Hi Lisbeth, yes, i mix 15% mason stain with the porcelain (kentucky mudworks-white lightning) I use for the cups...i originally used commercial underglazes, but getting weird reactions to the clay/glaze combination.
@@kswinsn sorry for all the question but 😊 : du YOU mix your clay with water and Mason stain or do YOU buy clay for slipcasting and mix with Mason stain. Thanks for answering my questions. I am new to pottery and follow your mug-making with Great interest.
@@lisbethsriis3376 no problem, i've learned a lot from other potters and am happy to share what I have learned. I want the exact same formula clay as what i'm throwing with--to give me the best chance of compatibility. I roll my clay into slabs, then let it dry completely. I use a scale, and measure my clay/stain while it's dry (wear a mask) to make sure i have the right proportions. Then i add water, and put it through a 60 mesh sieve to make sure the stain/clay is completely mixed. if you let it sit overnight, it goes through the sieve pretty easily. Make test tiles with different percentages. I also scratch my test tiles to see how the details of sgraffito look after firing...the stains that have cobalt (blues and blacks) can run with clear glazes that have a lot of flow, can blur all the details. My favorite clear glaze is called Campana Clear, but for blues and blacks i use Tony Hansen's G1216M - Cone 6 Ultraclear Glaze for Porcelains.
Awesome job!
absolutely lovely!
thank you!
Cute story 🐷
Do you do this when the clay is bone dry?
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Do YOU make your Own coloured clay for colouring the mugs?
Hi Lisbeth, yes, i mix 15% mason stain with the porcelain (kentucky mudworks-white lightning) I use for the cups...i originally used commercial underglazes, but getting weird reactions to the clay/glaze combination.
@@kswinsn sorry for all the question but 😊 : du YOU mix your clay with water and Mason stain or do YOU buy clay for slipcasting and mix with Mason stain. Thanks for answering my questions. I am new to pottery and follow your mug-making with Great interest.
By the Way. I am from Denmark - so YOU get around👍
@@lisbethsriis3376 no problem, i've learned a lot from other potters and am happy to share what I have learned. I want the exact same formula clay as what i'm throwing with--to give me the best chance of compatibility.
I roll my clay into slabs, then let it dry completely. I use a scale, and measure my clay/stain while it's dry (wear a mask) to make sure i have the right proportions. Then i add water, and put it through a 60 mesh sieve to make sure the stain/clay is completely mixed. if you let it sit overnight, it goes through the sieve pretty easily.
Make test tiles with different percentages. I also scratch my test tiles to see how the details of sgraffito look after firing...the stains that have cobalt (blues and blacks) can run with clear glazes that have a lot of flow, can blur all the details.
My favorite clear glaze is called Campana Clear, but for blues and blacks i use Tony Hansen's G1216M - Cone 6 Ultraclear Glaze for Porcelains.
@@lisbethsriis3376 wow! that's SO cool! Greetings from Kentucky USA!!!
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