WORKSHOPS: REVIEW AND UPCOMING

Jim Robinson, according toa number of

people who attended his workshop in
October, should be bettied. This is
meantasa compliment: Dancy says one
teaspoon of Jim's enthusiasm would be
a good tonic for any of us, anvtime!
Agreed. The following are several Shino-
type glazes developed by Jim that Tam
spotted and passed along for your
information and experimentation.

Jim Robinson #1 Shino

Nepheline Syenite 43.3
Kona P4 Feldapar 14.8
Spodumene re
China Clay 22.2
Ball Clay 14.8
Soda Ash a7

Shiny and typically crawled

Jim Robinson #2 Shino

Nepheline Syerite 25.0
Volcanie Ash 25.0
Alumina 50.0
Bentonite 4.0

Dry crawled crusty rusty

In the meantime. don't forget the
Burnaby Art Centre/Potters' Guild of
B.C, jointly-sponsored workshop with
Darcy Margesson himself in January.

(Two Sundays: 16th and 24rd, from 10
am to 4 pm al BAC). The course will
cover the building blocks of both high
and low-fire glazes, colour development
and response to different luxes, as well
as a refresher on triaxial blends and on
dealing with problems such as crazing,
shivering and dunting. Hegistration
through Sharon Rae at the Burnaby Art
Centre begins by phone (291-6864) on
November 22nd,

A recent letter from a member put out a
plea for some “good functional Cone 6
Blazes", Thanks mostly to Gall Carney
at Emily Carr, here are a few oxidation
recipes for you, Joanna, Gail comments
that most Cone 6 glazes tend in
themselves to be fairly “uninteresting”:
the challenge and interesting part lies im
exploring how to use them tegether or
with various stains or colorants to give
them more life,

From Rebecca Rupp, the following:

Matte Base

Quster Spar 51.6
Whiling 18.8
Zinc Oxide 8.6
EPR [5.4
Flint 5.6

190.0

Orange: Red lron Oxide 2.5
Mang. Dioxide 2.5
Rutile 1.3

Pale Green: Copper Carb .5

Dark Green: Copper Carb 2,0
Nickel Oxide 2.0

Grey Brown: Cobalt Oxide .5
Iran Qeide 4.0
Iimenite 2.5

From Laura Taylor, the following:

Brigstel White

Custer Spar 41.3
Whiting 14.9
2ine Oxide 12.0
EPR 4.9

Loo.
* Titanium DrOxide 55

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From Richard #akin, the following:

Zakin Base Glaze
Barium Carbonate 12
Gerstley Borate a0
Magnesium Carb. 5
Nepheline Syenite 35
Whiting 5
Aircopax 1}
Ball Clay a
Flint 4
LOG

This recipe comes from a good article in

Ceramics Monthly.

A ceramics workshop, Form in
Process: Developing a Personal
Style. with guest artist, Les
Manning. head of the Banff
Centre Ceramics Department, will
be held Friday through Sunday,
November 19 to 2ist, at the
University of Alberta Extension
Centrein Edmonton. Registration
for the two full days and Friday
evening may be made by phone
[409)492-3034, or by fax
(403/492-0627, at a cost of $95,
using Visa or Masterceared.

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