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Originally Posted by Joanie
If you heat the pot and then spray on the glaze you will have good results, unless the expansion/contraction rate is considerably different than what your glaze was formulated for. I use a blow drier in the glazing area all the time, very useful for getting layers of glaze to dry. Also an air brush or air gun for application, along with a mask and spray booth.
Heating the pot just lets the glaze begin to dry and stick when it hits. If you brush it on, the glaze won't stick nearly as easily.
Joanie
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For some I think those thoughts would be very helpful. Give them more effecient methods to produce pots with predictable results. But for Dale's purposes I'm not sure it applies.
I don't know if Dale uses a lot of mechanical equipment to gain the unique asthetic he achieves in his art. But I'd be concerned that with all that equipment one's effort might get into the mass produced, like something everyone else has available anywhere, looking pots.
Personally I enjoy the hand made, one of a kind quality he's able to give each peice. And by and large I believe he is successful in this effort because of the time and attention he is willing to give each peice worthy of his name. As Dale said he used a fan to encourage the process of drying, but something would be lost if air guns/brushes/booths got involved in his kind of pottery.
And don't worry Dale... If you do use mechanical means to get that hand done look... I'll only be more impressed.
And I won't have a clue how you managed it.
Yours,