elephants -lol<br /><br />I need to sort through my chemical closet - not a chore I am looking forward to. In fact I bought some plastic containers months ago . . .Judy Shrevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817638135856406785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-38385038423039107462011-06-15T23:14:06.188+12:002011-06-15T23:14:06.188+12:00Hi Angie,
Loved the "elephants"!! Just...Hi Angie,<br /><br />Loved the "elephants"!! Just as long as they didn't suffer a fatal build up of gas whilst firing, they will be fine!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-13489939369762620382011-06-15T23:11:13.507+12:002011-06-15T23:11:13.507+12:00A nice dark blue-what cone do you fire to?
I'm...A nice dark blue-what cone do you fire to?<br />I'm firing cone 9 down, I have a nice blue similar to that- Leach's 1234, plus 2pc cobalt carb and 1pc manganese dioxide (gives more depth to the colour) It is good in oxidisation, but better reduced.gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-73549701422548048052011-06-15T22:53:37.079+12:002011-06-15T22:53:37.079+12:00Love the glaze on/in the small cup ...and the text...Love the glaze on/in the small cup ...and the textured brown/cream tile. What a lot of work.<br />I am sure some of the pigs were elephants lolAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.com