February 2014 Blog Posts (3)

Laguna WC-391 B3 Brown Clay

Has anyone previously used Laguna WC-391 B-3 Brown Clay?

We bought one box to try out and the first person to use this clay made a slab construction of  about 3/8 inches thick.

This clay bloated in a Cone 6 firing, due to some part of the clay that is off-gassing.  The ware was previously bisque fired to Cone 04 and had a thin layer of clear glaze on it.…

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Added by Norm Stuart on February 25, 2014 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments

Blown Away by the Pottery of Timothy Sullivan

Yesterday, my wife and I attended the Art in the Grove festival in Coconut Grove, FL. With 350 artists, there weren't many potters, and with one exception, I was not that impressed with what I saw. I was fortunate enough, though, to meet Timothy Sullivan, and I was simply boggled by the beauty of his pieces. He gas fires to cone 10 and makes use of multiple patterned glazes to give incredibly rich surfaces. He makes extensive use of Tenmoku glazes for blacks, browns, and red browns. He then…

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Added by George Lewter on February 18, 2014 at 8:00pm — 6 Comments

Things to do with a slab left to dry too long

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Added by Norm Stuart on February 3, 2014 at 7:15pm — 1 Comment

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