A macro micro-crystalline glaze

This is a micro-crystalline glaze where the individual microcrystals are an eighth of an inch in diameter,
sufficiently large to be individually visible. The glossy matrix glaze is also visible separating some of the crystals.

The design is created by adhering a mask and then applying the main glaze. After drying, the mask is removed
and the open area filled in with a second glaze, using a bulb syringe with a needle applicator.



Image of the glaze satIron_Alex_Z30_PPSi

full view

vase is ~ 7 inches high



oxidation firing to cone 10 in an electric kiln

Firing profiles

Up Fire profile

150 deg F an hour to 250 deg F

400 deg F an hour to 1800 deg F

200 deg F an hour to 2050 deg F

120 deg F an hour to 2310 deg F with a hold of 20 minutes at 2310 deg F

Down Fire Profile

300 deg F an hour to 1750 deg F then a half hour hold at 1750 deg F

300 deg F an hour to 1700 deg F then a three hour hold at 1700 deg F

25 deg F an hour to 1650 deg F then a one hour hold at 1650 deg F

Clay body is cone 10 BMix



glaze composition

Empirical Formula satIron_Alex_Z30_PPSi :

K2O        0.08
Na2O       0.35
Li2O       0.17
CaO        0.25
MgO        0.15

Al2O3      0.66
Fe2O3      0.10

SiO2       3.7
P2O5       0.03

molecular percent Silica 67.4%



Inlay Glaze Composition

Empirical Formula satIron_mashiko_neph_Imerys :

K2O        0.08
Na2O       0.11
Li2O       0.28
CaO        0.51
MgO        0.02

Al2O3      0.61
Fe2O3      0.25

SiO2       4.0
P2O5       0.15

molecular percent Silica 66.7%



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