FUZZY MUGS
Glazes are sometimes named after the person who invented them. The glaze used on our mugs is called Malcomb's Shino. It is named after Malcomb Davis who came up with the glaze. One of the characteristics of this glaze is if you leave a piece of pottery dipped in Malcomb's Shino on the self for a few days it may form little crystals (no, not like the hamburger) on the surface. It is the soda ash in the glaze that forms the crystals. The mug at the left has no crystals on it but the mugs below have crystals that make it look fuzzy. The fuzzy mugs may have gotten a bit more glaze on them when I dipped them in the bucket - maybe I was a bit slow when dipping those mugs.
The end results is that the mugs with fuzz (crytals) on them tend to come out more grey once they are fired. We will see.
The end results is that the mugs with fuzz (crytals) on them tend to come out more grey once they are fired. We will see.
Mixing glazes is like mixing sauces.
The book to the left is actually called Glaze Cocktails - ha ha. It is full of different recipes or formulas for making different glazes. Below are a few of the recipes that show the ingredients to be put in the bucket for mixing up the glaze. Sometimes the ingredients are shown as a percentage of the total amount (100%) and sometimes it is shown in grams. Boy, there sure is a lot to learn to be a good potter.
