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March 2014 Blog Posts (5)
Chemical reduction
So this was my first attempt at a chemically reduced copper red of my own making. Still fine tuning the formula & application, but was pleased with this first effort. Many things still to try to work towards the perfect look! jhp
Added by Jeff Poulter on March 30, 2014 at 6:14pm — 1 Comment
Clay-fired passion - an epidemiologist's journal entry
''A lot of his friends didn't get it,'' admits Mandy Walker of her father's collection of contemporary ceramics. Her father was Professor Alan Walker, the celebrated biophysicist from the University of Sydney whose special interest was plant membrane transport. He died in October 2013.
Walker was a man of many passions, including art (especially Monet and Cezanne), music (Haydn), sailing and photography, although his love of ceramics may have been lost on some.…
ContinueAdded by Norm Stuart on March 29, 2014 at 9:30pm — No Comments
Where to Sell Your Pottery?
I'd like to start selling my pieces. Have a couple local galleries that represent me. Where else can you go? Anyone had success with their own online shopping cart and selling their own pieces through their own web sites?
Added by Brian Dean on March 18, 2014 at 6:49pm — 5 Comments
Really late Christmas, or really really early......
I have been testing for weeks & weeks & should have done the tests last summer, but I am finally almost there. Fairly acceptable results, just a few months too late! jhp…
Added by Jeff Poulter on March 13, 2014 at 9:44am — 6 Comments
Catcher-less crystalline
Hi Michael,
here are the 2 tests that I fired for him. On the brown one he had a run of glaze that he should have wiped off. It ran & made the test pot tip over. We fired them on just thin strips of brick. jhp…
Added by Jeff Poulter on March 3, 2014 at 11:35am — 1 Comment
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