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yohen crystalline glazes?
Hi,
I have just begun a pottery class and am having fun at it. For another class I had to observe a couple pieces at a museum, and in wandering around after having taken note of those pieces I happened across a modern bowl with a blue overglaze onto of a "yohen-type glaze." In looking on the internet, I found photos of virtually the same effect he http://www.puckergallery.com/miyamura.html Granted that I know no more about glazes than just the cheap clear glaze we paint onto our high-school pots, I would still like to learn more about it. A google search thus far has turned up galleries and some notes about potters, but no definitive step-by-step description of how to execute yohen glazes, let alone this particular hematite-like crystalline yohen glaze. I learned that it involves charcoal or ash :-) But that's about it :-( Can it be done in the electric kilns we have? If not, can a kiln be affordably built? Well, to be honest with myself, I'm not likely to get around to building kilns or mastering yohen glazes when I've barely begun in pottery, but I'd still truly love to learn more if you know of any books or websites or can personally tell me moe about it. thanks! -Bernard Arnest |
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You should learn about glazes in general to begin with. It is a wonderful
mix of science and art. http://www.masteringglazes.com/Pages/wherebuyframe.html www.digitalfire.com Michael Cardew's Pioneer Potter http://www.powells.com/s?kw=michael+cardew The glazes that you linked to are high fire reduction pieces but I have seen a poster that has a wonderful site on oxidation mid-fire crystalline glazes. I can't find her link right now but will post it when I do. A good general link to have is www.potters.org - this is what they have archived on crystalline glazes. http://www.potters.org/category065.htm Where do you live? Western states have inexpensive city colleges that generally have a ceramics department where they would have classes that offer more than the low firing glaze that you seem to be working with. They might have workshops on glazes as well. Good luck and welcome to the clan. "Bernard Arnest" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I have just begun a pottery class and am having fun at it. For another class I had to observe a couple pieces at a museum, and in wandering around after having taken note of those pieces I happened across a modern bowl with a blue overglaze onto of a "yohen-type glaze." In looking on the internet, I found photos of virtually the same effect he http://www.puckergallery.com/miyamura.html Granted that I know no more about glazes than just the cheap clear glaze we paint onto our high-school pots, I would still like to learn more about it. A google search thus far has turned up galleries and some notes about potters, but no definitive step-by-step description of how to execute yohen glazes, let alone this particular hematite-like crystalline yohen glaze. I learned that it involves charcoal or ash :-) But that's about it :-( Can it be done in the electric kilns we have? If not, can a kiln be affordably built? Well, to be honest with myself, I'm not likely to get around to building kilns or mastering yohen glazes when I've barely begun in pottery, but I'd still truly love to learn more if you know of any books or websites or can personally tell me moe about it. thanks! -Bernard Arnest |
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