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1-Oct-2004
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Square Tree - Round Pot!
 
Join Date: May-2004
Location: Walsall U.K.
Country: United Kingdom
USDA Zone: 8
AHS Heat Zone: 1/2
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2-Oct-2004
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Square Tree - Round Pot!
Join Date: May-2004
Location: Walsall U.K.
Country: United Kingdom
USDA Zone: 8
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Some Glazes in Detail
Speckle Glaze and a smooth..soft..glaze
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2-Oct-2004
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Mad Bonsai Potter
Join Date: Jul-2004
Location: The Garden of England, Kent
Country: England
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Hi Ian
As always lovely pots coming out of the Walsall camp. I do like the glazes especially the speckly one. That is one thing that I am testing till I am blue in the face, glaze recipes. What insipred me is when David told me he uses one base glaze mix and then just adds to it , to make it shiny, and the oxides he requires for the colour. I have come up with a good matt cone 10 reduction base glaze. I have mixed up 6 colours then it will be adding a spoonful of this and a spoonful of the other in every combination. Tiresome, but there could be a few hidden gems in there somewhere. Thanks for Walsall's encouragement and inspiration. Kind Regards Andy
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4-Oct-2004
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Square Tree - Round Pot!
Join Date: May-2004
Location: Walsall U.K.
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Glazes
Hi Andy,
Yes, glazes are the one area of pottery that really take time to master. Even a fairly moderate standard of pottery will never look good without a successful glaze. David was taught by his father Ken, and has been surrounded by clay and glaze recipes since he "was a lad" ! Over the years - these have been refined to the pots you see today from "Walsall". It is also one area that most potters will guard as "top secret" - since it is often what distinguishes their work apart. I noticed in Dan Bartons recent article linked to elsewhere on this site - he was not prepared to divulge too much on this subject. As you experiment with your own, you will perhaps find different effects that will then become YOUR trademark and hence "top secret". You yourself - know how much time and effort has gone into perfecting them ! Look forward to more from "Stonemonkey". |
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4-Oct-2004
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Mad Bonsai Potter
Join Date: Jul-2004
Location: The Garden of England, Kent
Country: England
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Hi Ian
Thanks for the comments, it is a pleasure to be able to speak to like minded potters, it gives me the confidance to go forward and persevere. All I hope is that, as elusive as it seems now, I stumble on a style that is me. One the previous note of the comparison of the semi cascade pots here is another, hope you dont mind? Look forward to more chats and ideas in the future. Kind Regards Andy
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5-Oct-2004
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Square Tree - Round Pot!
Join Date: May-2004
Location: Walsall U.K.
Country: United Kingdom
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Yes, nice pots, should have got my picture more in focus. Still, ours went out to Germany - perhaps "Walsall" and "Stonemonkey" can form the thrust of a new EXPORT industry - at least we are doing our bit !
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5-Oct-2004
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Mad Bonsai Potter
Join Date: Jul-2004
Location: The Garden of England, Kent
Country: England
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EXPORT...Hmm definatley food for thought.
Will you be at the BTA in Sheffield? If so there is a possiblity that I may come up there with Mick Sherman. If you are there then I will introduce my self. On a final note here is a picture of rustic round pot styles that I am toying with at the moment. This one is in it's green state and measures 14" in diameter. Regards Andy
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5-Oct-2004
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Square Tree - Round Pot!
Join Date: May-2004
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Sheffield Show
Hi Andy,
Yes, I shall be there - David & maybe Mark also. Make yourself known at the "Walsall" stand and it will be nice to have a "chinwag" ! For all the other forum members - I shall take plenty of Digital pics- so will start a thread on the show next week. This is really the last "big one" of the season. Look forward to meeting you Andy. Regards, Ian. |
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5-Oct-2004
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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Andy,
Good work! Some references regarding use of base glazing and altering it to fit certain demands/colors: http://ceramic-materials.com/cermat/education/#Glazes Ian, there are some who would say that the "secret system" is an archaic "guild" concept; besides practical considerations there is the stifling of creativity both for the formulator and novice potters. The first is particularly apt as most glaze recipes do not travel well, success being subject to material, firing and even application anomalies. Just to make a given glaze recipe work requires the user to be at least partially knowledgeable. If the master potter is in command of his craft why should he be slave to a recipe book? Realistically, a novice potter is the one primarily dependent on "recipes" and least likely to be a threat. A knowledgeable potter, with testing should be able to reproduce most glazes fairly closely. Not necessarily all my opinions, just stirring it up... If you guys ever get an economically viable export system going let me know! Would love to stock some and introduce some Texans to European pots... Jim Stone |
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5-Oct-2004
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Square Tree - Round Pot!
Join Date: May-2004
Location: Walsall U.K.
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Wow
Jim,
Thanks. Wow - that is some information reference there. Very interesting. I have forwarded the link onto David to see what he can glean from it ! At Walsall, we are developing many new styles and glazes for the coming re-potting season. I agree with your comments on glaze recipes and local supplies etc.. ... but my experience has always been that with "commercial" pottery - you keep your glaze techniques to yourself. As in most areas today - supply can exceed demand - thus each manufacturer must try and keep one step ahead of the competition. Creating their own style and finishes is one way to do that. It is then down to the "buying public" as to what sells ! Yes, we are getting a lot of interest from the States and are working on trying to get a State-side based Distributor for next year. This should make our products far more competitive given the fairly poor exchange rate at the moment. Ian. |
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