Dr. K Clay ​Pottery
Handmade in Grand Rapids, MI
Ceramics for Home & Garden
GLAZE NOTES-PORCELAIN
Gunmetal Green & Archie's Base
*****GORGEOUS combination! Sequence of application MATTERS.
Clay: Porcelain
Firing: slow speed, cone 5
Application: fully loaded fan brush
Let glaze dry between applications. Do NOT apply glaze too thickly in the bottom of a vessel as Archie's Base tends to bubble.
1. Apply 2 coats of matte black around bottom of bowl
2. Apply 2 coats of GMG (gunmetal green)
3. Apply 2 coats of Archie's base but don't go clear to the bottom of the vessel: 3/4 of the way is enough I think.
4. ???Possibly one more coat of archie's base on the rim?????
Gunmetal Green
-NEVER use 4 coats. It runs, gets flat looking and shiny.
-Clay: porcelain
Firing: slow speed, cone 5
Application: fully loaded fan brush
Number of coats: no more than 3. Works well with other glazes.
Hot Running Chowder
-Very runny. Use on top 2/3 of a piece.
-Don't use it too thickly as it turns white.
-Nice one the rim of pieces.
Archie's Base
-Runny, but not nearly as much as chowder. Use all over or on top 3/4 of a piece.
-Alone it is an eggshell to pink glaze. works best with other glazes.
Clay: porcelain
Firing: slow speed cone 5
Application: full loaded fan brush
Coats: 2-3
Refiring SH Spray Glazes-Warm Palette
If the liner crawls, you can put a glob of a thick glaze (ie. Oxblood) directly over the problems and refire at a slow cone 5. some of the glazes drab out a bit and lose some microcrystals in a refire, but it works!! No surface prep needed before applying the thick repair glaze. However, the exterior glazes will run with a 2nd firing and may need a Dremel grinding.
Refiring Celadon
It works! Slow cone 5 fire. The color lightens up a bit but there is no running.
Purple Satin Layered Glazes
Pansy Purple first all over( do not know how many coats but probably 2-3). Then Blue Purple on the top third and red Gold in the middle, either 1 or 23 coats of each.
I would try 2 coats of Pansy Purple all over with 3 coats on the bottom 1/3. Then 1 or 2 coats of Blue Purple and just one coat of red Gold.
Archie's Base over Almost Teal
Coyote Butterscotch Shino & Pistachio Shine over Desert Sage
Amaco Clear Satin
-NEVER use3coats. It get milky. Two coats is enough.
Firing: medium or slow speed, cone 5
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Amaco Clear Satin
-NEVER use3coats. It get milky. Two coats is enough.
Firing: medium or slow speed, cone 5
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Amaco Clear Satin
-NEVER use3coats. It get milky. Two coats is enough.
Firing: medium or slow speed, cone 5
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