[Clayart] cone 7 shino

[vincepitelka at gmail.com]

Hi Mel - 
That all sounds wonderful except for the frozen pugmill.  For next winter, a blanket and a heater sounds good.  You would no doubt set it up in a safe way, but if it were me, I'd use one of those De'Longhi oil-filled radiator electric heaters.  They are incredibly safe as electric heaters go.  
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
Potter, Writer, Teacher
Chapel Hill, NC
vpitelka at dtccom.net
www.vincepitelka.com 
https://chathamartistsguild.org/ 

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From: Clayart <clayart-bounces at lists.clayartworld.com> On Behalf Of mel jacobson
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 8:20 PM
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Subject: [Clayart] cone 7 shino

Winter is still in full bloom. My pots are drying in my small studio here at the farm. I have been painting a good deal. Trying to beat the gray sky blues.

I have been thinking of making a shino type glaze using
mel6 clay, and modifying the 5x20. All measurements will be cup etc. no scales. For sure I will reduce the glass makers and increase the feldspar.

I will be hoping to make a "Black Shino" at cone 7, gas reduction. I will down fire for sure.
no small glaze tiles. 25 pots glazed and fired together.
we will see how it works.

I will more than likely paint the hot soda ash on the pots.
let them sit for a day or so. Then fire.

My pug mill is frozen solid as I reported. I will be taking advice from Maine. Cover the entire pug mill with a blanket and slide a small electric heater under the pug mill. go slow.
I have to wait for the nighttime temps to be in the high 30's.

So, for now, paint landscapes and give them away of facebook.
It is rather happy work.
Mel

website: www.melpots.com
www.melpots.com/CLAYART.HTML