tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post5364352500968446198..comments2024-02-13T12:30:12.250+00:00Comments on paul the potter: Ash Glaze Results & New Slipware JugsPaul Jessophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049186132665105757noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-20838817722701075672012-10-16T17:14:05.560+01:002012-10-16T17:14:05.560+01:00I did a little clay work in reduction but am now s...I did a little clay work in reduction but am now switching to electric oxidation. Your glaze work is so luminesent and clay colors wonderful. Is it all oxidation? Cone? Love the red color to the clay. <br /><br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-78418167233146152132009-04-02T20:44:00.000+01:002009-04-02T20:44:00.000+01:00Thanks Paul. P.Thanks Paul. P.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-70621592163750312982009-04-02T08:02:00.000+01:002009-04-02T08:02:00.000+01:00Peter,I use 100% Ball Clay (hyplas 71)and I tend t...Peter,<BR/><BR/>I use 100% Ball Clay (hyplas 71)<BR/>and I tend to dip my pots in it when they are leather hard.<BR/>I sometimes get the slip peeling off under the glaze but only on the edge of a rim or handle, it happens to all of us at some point, by belief is that it occurs if the clay is to dry at that point when the slip is applied.Paul Jessophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049186132665105757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-48729087308680283882009-04-02T05:46:00.000+01:002009-04-02T05:46:00.000+01:00Hi Paul, Thanks for your nice comment on my site. ...Hi Paul, Thanks for your nice comment on my site. Some time soon I would love to pick your brain about slips and glazes. <BR/><BR/>Actually, no time like the present.<BR/><BR/>I usually make a white slip with 50/50 china clay and ball clay and brush it on at soft leather hard stage (or when the work is still on the wheel). Mostly it seems to bond with the pot OK, but occasionally it comes loose under a glaze when firing. Sometimes I wonder if I should be adding a little frit to it to assist the bond to the pot, I just wondered what you do?? P.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-13123038643547867312009-04-01T16:17:00.000+01:002009-04-01T16:17:00.000+01:00Experimentation costs nothing. It's not as though...Experimentation costs nothing. It's not as though you'd be losing what you've found already.potterboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318088177021111914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-15551739476212880982009-04-01T08:22:00.000+01:002009-04-01T08:22:00.000+01:00Thank you for your comments everyone, Nice to see ...Thank you for your comments everyone, Nice to see my eldest daughter checking in on me. I've already decided not to sell the two jugs but keep hold of them as a marker for getting to where I want to be in life as a potter.<BR/> (does that make sense?)<BR/>As for the Ash glaze I'm in two minds right now, do I experiment more or just keep it simple.Paul Jessophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049186132665105757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-24966930119098323062009-04-01T00:20:00.000+01:002009-04-01T00:20:00.000+01:00well what a step up in the PJ range, oh so nice to...well what a step up in the PJ range, oh so nice to get results so quickly, nicely done..ang designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818952156682990100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-90455367624088679622009-03-31T20:54:00.000+01:002009-03-31T20:54:00.000+01:00The little thumbnail photo on my link to your site...The little thumbnail photo on my link to your site of your 4lb jug, glowed a happy welcome to me this morning, and I was so pleased to see the full photo of it on your blog. Your 4lb jug has a lovely form, lively, wholesome, and cheerful. The glaze works so nicely over the slip, with your confident throwing rings and detailing around the rim showing up well. The tall green jug with incised decoration and the movement in the glaze is really special, (and I really like the handle).<BR/>The glaze tests are so interesting, and must be most encouraging for you. I assume that the very alkaline nature of the ash is causing the bluey green.<BR/>Wonderful stuff. P.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-20949655701253357922009-03-31T19:32:00.000+01:002009-03-31T19:32:00.000+01:00Looks like you're on your way to figuring out the ...Looks like you're on your way to figuring out the ash glaze, Paul. Pretty cool.Hollis Engleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550281579804944085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-90370754671787076202009-03-31T14:38:00.000+01:002009-03-31T14:38:00.000+01:004 lb. jug is beautiful... dreamy color4 lb. jug is beautiful... dreamy colorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-18815510954811329442009-03-31T14:16:00.000+01:002009-03-31T14:16:00.000+01:00that jug with the finger wipes is pretty fantastic...that jug with the finger wipes is pretty fantastic! i'm excited that you've found a way to use that ash in your glazes. rock on!brandon phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410108166763940251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-24459894496686552272009-03-31T14:05:00.000+01:002009-03-31T14:05:00.000+01:00You know the King has always been fond of jugs. K...You know the King has always been fond of jugs. Keep up the good work and see you soon. Good King HalMike Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132097172896866666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-69798882220365767922009-03-31T13:32:00.000+01:002009-03-31T13:32:00.000+01:00Wow, i really LOVE the jugs! Great form and colour...Wow, i really LOVE the jugs! Great form and colour. As for the egg cup colours, i prefer the one on the right. (for egg cups anyway), the other green would look great as a mug i think.Laura Elizabeth Jessophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559697731139983873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070171807625943329.post-25356944537598786652009-03-31T11:58:00.000+01:002009-03-31T11:58:00.000+01:00Like all those. Jug forms are lovely - I've tried...Like all those. Jug forms are lovely - I've tried making the tall ones - mine are ok, but I can't get the handles on striaght, for some reason. But yours look lovely.<BR/><BR/>So that ash glaze is a clear glaze then? I thought it was white, but you've put it over slip - right? I like it. I noticed the other day, using Ron's mug, that his glaze (which isn't lead based?) runs a bit like that and pools to a thick run - it's nice and quite typical ash-glaze effect. Would like to see it in the hand, though. Pity you can't make it on Saturday.potterboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318088177021111914noreply@blogger.com