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Comment by Mary Jane on December 23, 2010 at 4:12pm

Hi George - Firing was not included at the Steven Hill workshop, but the glazes were mixed for us and we used them.  We sprayed them at the workshop but then took them home for firing.  I got oranges on 2 of the pots, but the others did not have any.  I just followed the Steven Hill firing schedule passed out at the workshop itself.  I have been a bit lazy about mixing glazes because I had access to a cone 10 reduction kiln last semester and frankly just used the provided glazes at the school.  I am just now getting ready to mix my own glazes at home and test results on the ones I mix.  Hoping to get the oranges as I really like the way this one came out.  I will happily post results on the glazes as i get them.  We did our spraying at the very end of the workshop so my notes on this part are not the best.  The person hosting the workshop mixed the glazes before the workshop began, so I did not participate in that.  I think the quality of each ingredient is certainly key - hence my questions about kaolin and about red iron oxide.  I believe that this vase was sprayed with SCM orange, hanna's fake ash, jen's juicy fruit, and perhaps a hint of water color green.  The inside was bailey's red and the foot was accented with bailey's red.  Per my notes, the bottle was done with the same color scheme but I think thickness was an issue because it did not get any real orange blush and the texture was not as smooth.  The bottle was porcelain and the vase b-mix - so don't know if that could contribute at all.  I later saw one of Steven's pitchers that he had made during the workshop and the hostess of the workshop fired it after the workshop - it was single fire.  It had much more pronounced orange than mine, and I am guessing partly thickness and partly single fire vs. bisque/glaze firing.  There is a difference in both thickness of the piece and thickness of the glaze.  I am guessing the absorption would be different in single fire, but I asked that question at the workshop and Steven said no - so back to test, test, test.  I just remember being so worried about my kiln shelves when I did the firing - but I was lucky and only had one drip land on the shelf.

Any thoughts on the Bailey's red/orange that John Britt posted to clayart (as compared to Steven's recipe?)

Cheers, MJ

Comment by George Lewter on December 23, 2010 at 1:13pm

Are you getting these results at home, or are these pots from one of Steven Hill's workshops?

I ask because I haven't yet managed to get a hint of red or a decent orange in my firings at home.