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Comment by George Lewter on November 5, 2011 at 10:35pm

I use C Harris temoku as a liner most of the time because of its reliability, and because it has no toxic colorants.  A little iron leaching isn't even an issue.

Comment by Margie Cleveland on November 5, 2011 at 7:41pm

Is Nutmeg your liner glaze?

Comment by Jan Wallace on November 3, 2011 at 3:44am

Thanks George. I will give it another try. Although, I must say that the nutmeg recipe I used (the revised version of the recipe) was a little dry, possibly underfired after firing, so this could be a factor. Although there are so many variables of course that could have played a part.

Think I found these recipes on the Alisa Clausens website, if not this one?

Recipe Name: Nutmeg RR Revision.

Cone: 6 Color:
Firing: Surface: Glossy

Amount Ingredient
22.5 Dolomite
19.5 Feldspar--G-200 ( I substituted for Potash Feldspar)
10 Spodumene--Foote
7 Frit--Ferro 3134
22.5 Ball Clay--Old Mine #4
18.5 Silica

100 Total

Additives
1.1 Iron Oxide--Red
3.2 Ochre--Yellow
4.9 Tin Oxide

I have mixed up another (below) and trying this one on test rings in a kiln load tomorrow, so I will let you know.

Recipe Name: Nutmeg

Cone: 6 Color: Tan - light brown
Firing: Oxidation Surface: Semiglossy
Amount Ingredient
23.3 Dolomite
23.3 Spodumene
6.8 Frit--Ferro 3134
23.3 Silica
23.3 Ball Clay--Old Mine #4
100 Total

Additives
1.1 Iron Oxide--Red
4.9 Tin Oxide
3.2 Yellow Ochre
1.9 Bentonite

Comments: Richard Busch Ceramics Monthly 2/2003
Author mixes this glaze 2/3 with 1/3 Busch white satin matte
By itself a warm tan breaking brown over iron bearing clay body

 

Comment by George Lewter on November 3, 2011 at 3:18am

I believe I sprayed nutmeg first only on the bottom half, then the Variegated Slate Blue again only on the bottom half.  The Hannah's Fake Ash Blue was sprayed by itself at the top and lapped slightly over the other glazes in the middle. The clay is Laguna B-Mix 5 white stoneware which shows through in the thinning between the rivulets.

Comment by Jan Wallace on November 2, 2011 at 10:38pm

Loving this glaze combination. Must try this again myself. I had no luck with this combo in my last lot of tests.