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Comment by Christopher Cisper on April 15, 2012 at 12:10am

That is funny!  I may have a similar one concerning the use of miracle grow, but I have been sworn to silence.  I do a lot of ferric chloride et al and there are so many things that I put in that, in truth there is really very little that truly understand.  Kiln magic or another type of fertilizer? ... You decide.

Comment by Tracy Shea on April 14, 2012 at 2:28pm

I wish I knew.  It's kind of a funny story. I was teaching pottery classes at a local summer camp. We decided to try barrel firing, and I was talking with the director about using "Miracle Grow"- He said he didn't have any, but he did have jars of pellet fertilizer left over from a pot growing bust on the property! None of the jars were marked, so I have no idea what the fertilizer actually was.  I guess if you can grow pot with it, you can fire pots with it, too!..

Comment by Christopher Cisper on April 14, 2012 at 1:24pm

Very Nice!  I use Ferric Chloride and the results are pretty good but I'd rather not deal with that stuff.

What kind (brand ) of fertilizer do you use?

Comment by Tracy Shea on April 14, 2012 at 12:18pm

No ferric chloride.  Just ALOT of commercial pellet fertilizer and some salt on burnished terra sig.

Fired in a small barrel with wood mulch.

 

 

Comment by Christopher Cisper on April 14, 2012 at 11:37am

was this done with Ferric Chloride?

Comment by Tracy Shea on July 15, 2011 at 12:20pm

Thanks.  It's Standard 240, white sig made from om4, epk, and trisodium phosphate- recipe is in clayart archives.

 

Comment by LORRAINE ADAMSON on July 15, 2011 at 7:42am

Thanks Tracy! What clay body did you use? And was your terra sig colored with any oxides? I love barrel fired pottery and have had some luck with it. I see you also do a lot of stamping on your glazed work. You have talent! Very nice work.

Comment by Tracy Shea on July 15, 2011 at 4:59am

Oh- and pot was wrapped in a newspaper saggar with the fertilizer and salt... plus, fertilizer and salt layered in with the wood chips....did I say, alot of fertilizer??

Comment by Tracy Shea on July 15, 2011 at 4:57am

burnished terra sig, fired in a barrel with wood chips (basically, mulch) table salt, pellet fertilizer- alot.

Comment by LORRAINE ADAMSON on July 14, 2011 at 7:53pm

now that is amazing!!  Care to share what you did to get that result??