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Salt Firing
Salt firing is a vapor-glazing process where salt (sodium chloride) is introduced into kiln firebox at high temperature. The salt vaporizes, and sodium vapor combines with silica in clay surface, forming extremely hard sodium-silicate glaze. Many ceramic artists and potters use the salt firing technique to great creative effect on their work and in this section, they share tips, techniques, firing schedules and more. Plus, if you haven't already, be sure to download your free copy of the Ceramic Arts Buyers Guide, a directory of ceramics suppliers, plus reference material for the studio artist - professional or amateur, student or teacher.
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January 18, 2010
Super Salt Glaze and Slip Recipes: An Excerpt From Our New Free Download The Salt Glaze Surface
Today, I am presenting a Will Ruggles and Douglass Rankin slip recipe and tips for salt firing, excerpted from our latest free download The Salt Glaze Surface: A Guide to Salt Glazing and Firing. In addition, potter Cathi Jefferson explains how she used these recipes combined with terra sigilatta and Andrew Wong's Luster Glaze to make the beautiful checkered surface shown here.
October 14, 2009
Thin Slips: The Key to Decorating Pottery Surfaces with Slips in the Bisque State
Potter Terry Gess uses slip to decorate his pottery surfaces when they are in the bisqueware state. He likes the freedom that comes with knowing he can experiment and if he doesn't like the results he can just wash it off and start over. But there are technical challenges to this method. He explains those today and shares three of his slip recipes.
September 23, 2009
Five Tips for Successful Stacking in a Salt (or Soda or Wood) Kiln
Today, salt and wood firing potter Michael Kline takes us through his wadding process sharing his wadding recipe and tips for successful stacking in the kiln. He also explains how he adds sea shells into the mix for a nice flashing effect.
July 27, 2009
Way-Easy Wadding: A Great Tip for Salt, Soda, and Wood Firing Potters
University of Alabama graduate student Jason Doblin explains the method the UA ceramics department has come up with to make wadding pots foolproof.
