Lizette Thomas on sun 8 feb 98
Recently a friend gave me over 35 jars of Amaco Majolica colors. I have been
experimenting w/ them. My problem with them is that they seem to me to look
too much like opaque underglazes when used over my majolica glaze ( I am
using Linda Arbuckle's recipe ) They just don't have that " melt into the
glaze" look that mason stains do on Majolica glaze. My question .Is there
anything ( any frit ) that I can add to these commerical Amaco majolica
colors, that might make them " flow more like a stain " into the glaze, hense
finding someway to salvage all these materials? Many Thanks for any
suggestions Lizzette
Tim Stowell on mon 9 feb 98
We have experimented using commercial underglazes and the Majolica colors
you're using. Try watering them down quite a bit and only use one or two
brushstrokes. You have to develop a feel for the consistency of the
colorants. By using differing amounts of water you can get an incredible
variety of effects. Good Luck
Tim
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Stacey Gerard 290 River Street
tstwll@juno.com Troy, NY 12180
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---===Diane Mann===--- on mon 9 feb 98
I have been using these glaze materials successfully over their own GL11 and
firing to c/04. Also, I have been having glaze like results using 3 coats
on straight bisque without putting another glaze underneath or on top ot
them. Diane Mann
At 10:33 PM 2/8/98 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Recently a friend gave me over 35 jars of Amaco Majolica colors. I have been
>experimenting w/ them. My problem with them is that they seem to me to look
>too much like opaque underglazes when used over my majolica glaze ( I am
>using Linda Arbuckle's recipe ) They just don't have that " melt into the
>glaze" look that mason stains do on Majolica glaze. My question .Is there
>anything ( any frit ) that I can add to these commerical Amaco majolica
>colors, that might make them " flow more like a stain " into the glaze, hense
>finding someway to salvage all these materials? Many Thanks for any
>suggestions Lizzette
>
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Dana Carlson on tue 10 feb 98
Lizzette,
Frit 3124 w/stain and gerstley borate w/stain both work well applied to
Arbuckles glaze, maybe one of them? I liked the suggestion of trying the
Amaco colors watered down, though.
Dana
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