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Mame
Pretty ladies do not 'anger' the gods. They actually 'excite' the gods, especially the Gods of fire! Take care in what you do! If things go bad and get ruined... it 'could be' because the kiln is simply demanding a 'SACRIFICIAL MAIDEN!" 
The Legend of DebbieZula.
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
So long Punk Ass Commercial Clay!
This recipe called for 20% red earthenware clay, so I used my local Red River Clay. Called for 10% red brick grog, substituted fine silica sand.
It's a great rusty color, with little partly melted globules of rock from the river clay.
If I can move to glaze free, form and clay only, I'll be happy AF! One step closer.
Sorce
NaoTK
Chumono
Sorce, we are on the same journey together. I appreciate seeing someone else work on clay bodies.
I have spent the last 2 years formulating clays and have developed a range of counterfeit japanese and chinese clays.
I will make a detailed post with pots in a couple weeks. We should trade pots at some point.
I have spent the last 2 years formulating clays and have developed a range of counterfeit japanese and chinese clays.
I will make a detailed post with pots in a couple weeks. We should trade pots at some point.
A. Gorilla
Omono
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I look forward to both!
These left 2 have added roof shingle bits from the downspout. The right is a bastard mix of reclaim with the red river clay.
Rough clay and sexy forms has me going lately.
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
It's raining.
They said it wouldn't.
Intuition over technology.
Tomorrow.
Sorce
They said it wouldn't.
Intuition over technology.
Tomorrow.
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
They lay next to the tarped kiln, inside the tarped enclosure, before I threw this iron thing out there, today....
Opportunistic. The c is for chicken.
Found this reaching up the womb to pull out a low cool piece. It's currently in the freezer from about 250F to see if it cracks.
6th firing this.
The 5th, I shouldn't have toyed with the kiln Gods, very few good product....
However, this was a good come 6 to 8 bottom to top, with appropriately mixed clays and few glazes, so this may be the first 100% good Firing.
Gotta run a few more tests.
Took this to 1800F+ in full oxidation to allow for carbon burnout. Then got good reduction.
The color of this first peice in the freezer looks good, so I'm crazy excited.
Couple few peices of my own clay in here too, no bonsai pots, but more things to test before they are officially frost-proof.
Sorce
Opportunistic. The c is for chicken.
Found this reaching up the womb to pull out a low cool piece. It's currently in the freezer from about 250F to see if it cracks.
6th firing this.
The 5th, I shouldn't have toyed with the kiln Gods, very few good product....
However, this was a good come 6 to 8 bottom to top, with appropriately mixed clays and few glazes, so this may be the first 100% good Firing.
Gotta run a few more tests.
Took this to 1800F+ in full oxidation to allow for carbon burnout. Then got good reduction.
The color of this first peice in the freezer looks good, so I'm crazy excited.
Couple few peices of my own clay in here too, no bonsai pots, but more things to test before they are officially frost-proof.
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I made this just to test a blend of "modelling/sculpture" clays. The rubbery feel of it prompted a baby dragon on the bottom, cuz why not!?
Very unseived yard clayglaze.
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Getting her dialed in. 10th firing. Hitting Cone 6/7 on the bottom, then 2 shelves of 8, then nine, and 10 on top. Finally have a clay for each location and can repeat the firings. So it may be time to stop effing around! Decided to eff around and stoke this one with fattie "joints" of brown thuja leaves, which are jammed in the bottom peephole. This sooty reduction colors things way better than just the propane.
Sorcelain with the wicked crystal!
Random Glaze test success Check.
Rock inclusion to Cone 10. Love the way they melt out and add color. Dope texture too. Unfortunately, this didn't test well, so it will be left out for winter for the real test!
This is a light application of Soribe over a sand and porcelain slip on a clay body I made. Also didn't test out, may be too hot, or just too dirty. Love the melt outs though.
Crystal Blue Persuasion. This was a test blend of Porcelain and my Clay. It gassed out crazy too, which is also dope where the rocks melt into the glaze, but "I get to keep it" too.
Blurple on a darker clay. This seems the same glaze as the one I sent @Carol 83 . Unfortunately, I don't know what the hell it is! But I'm narrowing it down!
An unglazed Cone 8 Blend. What do you think of the color? This blend can go long and stay flat! Largetangle material! Wicked dope rock melts, don't know how they got in the clay!
@Johnathan this is as close to what I imagined you may like as I've come. Whatdya think? I... am in love!
More sand slip, Loclayglaze, and some other testsish. This one UNwarped in the fire!
This contrast sets me off! The clay is a blend of a Cone 6 body I'm making, and unfortunately, the cone10 one that is too dirty, so its a "keeper". But Damn!. That's Blue!
Sorce
Sorcelain with the wicked crystal!
Random Glaze test success Check.
Rock inclusion to Cone 10. Love the way they melt out and add color. Dope texture too. Unfortunately, this didn't test well, so it will be left out for winter for the real test!
This is a light application of Soribe over a sand and porcelain slip on a clay body I made. Also didn't test out, may be too hot, or just too dirty. Love the melt outs though.
Crystal Blue Persuasion. This was a test blend of Porcelain and my Clay. It gassed out crazy too, which is also dope where the rocks melt into the glaze, but "I get to keep it" too.
Blurple on a darker clay. This seems the same glaze as the one I sent @Carol 83 . Unfortunately, I don't know what the hell it is! But I'm narrowing it down!
An unglazed Cone 8 Blend. What do you think of the color? This blend can go long and stay flat! Largetangle material! Wicked dope rock melts, don't know how they got in the clay!
@Johnathan this is as close to what I imagined you may like as I've come. Whatdya think? I... am in love!
More sand slip, Loclayglaze, and some other testsish. This one UNwarped in the fire!
This contrast sets me off! The clay is a blend of a Cone 6 body I'm making, and unfortunately, the cone10 one that is too dirty, so its a "keeper". But Damn!. That's Blue!
Sorce
Your purple pots are like unicorns. Luckily, I have two awesome ones.
Johnathan
Omono
This is very very nice and I love it in a different way. It reminds me of the Saints. And that's the home team. Very nice. This has that classic, timeless, gentleman feel to me. Send me details lol
But what I'm imagining is BRIGHT! Crayola. Neon. If you smell what I'm stepping in
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Ha! Forgot you were from down there! I been watching Theo Von like he's going out of style. Are you with this dude? One of the most sincere humans on Earth. First person to ever make me take my phone in the shower just to finish listening to a podcast. Gang gang!
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Almost a full year and me and this girl finally go on dates where we both end up pleased in the end. I gotta wake her up early and leave the probe in for 20 hours.
30+ babies a week soon!
Sorce
30+ babies a week soon!
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
She got an upgrade!
Now I can see my reduction flame as I wood stoke the peephole! No more up and down up and down! Chillin'. Fire... fire.
Sorce
Now I can see my reduction flame as I wood stoke the peephole! No more up and down up and down! Chillin'. Fire... fire.
Sorce
NaoTK
Chumono
I didn't realize you were using wood. Do you notice a difference with/without wood and how much wood are we talking about?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I stoke the baby one heavy and definitely see good "flame paths", I didn't want to shorten the life of this one with wood....but....I kinda can't help myself!
I toss some in around 1200 to act like I'm getting body reduction, then after 1900 for a good hour to 3, but leaving time for ash to melt in the bowl and not leave much to scrape. I'd call it a good bushel of twigs, chicken turds, etc etc etc!
This was the last firing.
Last night, I kept stoking it for like 30minutes after I shut it off, down through like 1850F, trying to trap some carbon.
Clean Reduction.
Dirty Pine Reduction.
Sorce
NaoTK
Chumono
Very cool. I am surprised the ash is not melted more because its mostly fluxes. What is your peak temp?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
The probe is in the bottom 1/3rd and this thing is in a relatively cool area just an in inch above the floor, though I've never put a cone there, it hits around cone 6.
Peak temp has read between 2140F and 2287F, I haven't been recording them anymore but I think it's gotten into 23's.
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
This was from that "dirty pine reduction" fire. One of a couple I put under the bottom shelf, directly between the wood and the flue, so it took some good color.
Sorce
NaoTK
Chumono
Very nice subtle color gradation, awesome.
Have you played around with flashing slips? You could boost the ash effects further. I could see spraying on a thin coat of a slip material or something.
Have you played around with flashing slips? You could boost the ash effects further. I could see spraying on a thin coat of a slip material or something.
Flashing
A visual effect that occurs in wood and salt firing of ceramic ware. Many potters value the effect and use special materials and firing methods to enhance it.
digitalfire.com
