50/50 Wash

I'm This is the go to wash in our studio. 

It was brought to my attention by Jess a few years back and I huffed and puffed when I first saw her use it, but I quickly came around after playing with it, and was floored after seeing results when it's used in conjunction with the stencils, Since then, we've seen it referenced by John Britt in his glaze books. 

(2) tablespoons gerstly borate

(2) tablespoons masion stain

(1) cup water

I imagine that any masion stain or oxide can be used when mixing this up.

I use this instead of using an underglaze wash when layering on shino glazes. 

Brush it on.

Sponge it off.

Sand the surface.

Wipe it down.

Sun dry and set aside for glazing.

The Simple Joy of Food Coloring

Quick solution for a new problem...

Recently I've been finding myself juggling a few different white glazes at a time while glazing up kiln a load of work. A few nights ago, I noticed that my small bucket of Eggshell White that I was testing was ominously empty. ????? Last time I had used it I had poured it into a narrow container to make it volumetrically easier to dip my test yunomi into, but unfortunately I must have poured it into... aaaaaaah, which bucket?
Oh Darn it!

So... my stopgap solution, (aside from limiting my pallet), is tinting a few of my problematic glazes with food coloring so I can keep a thumb on what glaze goes back into which bucket.

 The tinting is subtle, but it serves its purpose. So far the food coloring seems to burn away without affecting my finished glazes.

 You know... This wouldn't be a problem if I kept 15 gallon pails of my favorite glazes mixed up and on hand like a real potter.

New Sidebar Feature Links

Well it seems like a really good idea.

I've set up 2 hotlinks on my side bar to link to a menu posting that I use as a libraryed jumpsite to a whole lot of other postings.

One is my studio glazes. This will continue to be filled out as this moves along. It at least proves helpful when I can't find my recipe book.

The other is the Demo Library. This is worth checking out if you haven't had the time to dig through the past postings to see what's buried back there. I'll keep adding to it as we move forward so stay tuned....

Oh yeah... and any feed back REALLY helps!

Our Studio's Cone 6 Glazes

Here's my studio's recipe book for the cone 6 glazes that I use.

I'm a very firm believer in sharing recipes. I also know it's how we use what we are given that determines the out come.

All of the listed recipes are hot-linked out to detailed postings through-out the blog.

Oribe Green

Clear Liner











Blue Hare's Fur

NutMeg

SDSU Texture & Crawl Glaze

Satin White (aka MoonCrater White)