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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
Class List and Contact Info
Thanks everybody for a wonderful class! It was so fantastic working with all of you! This blog will stay up if you ever want any of the information from the class. And feel free to post other information that I may have neglected to document. Safe travels everyone!
Jenny Mendes
www.jennymendes.com
jennymendes@hotmail.com
home- 440-729-4933
Brandi Jessup
www.brandijessup.com
BrandiJessup@gmail.com
307-272-8388
Yolanda Walker
Ywalker26@gmail.com
704-287-7460
Mike Newman
Lynne Osterman
O_Lynne@yahoo.com
941-313-0096
Victoria Dawes
victoriadawes@gmail.com
Julie Guyot
www.julieguyot.com
Julieguyot@yahoo.com
850-445- 0085
Lisa Joerling
Lisajoerling@gmail.com
828-765-5392
Don Reynolds
Dreynolds1031@hotmail.com
203-727-5900
Anita Blackwell
anita.blackwell@yahoo.com
828-765-1937
Kari Thurman
Kari.Thurman@gmail.com
810-772-1566
Amber Chambers
amberchambersmalbrough@gmail.com
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Slip Recipes!
Pilcher White Slip:
Ball Clay 25
EPK 25
Silica 25
Cornwall 12.5
Neph Sy 12.5
Zircopax 5
Frit 3124 5
Julie's Lowfire Vitreous Slip
Talc 15
Frit 3124 10
Neph Sy 15
Ball Clay 40
EPK 20
Ball Clay 25
EPK 25
Silica 25
Cornwall 12.5
Neph Sy 12.5
Zircopax 5
Frit 3124 5
Julie's Lowfire Vitreous Slip
Talc 15
Frit 3124 10
Neph Sy 15
Ball Clay 40
EPK 20
Washes
Here are all of the washes...
Gertsley Borate: (real Glossy, kind of acts like a glaze)
2:1 Water to Borate
Borax: (speckled shiny spots)
4:1 Water to Borax
Lithium: (eats through sig and underglaze. kind of like rust)
4:1 Water to Lithium
Soda Ash: (atmospheric, kind of speckley spots)
light: 6:1 Water to soda ash
heavier: 3:1 Water to soda ash
We also used Manganese, copper carb, black copper oxide and red iron oxide mixed with water as washes.
You can also try putting lithium in your slip. It will eat through the sig from underneath. This is much more subtle than applying a wash directly to the surface. try 2tsp lithium to 1.5 cups of slip
Gertsley Borate: (real Glossy, kind of acts like a glaze)
2:1 Water to Borate
Borax: (speckled shiny spots)
4:1 Water to Borax
Lithium: (eats through sig and underglaze. kind of like rust)
4:1 Water to Lithium
Soda Ash: (atmospheric, kind of speckley spots)
light: 6:1 Water to soda ash
heavier: 3:1 Water to soda ash
We also used Manganese, copper carb, black copper oxide and red iron oxide mixed with water as washes.
You can also try putting lithium in your slip. It will eat through the sig from underneath. This is much more subtle than applying a wash directly to the surface. try 2tsp lithium to 1.5 cups of slip
Terra Sig: colors and amounts
Here all all of the colors we used in the class. Stain names and numbers. All stains are Mason stains. We used XX Sagar, and Red Art as bases. To make the Sig mix 20 lbs of water with 10 lbs of clay and a tbsp or so sodium silicate. Mix well with a drill then let it sit for at least 1 day until it separates. The heavy particles will sink to the bottom, and the thin stuff on top is the Sig. Then mix 1.5 cups of the sig with desired colorant, and a few drops of Muriatic acid. Add a drop at a time then mix. Be careful not to add too much, the acid can gel your sig really quickly.
Red Art
Clover Pink 6023- 3tsp
Chartreuse 6236- 1 tsp
Peacock green -2 tsp
Leaf green -3 tsp
Burnt Umber- 5 tsp
Deep orchid – 2 tsp
Cobalt blue- 2 ½ tsp
Mazerine blue- 2tsp
XX Saggar
Walnut Brown 2 tsp
Sage- 2 ½ tsp
Peacock 6266 - 1tsp
#4 sig-Praseodymium 6450 - 3tsp, Crocus martis -3tsp
Praseodymium yellow- 3 tsp
Mint green 6271- 2 1.2 tsp
Florentine 6202- 2 tsp
Zirconium Yellow – 3 tsp
Turquoise 6364- 2 ½ tsp
Dark lavender 3610- 1 ½ tsp
Naples Yellow- 3 tsp
Deep blue orchid- 3 tsp
Victoria green 6204- 2 tsp
Walnut Brown- tsp
Mazerine blue- 1tsp(light) 2tsp (dark)
Mediterranean blue 6343- 3tsp
Wedgwood 6310- 2 ½ tsp
Teal 6305- 2 tsp
Chrome tin violet 6304- 3 tsp
Pansy Purple 6385- 3 tsp
Saturn Orange 6121- 3 tsp
Flesh 6098- 2 tsp
Dark Yellow 6402- 2 tsp
Anita's Yellow: Vanadium Yellow –3 tsp, Zirconium yellow 3 tsp
6280 Avocado – 3 tsp
Brandi's Lime Green: 1 Tbsp praseodymium yellow, ¼ tsp peacock green
Brandi's Grassy Green: 1 Tbsp praseodymium yellow, ¼ tsp leaf green
Lobster 6026- 2 ½ Tbsp
Robins egg blue 6376 – 2 ½ tsp
French Green 6219- 1 tsp
Crimson 6004 – 3tsp
We also used Barnard sig for a dark chocolatey sig, and Newman Red Sig for an orangey red.
Red Art
Clover Pink 6023- 3tsp
Chartreuse 6236- 1 tsp
Peacock green -2 tsp
Leaf green -3 tsp
Burnt Umber- 5 tsp
Deep orchid – 2 tsp
Cobalt blue- 2 ½ tsp
Mazerine blue- 2tsp
XX Saggar
Walnut Brown 2 tsp
Sage- 2 ½ tsp
Peacock 6266 - 1tsp
#4 sig-Praseodymium 6450 - 3tsp, Crocus martis -3tsp
Praseodymium yellow- 3 tsp
Mint green 6271- 2 1.2 tsp
Florentine 6202- 2 tsp
Zirconium Yellow – 3 tsp
Turquoise 6364- 2 ½ tsp
Dark lavender 3610- 1 ½ tsp
Naples Yellow- 3 tsp
Deep blue orchid- 3 tsp
Victoria green 6204- 2 tsp
Walnut Brown- tsp
Mazerine blue- 1tsp(light) 2tsp (dark)
Mediterranean blue 6343- 3tsp
Wedgwood 6310- 2 ½ tsp
Teal 6305- 2 tsp
Chrome tin violet 6304- 3 tsp
Pansy Purple 6385- 3 tsp
Saturn Orange 6121- 3 tsp
Flesh 6098- 2 tsp
Dark Yellow 6402- 2 tsp
Anita's Yellow: Vanadium Yellow –3 tsp, Zirconium yellow 3 tsp
6280 Avocado – 3 tsp
Brandi's Lime Green: 1 Tbsp praseodymium yellow, ¼ tsp peacock green
Brandi's Grassy Green: 1 Tbsp praseodymium yellow, ¼ tsp leaf green
Lobster 6026- 2 ½ Tbsp
Robins egg blue 6376 – 2 ½ tsp
French Green 6219- 1 tsp
Crimson 6004 – 3tsp
We also used Barnard sig for a dark chocolatey sig, and Newman Red Sig for an orangey red.
Friday, November 2, 2012
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