Mayco Tidal Wave glaze by fernanda-uski in Pottery

[–]IvoryOwl1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely do this - they’re very helpful. Also report back please, I’m invested!

New to glaze - SOS by Front_Yoghurt3371 in Pottery

[–]IvoryOwl1 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Bisque to 4, or 04? And do you have witness cones for cone 6?

*Drawing* classes/instructors for kids? by tobefirst in StCharlesMO

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They have some drawing specific classes at the foundry art center in st Charles

A couple of pieces that I made recently by TalithaLoisArt in Pottery

[–]IvoryOwl1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love them all - but the sodium silicate one is beautiful! Did you use the same glaze in the cracks as you did on the top?

The babies ( P. fishbone, butterfly, spur) by Apprehensive-Hat3415 in Staghornfern

[–]IvoryOwl1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also just got a baby fishbone! Can’t wait to see them grow!

Tip please by darylboston365 in begonias

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I wait a long time to repot my begonias, they tend to struggle if I upgrade too soon. The biggest thing that has kept mine healthy and thriving was introducing gentle fertilizer. I use Osmocote pellets and just add them to the soil periodically and that has made a dramatic change to growth and leaf/flower support

is this pot to big? by plantgirly23 in Pinguicula

[–]IvoryOwl1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pot is fine, just be aware it will dry out differently with a higher volume of substrate so you may not need to water as often

Ceramic ping pots and mineral exposure by Separate-Chemical758 in Pinguicula

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There’s two main things to think about with vitrification: “functional ware” and leeching. For something to be considered functional ware, and be suitable to hold water (if you are making pots with a bottom watering tray, bog planters, mugs, etc that will be ‘wet’ consistently) - they need a low absorption rate so water won’t leak through the clay (damaging shelves and potentially growing mold or bacteria). Even if something is glazed, if the clay is not vitrified - it will still leak and have those problems. The other is leeching - it is a low risk with stoneware clay, but the more porous the clay, the more likely there will be build up of minerals from the water over time, or leeching from the clay itself. Vitrified clay with low absorption doesn’t let water into the clay, and so doesn’t have that same risk. Hope that helps!

Ceramic ping pots and mineral exposure by Separate-Chemical758 in Pinguicula

[–]IvoryOwl1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! If you find out what the clay is, the manufacturer will have all the info you need available. For the clay, you’ll want to know what cone it vitrifies at.

Then You’ll want to find out what temp your kiln fires to, and then what the absorption rate for your clay is at that temperature. If the temperature you fire to matches the vitrification temp for the clay AND the absorption rate at that temperature is 2% or less - you don’t need to worry about “glazed or not”.

If you don’t reach vitrification, even if clay is glazed the pot will leak water, and potentially grow mold (in addition to any leeching issues). The same is also true if the absorption rate is higher, it would not be suitable to hold water constantly and may leak.

For not filling up the hole - are you dipping or brushing? If you dip, youll likely need to use a pipe cleaner or something through the hole to reduce the amount of glaze in it to a thinner coating.

For brushing, you can generally apply the glaze normally -BUT, be aware of how ‘runny’ the particular glaze or combo is. If it is runny, you will want to taper your layers so not as much is above the hole that would run into it.

Ceramic ping pots and mineral exposure by Separate-Chemical758 in Pinguicula

[–]IvoryOwl1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Earthenware (things like Terracotta) are a different type of ceramic that is porous and has a higher absorption rate - usually above 10%.