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industrial metallic glazes

updated thu 3 jan 08

 

Sabri Justin Douglas Ben-Achour on wed 2 jan 08


So over the past few years I've seen increasing numbers of industrially mad=
e ceramics with silver-mirror metallic glazes. These aren't the 'gunmetal'=
lustres available to us, they are really like polished aluminum. does any=
one have any clue how these sorts of industrial metallic glazes are made???=
or where one can get them?=20

examples: =20
http://www.decorinteriorsus.com/Metallic-Drizzled-Glaze-Ceramic-Vase-p/he-7=
105.htm
http://www.vasesgalore.com/porcelain-vases/table-vases/porcelain-vases/tabl=
e-vases/silvermetallicvase.cfm

an 'acid etched glaze' - anyone know how this works????
http://www.drawrm.com/4882.htm

Sabri
www.thesabritree.com


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Lynn Goodman Porcelain Pottery on wed 2 jan 08


On Jan 2, 2008, at 5:35 PM, Sabri Justin Douglas Ben-Achour wrote:

> So over the past few years I've seen increasing numbers of
> industrially made ceramics with silver-mirror metallic glazes.
> These aren't the 'gunmetal' lustres available to us, they are
> really like polished aluminum. does anyone have any clue how these
> sorts of industrial metallic glazes are made??? or where one can
> get them?
>
> examples:
> http://www.decorinteriorsus.com/Metallic-Drizzled-Glaze-Ceramic-
> Vase-p/he-7105.htm
> http://www.vasesgalore.com/porcelain-vases/table-vases/porcelain-
> vases/table-vases/silvermetallicvase.cfm

The metallic silver looks like luster to me.

Lynn


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