trying to gain some information on the glazing process used by Steve Hansen. If you can help direct me, I would appreciate it.  thanks - carl

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I just looked up Steve Hanson's work and he uses a lot of techniques.  He lists Stoneware with oxides, glaze and underglaze.  He says he bisques to 1,733 F, roughly cone 08..

http://www.akardesign.com/creators/moreinfo.asp?iCreatorID=456

Most of his work is hand-drawn, however, I would make the mugs below with HP Laserjet decals printed with PhotoShop and applied over white or other colored slip, taking advantage of the fact that HP toner is mostly iron oxide.  They have that sepia tone you achieve, regardless of how he does it.

The black and white photograph can be reversed in Photoshop using "Image", "Adjustments", "Invert", as I did with your photo below.  If you don't already have Photoshop, I'd suggest purchasing the much older Version 7.0 which is the last version not to have a copy-protection system which is very difficult to deal with.

http://www.bigceramicstore.com/fired-on-decal-paper-10-pk.html

On some of his other pieces I would have used oxides or Mason Stains washed over the decal design, after the decals are bisqued on.  I base this on the fact that glazes, though not oxides, can blur the decal image in the firing, as it pulls the iron image down as it melts.

iPhone shots of my latest mugs.

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