tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post5348914433520137129..comments2023-12-23T08:26:04.543-05:00Comments on Gary's third pottery blog: not as dirty as cleaning septic tanks but ICK anyway...Gary's third pottery bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-16328023139437381442012-05-25T15:13:47.491-04:002012-05-25T15:13:47.491-04:00Cool! No wonder you're a good cook too! Thanks...Cool! No wonder you're a good cook too! Thanks for the nifty glaze primer. <br /><br />Julia, I am totally in love with the goat in the wheelbarrow photo. Too cute!Claudia from Idiot's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541460586713196175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-12723948475346235462012-05-25T14:05:24.327-04:002012-05-25T14:05:24.327-04:00Loved your cliff notes version of how glazes work ...Loved your cliff notes version of how glazes work for Claudia. You should write a book.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077677066902349111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-85283115587308586822012-05-25T13:52:56.398-04:002012-05-25T13:52:56.398-04:00OK, these glazes? Claudia--clay is made of silica...OK, these glazes? Claudia--clay is made of silica, kaolin, feldspar, iron, sand, talc, etc. Stuff like that combined, more or less. Glaze ALSO has a little clay in it, from the list above, but more tilted toward the things that turn to glass, like feldspar and less clay. PLUS the things that add color, like cobalt for blues, copper for greens, iron for browns or something...but that varies depending on all the rest of the stuff in there, plus you have your whitening things, like zinc or tin oxide which can also make a clear glassy glaze opaque, and some glazes melt differently and are matte surface. But I know what I like, generally a semi smooth and semi-shiny, semi-glossy opaque glaze a little more pastel in color, you know? Almost all of my 18 glazes are my own inventions, and the couple that are not I have altered to my liking--like baking: take the oatmeal cookie recipe, out with the spice and raisin, in with the cocoa powder and choc chips!<br />The jade and the spring green I mix from big recipe cards--just go down the list, measure and toss the stuff in the bucket, then mix, sieve, etc from scratch. I make the turquoise, which has as a base, as I said, 4 diff. glazes, i simply take mixed wet spring green and jade and combine equal cups into another bucket, stir it up, voila! Turquoise! COULD not be easier---as in, mixing 2 large glaze batches actually gives me 3 different glazes at the same time :)Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-47840904827993670292012-05-25T12:16:15.380-04:002012-05-25T12:16:15.380-04:00well I just finished reading your book,I mean blog...well I just finished reading your book,I mean blog, that is what happens when one goes out of town.<br />I am very interested in the how- do you now mix the recipes seperate or all as one?<br />The food- looks so good!cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-15429374978465132272012-05-25T10:30:33.061-04:002012-05-25T10:30:33.061-04:00The basement is like your mad scientist lair.The basement is like your mad scientist lair.smalltownmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857871195417461235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-67745264966190239122012-05-25T10:03:11.859-04:002012-05-25T10:03:11.859-04:00Combining and layering glazes can be fun. You can...Combining and layering glazes can be fun. You can make something beautiful or make a mess. Yours came out beautiful.<br />I'm always telling student that since glazes are chemicals that react to the heat you might not get what you expect, like black and white doesn't make grey it makes blue. Awesome when it works.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-84789148219920718482012-05-25T09:52:07.664-04:002012-05-25T09:52:07.664-04:00That is wacky. So do you mix the original glazes ...That is wacky. So do you mix the original glazes first then combine them or do you mix all 28 ingredients in a single batch?-Rob, Simple Circle Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870433162485160315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-83087921075616687332012-05-25T09:29:39.150-04:002012-05-25T09:29:39.150-04:00Okay, flute chick here who knows zip about pottery...Okay, flute chick here who knows zip about pottery (other than how to buy it).... Can you give a quick tutorial on what goes into a glaze? What is it made out of? Not looking for state secrets but I am curious. <br /><br />Those big cups are very cool! I like the shape and size. Don't even get me started on the bowls...they are my weakness!Claudia from Idiot's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541460586713196175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-54219265309644296322012-05-25T09:07:19.565-04:002012-05-25T09:07:19.565-04:00everything that goes along with glazing is a pain....everything that goes along with glazing is a pain. we are cramped for space so now that good weather is here our glaze operation has moved outdoors. way more convenient, but i just hate looking at all those messy buckets out there.<br />oh well, aside from that... the life of a potter is GOOD!Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-35652852023343513482012-05-25T08:49:44.598-04:002012-05-25T08:49:44.598-04:00You are living proof that great glazes come from a...You are living proof that great glazes come from a willingness to experiment.<br /><br />Your mixing area is why I pay my local supplier <i>Dew Claw Studios</i> to make my glazes. Their glazes are always perfect, to the point that I hardly test anymore. It's worth the mixing fee and I don't have to store a lot of stuff.<br /><br />Your breakfast is making me hungry!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-73267709165233355762012-05-25T07:57:35.934-04:002012-05-25T07:57:35.934-04:00Ah-ha...no wonder they are so intriguing and beaut...Ah-ha...no wonder they are so intriguing and beautiful! Always fun to develop new things, less fun to follow up and replicate, eh?Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.com