Now that was very helpful thanks so much. I lvoe your accent and voice you remind of someone but can't think who. That was a neat way to just add a line would not have thought of that.
Thank you for sharing John. I'm don't throw as meny large platter as i wish i would... just becouse the glazing problems. Do you have eny problems with your glase on the rim on the pot? When I do this I get alot of dried glaze "beads" that makes it look uneven.
The place where my trays are fired use those stilts with the metal pins to hold the items that are glazed on bottom. is it possible to wax the entire bottom on a tray or always put the footed rim & wax that part. I don't like how the stilts leave the nubs on the bottom.
I've never waxed a rim bottom I typically glaze my entire piece. Don't really like the look of that but I tend to make a lot of slab trays without rims. How do you get the wax off and how is the rim protected after the wax is off? Or do you leave the wax on. I paint my glazes on since I don't have access to the larger quantities. Do you think having a bottom rim would work on trays? Thanks for sharing.
Raw glazing has draw backs too. If I break one piece( $30-$100)....it defeats the savings of raw glazing. And is useless on complex shapes/handles/ etc because they can fall off. Your statistic doesn't mean I should do it.
Ok, and what percentage of ceramics world wide are hand made and finished by an artisan as opposed to slip cast in a factory and made by the thousands? I'd guess that well (well) under 1% of all ceramics made world wide are hand made artisanal pieces, the rest are factory made with high speed automated machinery. So obviously, your statistic may be true, but just as obviously it does not apply to hand made pottery, which is what John Britt makes. The purpose of bisque firing is to stabilize the pot so liquid glazes can be applied and they can be handled during glazing and not break. If machinery is making plates by the thousands, that is not a consideration.
Love your tips. You have very simple and effective advice. Thanks for sharing!
Now that was very helpful thanks so much. I lvoe your accent and voice you remind of someone but can't think who. That was a neat way to just add a line would not have thought of that.
I LOVE YOU, JOHN BRITT!
Would have been nice to see the plate after firing
I will try to do one.
Thank you for sharing John. I'm don't throw as meny large platter as i wish i would... just becouse the glazing problems. Do you have eny problems with your glase on the rim on the pot? When I do this I get alot of dried glaze "beads" that makes it look uneven.
The place where my trays are fired use those stilts with the metal pins to hold the items that are glazed on bottom. is it possible to wax the entire bottom on a tray or always put the footed rim & wax that part. I don't like how the stilts leave the nubs on the bottom.
How do you "finish" them so that you can eat off of them, wash them, etc?
i would like to know, is that Glaze come in that color, or you make the color?
I've never waxed a rim bottom I typically glaze my entire piece. Don't really like the look of that but I tend to make a lot of slab trays without rims. How do you get the wax off and how is the rim protected after the wax is off? Or do you leave the wax on. I paint my glazes on since I don't have access to the larger quantities. Do you think having a bottom rim would work on trays? Thanks for sharing.
+honey562012 the wax melts in the kiln, you have to wax the foot or else the foot would stick to the shelf in the kiln
I like that!
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what is the name of the wax resist you use?
Didn't know that. sorry.
Raw glazing has draw backs too. If I break one piece( $30-$100)....it defeats the savings of raw glazing. And is useless on complex shapes/handles/ etc because they can fall off. Your statistic doesn't mean I should do it.
Aftosa...think I say that....
I have one on how to make a plate:
I make the glaze....probably kaki...
Please raw glaze you are waisting a firing. The stats will tell you less than 2% of ceramics world wide are bisque fired.
Ok, and what percentage of ceramics world wide are hand made and finished by an artisan as opposed to slip cast in a factory and made by the thousands? I'd guess that well (well) under 1% of all ceramics made world wide are hand made artisanal pieces, the rest are factory made with high speed automated machinery. So obviously, your statistic may be true, but just as obviously it does not apply to hand made pottery, which is what John Britt makes. The purpose of bisque firing is to stabilize the pot so liquid glazes can be applied and they can be handled during glazing and not break. If machinery is making plates by the thousands, that is not a consideration.