The Fuzzy Chef & Friends

As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems getting a truly glossy copper glaze at Cone 6 Oxidation.  When I raised this problem on the ClayArt mailing list, quite a few people reported the same problem, whereas some others have no issues at all.  Recently, I tried a glaze another potter is using to produce a beautiful glossy copper celadon on their own work currently, and in my studio it turned satin.

So clearly there's some kind of materials problem.  Therefore I've set up a survey to try to find out what the problem glazes have in common.  If you fire green copper glazes in cone 6 oxidation, please take the survey now.

I did three back-to-back firings in order to get enough stuff out for SF Open Studios last weekend, so this is the first chance I've had to post anything.  As you can see, I had quite a bit available for sale; too bad we didn't have more foot traffic.

Just a quick reminder, folks: my open studio is this weekend. I've been burning the midnight kiln to get everything fired in time for the show, so please come!

All of the ware displayed will be functional, and most of it will be for sale at reasonable prices. I'll also have booze and snacks for people who make the climb to the third floor to visit ... (more for directions)

Just unloaded another Cone 6 Glaze firing at Yosemite Place.  This firing had a number of notable successes, probably because I remembered to make a Kiln God this time.  Above is the best: it's an ash glaze I call Creeper Ash, with 1% cobalt carbonate, over Bronze Dragon Matte.  The latter glaze is a change of colorant from Green Dragon Matte from an old Ceramic Arts Daily article.    I couldn't get Frasca Ash from that article to work at all with the madrone wood ash I'm using, but the Green Dragon Matte worked beautifully just by swapping Tin Oxide for the Titanium Dioxide.

For the first time, I'll be participating in San Francisco Open Studios.  I'm part of the 4th weekend, which is October 25 and 26, which is the Downtown/SOMA/Bayview weekend.  Come see me & see my pottery!  I promise that I'll have tasty Fuzzy-made food (probably hummus, bread, cheese, etc.) and wine to make the visit worthwhile.

My studio is in Yosemite Place, a huge former mattress factory full of art studios.  It's at 1777 Yosemite Ave., San Francisco, and we're in studio #350 on the 3rd floor.  I share the studio with two other really cool ceramic artists, Timothy Hanrahan and Jeannie Dragon, whose work is nothing like mine.