This is the 100th post on my blog. Thank you everybody for reading. Since this is a celebratory moment, I have something special reserved for you:
I created this recipe while I was an exchange student at The Ohio State. It is based on my teacher's recipe, but the formula had kaolin in it, and I wasn't super excited about the pastel outcome. So I made a little betterance so it would resemble watercolor under glaze rather than gouache. We at The OSU had a publication for NCECA 2012 where I shared this formula.
cone 6
40% stain
10% wollastonite
50% frit
mix with water, 10g batch is enough for one button
add:
5-7 drops of gum arabic
2 ml syrup
and glycerin until your brush slides nicely
let it dry
I would prefer ferro frit, or any other frit that melts as a clear glassy outcome. Do not apply on the bottom of your pots because it will vitrify. Any extra glycerin you have bought form apothecary, you can use in your glazes. It will make it easier to brush on bisque.
And news first:
I got an ateljé from Kera, Espoo. I'll be working there part timely as I study restoring/conservation at Metropolia full time.
Giveaway:
I have cerulean blue stain, three buckets of it, that corresponds quite close to Pantone 2237 C color. It works very well in glazes and in slips. I decided that I want to give away, as much of it as I can, in 200g batches per person. The pick up will be held at reserved times at Kera, Espoo, Finland or under Stockmann's clock. Contact me with email veera.s.tamminen (@) gmail.com. I currently can't ship the powder in mail because it will be everywhere when the bag and the envelope fails. As an exchange I wish you to donate 5€ for Unisef.
If you want to try the recipe for underglaze watercolors, I have spare mystery frit too. It is a mystery since I haven't yet fired it as a test. Just email me, if you want to pick up that as well! 100g per bag.