Saturday, July 6, 2013

PEACOCK BLUE MATTE

My original #507-15 glaze from my first glaze class, a dependable semi matte glaze that makes a variety of intense turquoise blue colors depending on the percentage of chromium oxide or cobalt carbonate added.

Peacock Blue Matte

Custer Felspar                    400
Nepheline Syenite A-270    120
Dolomite                             75
Barium Carbonate              160
EPK                                  135
Silica                                 110

Add .4% cobalt carbonate and .6% chromium oxide.

750 ml water.



COPPER GREY

A semi-matte glaze that usually fires a solid pewter grey without much difference between clay bodies.

Occasionally flashes reds and pinks.

Copper Grey Recipe

Feldspar-G200 HP          263
Frit-ferro 3195-2             118
Dolomite                        113
Talc                               132
Ball Clay- Old Mine #4     91
Silica                             283

Add  6g copper carbonate.