Zinc Silicate Crystalline Glaze Pottery
Tom Turner
"magnesium crystals in a teadust glaze."
"no big deal, just nice"
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Understandable that the
first attempt after 14 years absence wouldn't be a home run, but everytime I am
up to bat, I envision the ball going out of the park.
Strangely enough, the best in oxidation were
the worst in reduction and vice versa. I will try to fire again before your
party, no promises. Wish my Fallonator were here.
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On Tuesday, September 08, 2009 I wrote to Tom:
Tom,
I have been thinking about trying to combine copper reds and crystalline glazes
but realize I really don't know squat about the former. Can you direct me to any
good resources to enable me to bone up on copper red basics?
Phil
He replied:
Phil,
all of the text books deal with it briefly, Studio Potter magazine did an issue
on them back in the mid 70's. Tichane's book I don;t put much faith in. Many, if
not most copper red glazes started from Carlton Ball's Chun recipe. I think he
got it from Claude Horan in Hawaii, who got it from ????? Me, Coleman, Laura
Andresen, and on and on, all started there. We all modified them through the
years to get what we have now. Variations in chemicals, bodies, and kilns opens
a plethora of roads to go down., All of you "Crystalline People" should get all
the books you can on Ceramic Art, not just the two crystal bibles. The list of
books on my website that I am in, are some of the best books available to give
Ceramic Art History, names, glazes, and what have you. The Contemporary Ceramic
Art movement is over; Universities are dropping Ceramic Art from the curricula.
These early books were our bibles, and they documented the movement. Now days
Lark book puts anyone in that sends photos. We can talk more when I am there.
tom
Based on his input I Googled my way to Copper Red Glazes by Tom Coleman