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Post by tileman2 on Nov 11, 2015 17:51:49 GMT -6
Jim:
clicked the link; even more impressive close up. Sitting here trying to calculate how much money you save by once firing and reduction firing all in one shot. Good business strategy on your part. You are the master of gas........ wait I need to add "kiln" behind that. I see a very bright yellow on this piece: have you been playing with enriched oxides? Good looking crystals sir!!
Tom
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Post by evan cornish-keefe on Nov 14, 2015 18:59:27 GMT -6
my attempt at autumnal colors:   |
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Post by jfox on Nov 14, 2015 21:03:54 GMT -6
Tom
I dont think i save much money on single fire , cause i get alot more blems but i do get alot more pottery out in a given amount of time and the seconds are a big part of my business model they come out here looking for them. they admire my premium inventory then go out back and look for a deal. i am amazed what people will pick if you offer them a discount
Evan I never got what i wanted with inclusion stains,becaue i never bisque anything we should get Greg to give us a seminar, he,s got it down
He laid it out in the old forum maybe somebody could dig it up, nicest result i ever got had a rutile glaze over red stain
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Post by tileman2 on Nov 15, 2015 20:06:37 GMT -6
Evan:
Nice pieces lad; assume you layered glaze to get the color effect?
Jim: Think you are the first potter on here that actually admitted that not every piece comes out perfect. Been working on techniques, including hitting a 85% mark of sellable tile. Every 5% you fall below that, product goes up ten percent to cover loss. Had toyed with the idea of having an A, B, and C grade with prices accordingly: but decided to go A grade only and hammer the rest. Making crystalline tile is about as boring as it gets until you put it up on the wall. However, it is highly profitable. One of these days I will buy a wheel- maybe- but it is hard to justify that when I can contract bisque fired thrown pieces cheaper than I can throw them myself. After having 50 employees on payroll for years- really do not want to go back there again. For the first time in 42 years of working, I can actually have some fun while doing it- sorta growing accustomed to that.
Tom
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Post by evan cornish-keefe on Nov 15, 2015 21:27:57 GMT -6
These pieces were painted with red, orange and yellow stained slips. Bisque fired, once firing hasn't worked for the red and orange (cadmium containing) stains, don't know why? Then some copper in the glaze. I get a huge failure rate, which are almost always the most interesting pieces. Here i tried to replicate the autumnal colors after tweaking the base glaze. Same clay and inclusion stains, and same amount of copper added to the glaze. I don't consider these a failure, but they're far from what I was aiming for.   |
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Post by jfox on Nov 15, 2015 23:38:57 GMT -6
i like those more
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Post by tileman2 on Nov 16, 2015 20:03:28 GMT -6
Agreed Jim- the illusion of depth and the softening of colors work better.
Tom
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