Cindy Bracker on thu 16 mar 06
Hello all,
We received this e-mail here at Brackers, and I thought there might =20
be some clayarters who might know of a closer location where this =20
person can buy supplies? Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Cindy
Cindy Bracker
Bracker's Good Earth Clays, Inc.
888-822-1982
http://www.brackers.com
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>> From:
>> Date: March 14, 2006 3:47:56 PM CST
>> To:
>> Subject: ceramic supplies
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>> Dear Sir/Madam,
>> I am a British ceramic artist working on a voluntary project in =20
>> Guatemala. I am
>> working with an NGO called the Riecken Foundation (whose head =20
>> offices are based in
>> Washington DC) who are setting up libraries in Honduras and =20
>> Guatemala. I am the
>> (first ever) artist in residence in two of the libraries in the =20
>> Quiche region in
>> Guatemala and I am hoping to build a sculpture garden in one of =20
>> the towns,
>> Chich=E9,usingceramic as the main medium for the sculptures.
>> I have discovered that ceramic supplies are not easy to come by =20
>> here and I am
>> researching the possibility of ordering glazes from the US. At =20
>> this stage, I do
>> not know exactly what I want to order, but it will be a range of =20
>> glaze/underglaze
>> probably in powder form (I imagine that will be the lightest to =20
>> send) and there may be
>> somecolours that I will need larger quantities of (perhaps 2.5 - =20
>> 5kgs) as I work in
>> architectural ceramics. With this information, do you think you =20
>> could give me an
>> estimation ofhow much it costs to ship packages to Antigua =20
>> Guatemala by weight?
>> Also if you couldsuggest which products would be most suitable =20
>> given my meagre
>> budget? I am working as a member of the Artcorps, a US based =20
>> volunteer programme
>> which placesartists with NGOs in Guatemala and El Salvador, so if =20
>> there is any
>> possibility of sponorship or discounts it would be very much =20
>> appreciated indeed!
>> Thanking you,
>> Kay Aplin
>> jkaplin@boltblue.com
>>
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Melinda Collins on thu 16 mar 06
Well........where to start?
You will not find ceramic/colorant raw materials in Guatemala........if you
have a clay source, ........which you can dig on most mountains, then you will
have clay. If you do not have a clay source, then you have to ask around, and
you will find some. That's easy-red clay..
As to pigments/colors.................on the road to Coban, you will see
yellow striations in the cut outs in the road near Coban..........these are
wonderful sources of v ery fine yellow clay which fires red and is very fine if
decanted.
Other pigment sources are Annai's Ceramica in Guatemala City, in zone 9,
which can supply you with Duncan underglazes. These will not be econonmical, as
you need a large supply, and the aduana on shipping some in is exorbant. By the
time you get it, you will wish you hadn't...............
My suggestion is to use white and red (road to Coban or red clay) pigments,
and if you plan to do sculpture using other colored pigments, you will be out
of luck.......but
remember, if you want to make this a lasting tribute, then use what they
have.......good luck, after living 7 years in Guatemala and having a teaching
porcelain clay studio, you have my best wishes.............Melinda Collins, of
Kerrville TX formerly Antigua Guatemala PS..........Incesa, the factory that
produces bathroom vessels in Guatemala City, always was my supplier of ceramic
raw materials for a porcelaneous stoneware, but they require 3-400 pounds of
purchase. They have glazes you can buy which they use, but they are cone 6 and
it doesn't sound like you will be firing that high...............it wasn't
easy, that 7 year gig I had but you have to remember to use what is available,
which is a lot........there is a mica mountain, and........that mica, in red
clay, is beautiful...........you won't need more
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