A different sort of oil spot glaze
An oil spot glazes forms as the result of bubbles coming to the surface of
the glaze, then popping to reveal the
Several closeups of the surface of the glaze, including images of the
interaction between the glaze
The plate has a leaf print.
A leaf is softened by soaking in water laced with trisodium phosphate. After
the pot is glazed, the leaf is pressed
plate is ~ 7 inches in diameter
The cone 11 is down past the bottom of the cone pat, both cone 12 and cone 13
are tipped.
150 deg F an hour to 250 deg F
400 deg F an hour to 1800 deg F
300 deg F an hour to 1965 deg F
120 deg F an hour to 2250 deg F
30 deg F an hour to 2325 deg F with a 20 minute hold at 2325 deg F
300 deg F an hour to 1800 deg F then a 2 hr hold at 1800 deg F
300 deg F an hour to 1700 deg F then a 3 hr hold at 1700 deg F
25 deg F an hour to 1650 deg F then a one hour hold at 1650 deg F
K2O 0.15
Al2O3 0.72
SiO2 3.58
molecular percent Silica 63.79%
K2O 0.43
Al2O3 0.54
SiO2 3.33
molecular percent Silica 48%
micro-crystals which had grown on their
insides. The pattern of bubbles is clear in this glaze, so it is an oil spot
glaze, but more variegated than the classic such glaze.
and the wash over the leaf embedded in the glaze
are shown. A picture of the plate is also shown.
into the glaze. When the glaze
dries, a swatch of plate including the leaf is coated with wax. When the wax
is dry, the leaf is removed and the indentations in the glaze are coated
with a very thin layer of an
underfired glaze.
Images of the surface and its interaction with the leaf wash
Image of the glaze satIron_ZG_Z3N with leaf wash leaf_Z3K
oxidation firing to cone 11.5 in an electric kiln
Firing profile
Up Fire profile cone 11.5
Down Fire Profile cone 11.5
Clay body is a grolleg porcelain from Tacoma Clay Art Center.
glaze compositions
Background Glaze:
Empirical Formula satIron_ZG_Z3N:
Na2O 0.55
CaO 0.27
MgO 0.03
Fe2O3 0.24
P2O5 0.07
Empirical Formulae of leaf wash glaze leaf_Z3K:
Na2O 0.53
CaO 0.04
P2O5 0.15