Lili Krakowski on mon 20 dec 04
If you have not added Bentonite to the glaze straight off--and, =
following Fraser, I always add, except for slip galzes, doing the =
Calcium chloride or Epsom Salts in the wet or "slop" mix, you do not =
need to find a blender. Take about a pint of the well stirred up glaze, =
place in shallow wide pan so it spreads as thin as possible, dry out =
over night. Wearing your mask, add the dry bentonite to dry glaze, =
smoosh it up well, so the bentonite is distributed, and add water. =
Sieve before adding to slop pail. Then sieve the whole thing.
To reduction by "doing things" and "adding stuff" I say NO. There =
are electric kiln reduction glazes, using silicon carbide. Read up on =
them. But any modification to your electric kiln better be done by an =
expert. Any modification that can increase the danger of fire better be =
done by an expert and in a place where there is no hazard to building,. =
house, like that.
Any modification to your kiln, gas tanksin house, who knows, may =
ENDANGER YOUR INSURANCE POLICY. AND ANNOY ZONING AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
As I understand it there now are combo kilns, and go look there, and =
check with "everyone" before you take that route.
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I do not know why so many potters act as though they were =
multi-millionaires, and to hell with common sense. So I turn the =
neighbors curtains black, and kill the koi in their pond? Sue me! So =
I burn down the neighborhood, and so on? Sue me!
Most of us are not in that financial bracket. I know some are, bless =
you. But even Deep Pocket Potters should be thoughtful and take care.
Now. Last year same time I had trouble with two potted lemon trees. =
Asked for advice. Between Dannon and Mr Goldsobel we even got three =
lemons! Thanks.
Thanks also to all the Mevinim who are so kind and so thoughtful and so =
generous generous. Is there any other trade in which the Best and =
Brightest--the prize winners, the super successes, the Great Teachers =
fling advice about? Think on it! Do Nobel Prize winners, and Best =
Selling Authors, and Professor of this and That, and CEOs hand out =
advice as though it were PJ sandwiches? Thank you for all that--and for =
maintaining the humility of craft.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST. Thank you Bonnie Hellman. Unsung heroine of =
Clayart. I tremble at the thought of tax forms, and thank goodness we =
have a very nice accountant. But thank you Bonnie for all the priceless =
advice you give. I read every word, and I thank you--because you are =
generous and kind and detailed and clear and help people a lot. Even if =
it is limited to "talking points" with their accountant.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Kate Johnson on mon 20 dec 04
>If you have not added Bentonite to the glaze straight off--and, following
>Fraser, I always add, except for slip galzes, doing the Calcium chloride or
>Epsom Salts in the wet or "slop" mix, you do not need to find a blender.
Slip glazes being those to which you add some clay? That's what I'm doing,
at this point...
Will borax work here, too as well as Epsom Salts?
>Take about a pint of the well stirred up glaze, place in shallow wide pan
>so it spreads as thin as possible, dry out over night. Wearing your mask,
>add the dry bentonite to dry glaze, smoosh it up well, so the bentonite is
>distributed, and add water. Sieve before adding to slop pail. Then sieve
>the whole thing.
Thanks, Lili...
Head down, plowing on ahead...
Best--
Kate
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