tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post3691223375631630636..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: All Through The Night!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-47185149461345528262014-02-26T06:41:17.197+13:002014-02-26T06:41:17.197+13:00Hi Armelle,
Thank you for your comment, it is good...Hi Armelle,<br />Thank you for your comment, it is good to hear from you. I'm sorry that you are having a difficult time at the moment. Kind thoughts to you from us all, PPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-58407071751156888252014-02-24T04:49:51.569+13:002014-02-24T04:49:51.569+13:00Lovely pots Peter, sorry to have been away, these ...Lovely pots Peter, sorry to have been away, these past days, I had a lot of emotions.Armelle Léonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168594267333506636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-47612712562493756662014-02-18T06:40:26.210+13:002014-02-18T06:40:26.210+13:00Good Morning Rhonda and Pat,
I am writing this wit...Good Morning Rhonda and Pat,<br />I am writing this with chilly toes, the first signs of daylight outside, and a cup of coffee to wake me up!<br />Lovely to hear from you both, thank you for the encouragement. I will investigate crawling glazes further, and more blue!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-45361387058894692922014-02-18T03:05:19.151+13:002014-02-18T03:05:19.151+13:00What a gorgeous BLUE! And, oh what time and effort...What a gorgeous BLUE! And, oh what time and effort goes into achieving it. Well done, Peter.Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-46436459020087661172014-02-17T22:22:11.935+13:002014-02-17T22:22:11.935+13:00Peter, the new work is very exciting and strong co...Peter, the new work is very exciting and strong colours. I do believe you are a clever chap.The crawled white glaze is most unusual. Like very much.Be interesting to see more glazes ,crawling. Rhonda.Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14633242746650059679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-78722421923807067032014-02-16T21:53:05.178+13:002014-02-16T21:53:05.178+13:00Hello Sue,
Lovely to hear from you. The unsuccessf...Hello Sue,<br />Lovely to hear from you. The unsuccessful glazes were showing their best side to the camera! Happy to report that the tall vase that I re-fired came out beautifully today. PxPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-39926032726124383092014-02-16T15:05:37.150+13:002014-02-16T15:05:37.150+13:00Your unsuccessful glazes or firings look fine to m...Your unsuccessful glazes or firings look fine to me and my untrained eye. In fact they look quite spectacular.<br />I admire your dedication and perseverance. Well done, and hope it behaves on the second firing.<br />SueSuenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-8612422468204561752014-02-16T09:51:35.122+13:002014-02-16T09:51:35.122+13:00Hi Linda,
Amazing snow photos on some of the potte...Hi Linda,<br />Amazing snow photos on some of the potter's blogs recently, it looks like you have had quite a cold winter this year. Never sure if it is a question of patience with me and crystal pots, desperation, or some sort of addictive disorder.... Maybe crystalline pots are like cats..., they don't do things to order!<br /><br />Hi Michèle,<br />I enjoyed the "until the glaze goes shiny" too, it is firing theory pared down to its essentials! Sometimes potting becomes so technical and complicated, and it is refreshing to take a fresh and simple look at it! I'll be unpacking the kiln, that I fired yesterday as I wrote the blog, in an hour or two..... Only about 6 pots in the little kiln, I really hope something has turned out as it should!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-63327594201653052452014-02-16T03:07:04.532+13:002014-02-16T03:07:04.532+13:00Wishing you a successful firing. I love the commen...Wishing you a successful firing. I love the comment "until the glaze goes shiny" comment from the Chinese potter!<br />I enjoy reading about and seeing your process, since I know very little about crystalline glazes.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-74033581888946740732014-02-16T01:51:52.482+13:002014-02-16T01:51:52.482+13:00Clay seems to make us gluttons for punishment does...Clay seems to make us gluttons for punishment doesn't it; you must have so much patience for those crystal pots, we are still cold and rainy, just on the border of having more snow but not quite, ready for Spring weather. Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-60192752740249969052014-02-15T19:15:12.150+13:002014-02-15T19:15:12.150+13:00Hi Amy,
Lovely to hear from you. It is an interest...Hi Amy,<br />Lovely to hear from you. It is an interesting question about crystalline glazes needing to be thick. There does seem to be an ideal thickness where crystals grow really well. If the glaze is too thin, then hundreds of small crystals tend to grow all bunched together. The crystals also tend to look "dry" and feel rough. If the glaze is too thick, sometimes crystals don't seem to grow at all. Crystals often need to be "irritated" by something in order to get started. The roughness of the surface of the pot, may be of greater than usual influence in a thin glaze, and I suspect that this might have something to do with the large number of crystals that can develop where a glaze is too thin. It could be that a thick crystalline glaze is not "irritated" enough by the surface of the pot, and this may result in few if any crystals making a start. These are just my thoughts based on what I see, there might be a better scientific explanation.<br /><br />Another good reason for starting with a thick glaze, is because the crystalline glazes are mostly very runny. Some of the glaze will almost certainly run off the pot in the course of the firing, so you need to start with extra to allow for this.<br /><br />I have not lost many pots through breaking them when removing them from their glaze catcher, but it does happen. I always feel a little tense when freeing the pot. I carefully tap around the join with a hammer and chisel, some potters use a fine gas flame.<br /><br />Brrrrr, 46 degrees F sounds really chilly! Layers help! Winters were bad here about 20 years ago, and my studio was only just above freezing. I could only work for half an hour at a time before having to stop and have a hot drink in front of the kitchen fire. In those days I had to wear 3 pairs of trousers, two jerseys, and so on!<br /><br />I managed an hour or so of sleep this afternoon!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-39380035187352763492014-02-15T16:24:00.604+13:002014-02-15T16:24:00.604+13:00Wow- beautiful pots. So, I wasn't aware that ...Wow- beautiful pots. So, I wasn't aware that the glaze needed to be applied that thick. Why? Am guessing some break when trying to remove them from the holder on the bottom or whatever it's called. <br />No flowers here- only snow! It was 46 degrees F in my garage- which has my small studio, so I finally put layers on and went out there. Luckily, I had a space heater. Hope you get some sleep soon! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113529511743405120noreply@blogger.com