Human Ash Glaze....

[Hank Murrow]

Dear Groups;

I posted a series of pics of a recent project employing human ash in a glaze to honor my old mentor and friend, Jane Heald.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/claycraft/

Her daughter, Liz, made tiles last May, and we glazed and fired them along with some of my bisque last weekend. It was satisfying to be able to honor her memory, and all the ways Jane contributed to my development. Especially satisfying, because Cory's Weird was used as a base for the glaze, as Cory also was an inspiration for me.

Cheers! Hank

[Neon-Cat]

Real, real nice work, Hank -- a wonderful way to honor those you love.   Your post and the outstanding results from your activities on this project are a help to me by making it all seem so natural. A friend has been after me to glaze something for her with her beloved pet's ashes and I've been a tad squeamish. Now I'm not.   You set some mighty high all-around bars and that's good. Thanks!     Marian

[Hank Murrow]

Good Marian;

Feel free to use Cory's Weird as a base.......

Glaze name: Cory's Weird Original

Cone: 9 - 10

Color: oatmeal to white     

Surface texture: smooth and fatty

Firing: Reduction

Glaze type: Satin matt ware glaze

Recipe: Percent

Nepheline Syenite 32.00

Whiting                   3.00

Bone Ash                 32.00..... sub 16% or more of animal ash here. I used 32% initially, and got some bubbling.....

Talc                        13.00

Kaolin                 18.00

Silica                           2.00

Totals:               100.00 %

This is pretty close to the recipe as used at Anderson Ranch. Brush on Fe/Ru for iron red to orange,  Fe for rich brown, 2Fe/Co for blue-black, Ferric phosphate for iron-red, thinnish Co for soft blue, and 2_4Ru/Co. for interesting blue-greens.

Now... thanks for the kudos........unnecessary, but thanks.

Hank

[Neon-Cat]

Kudos are a spontaneous thing, Hank, if I got one, it's gotta fly. I was taking photos of small unfired clay balls, salted and unsalted, in water and they look like nothing (not that they were suppose to). They are to show the effects of salts on clay bodies in water. So your post was a nice break.   Thanks for the recipe. Has anyone tried Cory's Weird with bone ash substitutions in oxidation? Or does anyone have a nice bone ash glaze (any temperature to cone 10), for oxidation or does it matter as far as the base glaze goes? Thanks,   Marian

[Hank Murrow]

Actually, Cory's Weird is pretty good in Oxidation. Reduction brings out the warmth though. Probably best on porcelain when firing oxidation.

Cheers< Hank