Alan Wainright on tue 23 jul 96
Cynthia Semel wrote:
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>I just opened my first bisque firing at ^012 and it came out great- meaning
>it didn't burn off. Now, is it necessary to fire the pieces again? If so,
>what are the risks of the burnish burning off in the second firing?
>Cynthia
Dear Cynthia:
I checked with Richey Bellinger, who's one of our potters on
staff, & largely responsible for developing our glaze lines.
Here's what he said:
The burnishing will disappear if you fire to more than cone 012.
The hotter the second firing, the more the burnish will
disappear.
In Richey's experience, most people who are burnishing pots do
the cone 012 bisque firing, then pit fire, and finally apply
clear shoe polish or a wax (some kind of polisher/sealer) to
bring out the sheen without glaze.
Hope this helps -- good luck!
Alan
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Valice Raffi on wed 24 jul 96
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>*snip* burnishing pots do
>the cone 012 bisque firing, then pit fire, and finally apply
>clear shoe polish or a wax (some kind of polisher/sealer) to
>bring out the sheen without glaze.
I've used encaustic to produce a sheen that's not too shiny. It holds up
really well (I've shown pieces that had the encaustic coating in the sun in
outdoor shows with no light changes occuring). The encaustic does not
attract dust either.
Let me know if you try it!
Valice
Kristine on wed 24 jul 96
>I've used encaustic to produce a sheen that's not too shiny. It holds up
>really well (I've shown pieces that had the encaustic coating in the sun in
>outdoor shows with no light changes occuring). The encaustic does not
>attract dust either.
>
>Let me know if you try it!
>
>Valice
Dear Valice,
Don't mean to sound stupid, but what is encaustic? I am fairly new at
this, especially burnishing techniques, so I am very curious about what this
encaustic
stuff is.
TIA
Sincerely,
Kristine
Russel Fouts on thu 25 jul 96
Valice,
>> I've used encaustic to produce a sheen that's not too shiny. It holds up
really well (I've shown pieces that had the encaustic coating in the sun in
outdoor shows with no light changes occuring). The encaustic does not
attract dust either. <<
Uh, What's encaustic?
I've been using a paste floor wax that works pretty well, the problem is that
the wax contains turpentine, makes me a bit dizzy when applying it. Especially
since I find that heating the pot a bit makes the application better (thinner
and the pot absorbs more of the wax, the effect is less pasty). I'd be nice to
find something without the turps.
The nice thing about this wax is that it really brings out the contrasts, the
black is blacker (deeper) and the colors are brighter with out really
increasing the shine.
It's nice stuff (cheap too) but smelly.
Russel
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Valice Raffi on sat 27 jul 96
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> >> I've used encaustic to produce a sheen that's not too shiny.
Encaustic is also called wax medium. The one I have is "Dorlands Wax
Medium". Painters use it (I'm not a painter so I don't really know WHAT
they use it for!) According to the lable, it contains: mineral spirits,
parafin wax, demar resin, micro-crystaline wax, bees wax & ozokerite wax.
It can be thinned with turpentine or mineral spirits. It comes "soft" & I
apply it with a small bit of cloth (not thinned). I do several coats,
allowing days or even a week between coats. It can be "smoothed" with a
small amount of heat, like from a light bulb, or a hot day, if you develop
unwanted texture. When completely dry, after the final coat, I buff with a
shoe brush. The company that makes it (perhaps there are others as well)
is:
Siphon Art
P.O. Box 710
San Rafael, CA (USA)
94915
I got mine at an art store & I have no affiliation with Siphon Art.
I use mostly a "dry" look (underglazes, stains & oxides with no overglaze,
but sometimes wanted a bit of a coating, not a hard sharp shine like glaze
produces, but something softer. I wasn't happy with any of the other
waxes, shoe polish, floor coatings that I tried. This doesn't smell bad
either!
Hope you like it!
Valice
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