Emily, I was reading your blog and wanted to wish you the best in your move. I love to hear when folks are willing to make dramatic changes in their lives. Good luck and will look forward to some new beautiful work. Mark Knott
Hi Emily-Just wanted to let you know I used your soda ash/whiting method, introduced on a plank of wood into my gas/wood/soda kiln for first firing. I used about 7lbs, since it was first firing. My stacking space is 3 12 x 24 shelves deep with 52 inches to highest point of arch. The results were beautiful, and the cleanup was not bad at all - definitely less corrosive to floor bricks! Thanks for sharing your info and keep making those great pots!
Cheers, jason
hey thanks for the comment, Emily Murphy! I think your vase forms are awesome.. you know, the ones with the little things coming out of the top. (pic 5) very very cool... definitely the most playful of the bunch. not to mention the rest are pretty dang nice too. pic 15.... damn that'd look good on my table, good on anybody's table.
Saw that you are traveling to Germany. Here's the website of a potter who came and presented to my students: http://www.armbruster-porzellan.de/home+M52087573ab0.html
Moni is very sweet and her work is great. Don't know if you will be in her part of the country (south) but thought you might like the info. Have a great time!
Thanks Emily, this is helpful. With the dimensional data you've provided I can compare the volume of your chamber with that of my own kiln and see how the amounts of soda we've been using match up. I can then make an adjustment to my quantity.
That's a good question. I'm really not sure. I looked in the admin options and I didn't see a way to change it. I will keep looking and working on it. Honestly, I am not extremely computer savvy. I think I can change it by using CSS, but I have to read up on how to do it. Are you familiar with CSS?
Pamela
uh, wandered a bit. looked at the gallery. it was very busy there. cafe was packed, classes were going on. i did see the kiln across from your studio, but it was closed. is that the soda kiln?
Emily - the Tile 6 slip recipe says "lots of soda". How much soda do you add to your ware chamber during the firing and how large is the soda chamber? I've got a 43 cubic foot salt/soda chamber. I've fired the kiln 6 times and added 7 pounds of salt last time with the results barely visible. I plan to add 10 pounds of a salt/soda mixture next firing.
emily,
i was in chicago last week visiting my sister in buena park. i stopped by lilstreet. i went upstairs and rang the doorbell, but no one ever came. sorry to have missed meeting you and seeing the studios.
-kyle
Hey! I just wanted to let you know, I was the girl from the soda/salt group that was determined to get your cup at the cup sale at NCECA and I did and I love it!
No RSS feed yet for my blog. I'm long overdue to set one up, but want to move the whole thing into Wordpress first -- so far it's just one long page that I'm editing by hand. Sorry for the irregular posting schedule... when it's pots vs. words, the pots usually win.
I still enjoy your mug that I got at Haus Gallery last year every time I use it - thanks!
The credit for this surface goes to David Hayashida. He was with me at Sheridan College. I named it after him: "Daves Snow" (hope you're not blushing Dave). It is:
70% Neph Sye
30% calcined EPK or Tile 6.
It was sprayed very heavy and from a distance. The mixture that went into the kiln is: RATIO
Soda ash 2
Borax 0.5
Salt 1
I look forward to being a part of this group. I will soon have a web site and put the rest of the pagoda pots for viewing. Using this recipe and salt/soda mixtures, I got some very interesting and diverse surfaces.
Hi Emily- I use Bauer Flashing Slip as well. I agree with Jayson in that it flakes off if it is applied too thickly on bisque. It needs to be "really" thin, like "skim milk" or it will flake. Even with this application I've had problems with the flaking at times. Believe it or not my best and most consistent results with this slip are to apply it to bone dry ware (again very thin). I've never had a problem with this method of application on bone dry ware. Here's the formula:
OM4 Ball Clay - 42
EPK - 42
Zircopax - 10.5
Borax - 5.5
Seems to me that you are crucial in helping get this thing rolling. I really appreciate your enthusiasm and promoting of this site. Great work, keep it up!
Pamela
mmmmm....... Soda
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Cheers, jason
Moni is very sweet and her work is great. Don't know if you will be in her part of the country (south) but thought you might like the info. Have a great time!
Pamela
i was in chicago last week visiting my sister in buena park. i stopped by lilstreet. i went upstairs and rang the doorbell, but no one ever came. sorry to have missed meeting you and seeing the studios.
-kyle
No RSS feed yet for my blog. I'm long overdue to set one up, but want to move the whole thing into Wordpress first -- so far it's just one long page that I'm editing by hand. Sorry for the irregular posting schedule... when it's pots vs. words, the pots usually win.
I still enjoy your mug that I got at Haus Gallery last year every time I use it - thanks!
Scott
The credit for this surface goes to David Hayashida. He was with me at Sheridan College. I named it after him: "Daves Snow" (hope you're not blushing Dave). It is:
70% Neph Sye
30% calcined EPK or Tile 6.
It was sprayed very heavy and from a distance. The mixture that went into the kiln is: RATIO
Soda ash 2
Borax 0.5
Salt 1
I look forward to being a part of this group. I will soon have a web site and put the rest of the pagoda pots for viewing. Using this recipe and salt/soda mixtures, I got some very interesting and diverse surfaces.
Arlynn
OM4 Ball Clay - 42
EPK - 42
Zircopax - 10.5
Borax - 5.5
Best, Gary
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