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Comment by juli long on April 21, 2014 at 6:47pm

Brian,  I never cared for ash glazes personally, until I saw yours. They are, in my opinion, so unique, and I don't have any desire to go down that road.  I bought Steven's dvd to learn how to spray glazes, and one of these days I will make some of his glazes.  Last week I purchased my first porcelain, and loved throwing and altering its luscious   surface.  So much to learn.....I don't even know what temp. to bisque fire it to, much less what glazes will look like on it. Keep making and posting your pots, I think they are one of a kind!  Juli

Comment by Brian Dean on April 21, 2014 at 4:57pm

Thanks Juli! I have fun for it being a 12 year hobby and journey! Get Steven Hill's DVD and a compressor and some mini spray guns. Try to use porcelain as I've had many years of trials and tribulations until I divorced myself for basically all other types of stoneware due to mind numbing pin hole problems. Start with Steven Hills glazes then experiment with some others that you like. Really need a computer controlled kiln to utilize his advanced firing schedule which is critical to get Cone 10 type of glaze effects with Cone 6 electric. Then go have some fun. It's been lots of trial and error for me to get to where I am today.

I liked Cone 10 reduction fired ash glaze effects and that's what I've endeavoured to try and recreate. I liked the glazes in Phil Rogers Ash Glaze book and other ash glaze books. Bill Van Gilder's pots and others like that were my inspiration but I live in the city and don't have time for wood fire or gas reduction kilns and the time and babysitting involved. I just have tried to figure out how to try and get the same kind of rich surfaces and asthetics of those firing environments with Cone 6 computer controlled electric firings. Really I give 80% of the credit for my work to Steven Hill. The light bulb went on for me after watching his DVD "The Surface Effects of Steven Hill" He is a Cone 6 electric God in my book.

Comment by juli long on April 21, 2014 at 4:40pm

your pots alway wow me!  I would love to watch you at work!

j

Comment by Trish Emrick on April 21, 2014 at 6:33am

Thank you so much it is gorgeous. I have tried some if these glazes at cone 10 gas reduction. Just saw SH video for cone 6 so I will have to try this again!

Comment by Brian Dean on April 21, 2014 at 6:02am

Trish, this is a combination of layered glazes. Black Satin Matt on rim, Hanna's Fake Ash is the yellowish runny glaze. Over that is Val Cushings G4 Ash Glaze with copper carb. additive to give it the green color, in the middle is a red iron saturate glaze (Probably Jan's Red), and I believe this is on Amaco Warm Tan Stoneware clay. I use Steven Hill's spraying and glaze layering techniques. This was fired to Cone 6 using a slow computer controlled cool down especially between 1700 degree F and 1500 degrees F. I might have also used Steven Hill's Strontium Crystal Magic Warm Version but it's been a long time since I glazed and fired this one.

Comment by Trish Emrick on April 20, 2014 at 6:04pm

what is this glaze?

Comment by eleanor akowitz on March 11, 2013 at 8:02am

WOW!

Comment by Carl Ray Crutchfield on February 14, 2013 at 7:25am

all of these are incredible beautiful.