Artistic Alumino-Silicate Sperimentation
Recently I have been trying to develop some glazes which work in a Cone 6, oxidation firing. It's the only stoneware or porcelain I can fire at home. Since I quit teaching, I don't have access to the really cool Cone 10, reduction glazes or firings at Chaistain.
Some of the glazes crazed some (the little crackle appearence you may have seen intentionally done on some pottery). I tried some macro-crystalline glazes, which didn't come out really that good. Don't think they form significant crystals on the stoneware I was using. The clay is high in alumina and it will interfere with crystal formation.
Plate and Vase
Originally uploaded by Radagast97 Recent pottery glaze firing
Some nice steins
Originally uploaded by Radagast97 A couple of steins from a recent firing/glaze test. I threw 12 of these after seeing the last few minutes of Return of the Kings - they had some great looking Ale Steins.
And for those of you either bored by pottery (Damned Heathens!) or just really like brain-teasers - here is one for you.
The Object
To get the family and the policeman and thief across the stream.
The Rules (for those of you who don't actually read Japanese):
The father cannot be in the presence of his daughters without his wife present.
The mother cannot be in the presence of her sons without her husband present.
The thief can't be in the presense of any of the family without the policeman present.
Only two people can be on the raft at one time.
Only the father, mother, and policeman can pilot the raft.
The Instructions:
Click the blue circle in the bottom right corner to start.
Click on a person to get them on the raft
Click on the top of the posts (each side of river) to tell the raft to go across.
http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf
This is apparently used as one of the job tests for some business in Japan.
Jeez, I'm glad I never had a job test like this!
Some of the glazes crazed some (the little crackle appearence you may have seen intentionally done on some pottery). I tried some macro-crystalline glazes, which didn't come out really that good. Don't think they form significant crystals on the stoneware I was using. The clay is high in alumina and it will interfere with crystal formation.
Plate and Vase
Originally uploaded by Radagast97 Recent pottery glaze firing
Some nice steins
Originally uploaded by Radagast97 A couple of steins from a recent firing/glaze test. I threw 12 of these after seeing the last few minutes of Return of the Kings - they had some great looking Ale Steins.
And for those of you either bored by pottery (Damned Heathens!) or just really like brain-teasers - here is one for you.
The Object
To get the family and the policeman and thief across the stream.
The Rules (for those of you who don't actually read Japanese):
The father cannot be in the presence of his daughters without his wife present.
The mother cannot be in the presence of her sons without her husband present.
The thief can't be in the presense of any of the family without the policeman present.
Only two people can be on the raft at one time.
Only the father, mother, and policeman can pilot the raft.
The Instructions:
Click the blue circle in the bottom right corner to start.
Click on a person to get them on the raft
Click on the top of the posts (each side of river) to tell the raft to go across.
http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf
This is apparently used as one of the job tests for some business in Japan.
Jeez, I'm glad I never had a job test like this!