In addtion to pottery, knitting is a chance to use color, pattern, tools and techniques in the service of a functional product. Knitting is handy when you need a portable project – e.g. when you’re recovering in bed, or have l-o-n-g waits for medical or vet appointments. I’ve become a more patient waiter since I… Continue reading Knitting
Author: arbuck
Potter, Professor Emerita, Ceramics at University of FL, Gainesville.
Blinded by Science
There are a couple of guys from Alfred who have a forward clay company, Matt and Dave’s Clay. I haven’t met then face-to-face, but they’re fun, lively guys, at least on the internet. For those of you who wonder about the materials WHY in ceramics, they have a Science page on their clay web site. Included… Continue reading Blinded by Science
The menu from Cafe Gratitude
My husband, Lee, is an unapologetic foodie. Particularly a California foodie. He brought home a menu from one of his pilgrimages from Cafe Gratitude that I loved, not just for the food it featured, but for the concepts of the dish names. I thought about how clever it was to think about food this way,… Continue reading The menu from Cafe Gratitude
Video clip on flocculating glaze on Ceramic Arts Daily!
Thanks to Donna Chung for letting me know that Ceramic Arts Daily posted a video clip from the DVD I did for them. It’s a demo on flocculating glaze. Check it out. One of my favorite visual demos. http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramic-supplies/ceramic-glaze/video-of-the-week-how-to-flocculate-a-ceramic-glaze-for-better-coverage/
More testing
There’s a glaze that has been used by sculpture people for a fleshy surface. Lately Drew Avakian at UF has been looking into it for his constructed pottery. I like the waxy look, an tried it with iron. at 5% iron, it has dramatic thin-to-thick changes from rust to creamy, showing dark slip and breaking a bit on… Continue reading More testing
Testing for treasure
Clean Creek Products is a company that markets materials reclaimed from coal mining. They’ve had a booth at NCECA to showcase their iron and manganese. There is a show coming up that features these materials, and I’ve been working with their iron and manganese to try to get something pretty in a glaze. On top of most… Continue reading Testing for treasure
Glaze tests
My test tiles yielded a few things I thought worth trying. There’s a show coming up that’s about using the recycled iron and/or manganese from Clean Creek Products. Normally, brown is not high on my color favorites list. On majolica glaze, iron is just… brown. So, I was looking for something richer. Amber? Rust? One… Continue reading Glaze tests
Hello world!
For some time I’ve been enjoying the blogs of other people and thinking I should set one up to share various things. Time is always the question, but summer is a good time for me to begin. I’ve just gotten a new Skutt Glaze Tech test kiln, and have been working on some iron and… Continue reading Hello world!