Comments for Tim See http://timseeclay.com Ceramic Artist Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on 2010 Great Changes by claytotheelbows http://timseeclay.com/?p=218&cpage=1#comment-284 claytotheelbows Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:30:11 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=218#comment-284 Hi Tim, Hoping to see more blog entries soon. Thanks so much for sharing your art with us! Hi Tim,

Hoping to see more blog entries soon. Thanks so much for sharing your art with us!

]]> Comment on 2010 Great Changes by Tim See http://timseeclay.com/?p=218&cpage=1#comment-204 Tim See Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:38:15 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=218#comment-204 Hi Tawn, The glaze isn't really shareable. It truly is my moms backyard dug up sieved and mixed with water. The variations are just additions of coloring oxides like cobalt. My only thought would be for you find local clay sources and test them as glazes. you may get as lucky as I did. Tim Hi Tawn,
The glaze isn’t really shareable. It truly is my moms backyard dug up sieved and mixed with water. The variations are just additions of coloring oxides like cobalt. My only thought would be for you find local clay sources and test them as glazes. you may get as lucky as I did.
Tim

]]> Comment on 2010 Great Changes by Tawn Dickison http://timseeclay.com/?p=218&cpage=1#comment-202 Tawn Dickison Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:10:16 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=218#comment-202 Are you willing to share the glaze you mention in one of your YouTube videos called "Mom's back yard?" Are you willing to share the glaze you mention in one of your YouTube videos called “Mom’s back yard?”

]]> Comment on Air Conditioner… Steampunk by Melanie http://timseeclay.com/?p=86&cpage=1#comment-169 Melanie Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:09:39 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=86#comment-169 Great post! Great post!

]]> Comment on 2010 Great Changes by Janice Gouldthorpe http://timseeclay.com/?p=218&cpage=1#comment-165 Janice Gouldthorpe Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:23:31 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=218#comment-165 Congrats and wish you much success this in 2010! (it's a big one for us, as well. Our 40th anniversary!) Congrats and wish you much success this in 2010! (it’s a big one for us, as well. Our 40th anniversary!)

]]> Comment on Simple Raku Firing by admin http://timseeclay.com/?p=163&cpage=1#comment-154 admin Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:01:56 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=163#comment-154 The risk in using Ferric chloride outweighs the effect that can be achieved. It's really for color I think, and in the end its kinda orange brown. I have used it over matte glazes and has some interesting results. Make sure your using the proper masks and gloves when your using it. The risk in using Ferric chloride outweighs the effect that can be achieved. It’s really for color I think, and in the end its kinda orange brown. I have used it over matte glazes and has some interesting results. Make sure your using the proper masks and gloves when your using it.

]]> Comment on Simple Raku Firing by jan http://timseeclay.com/?p=163&cpage=1#comment-153 jan Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:40:50 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=163#comment-153 Thanks for your video. I have just started raku firing and have so much to learn. Have you tried feric chloride? I sprayed some on and the effect was very pretty - but when the pots cooled down the lustre could be wiped off. Any ideas? Thanks Thanks for your video.
I have just started raku firing and have so much to learn. Have you tried feric chloride? I sprayed some on and the effect was very pretty – but when the pots cooled down the lustre could be wiped off.

Any ideas?

Thanks

]]> Comment on Simple Raku Firing by admin http://timseeclay.com/?p=163&cpage=1#comment-127 admin Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:31:30 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=163#comment-127 If it works and your not in a rush you do not have to change a thing. Now it if it wasn't working and you had all sort of issues that you might make a change. the slower you ramp the temp up the less problems you will encounter. it just you have to be there doing it longer. the one raku pot that was a little grey is part of the process when getting white crackles. the bigger issue is making nice clean lines when want them use a banding wheel or your throwing wheel and spin the pieces as you apply the glaze or wax. for your first few times the results are pretty good. We have all seen worse pots from people that claim to know what they are doing. If it works and your not in a rush you do not have to change a thing. Now it if it wasn’t working and you had all sort of issues that you might make a change. the slower you ramp the temp up the less problems you will encounter. it just you have to be there doing it longer. the one raku pot that was a little grey is part of the process when getting white crackles. the bigger issue is making nice clean lines when want them use a banding wheel or your throwing wheel and spin the pieces as you apply the glaze or wax. for your first few times the results are pretty good. We have all seen worse pots from people that claim to know what they are doing.

]]> Comment on Simple Raku Firing by Mark http://timseeclay.com/?p=163&cpage=1#comment-126 Mark Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:10:02 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=163#comment-126 Tim Your input would be great. I did my first koln firing ever on sunday 11/29/09 and it was Raku in my gas kiln. Can you take a look at my video and give me your thoughts? I took my time ramping up my kiln from cold to 1920deg took an hour. I know that kiln will roar, I was only at 2-lbs pressure at max ramp up. Can I take it from cold to max faster? What about the second and more firings, if I preheat the pots like they are in the video on top of the kiln can I go fast again? It was fun and now I need to make more stuff to get in there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-A73dg40FQ direct link to the video after Mark Thanks for all your videos, big big help Tim

Your input would be great. I did my first koln firing ever on sunday 11/29/09 and it was Raku in my gas kiln.

Can you take a look at my video and give me your thoughts? I took my time ramping up my kiln from cold to 1920deg took an hour. I know that kiln will roar, I was only at 2-lbs pressure at max ramp up.

Can I take it from cold to max faster? What about the second and more firings, if I preheat the pots like they are in the video on top of the kiln can I go fast again?

It was fun and now I need to make more stuff to get in there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-A73dg40FQ direct link to the video after

Mark
Thanks for all your videos, big big help

]]> Comment on Simple Raku Firing by admin http://timseeclay.com/?p=163&cpage=1#comment-125 admin Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:56:17 +0000 http://timseeclay.com/?p=163#comment-125 It is a pretty quick turn around from pieces going in to coming out. the first load always takes the longest. depending on the work and the glazes and what you want to achieve the firings could be as short as 15 minutes or they may need to be stretched out for an hour. The use of wood shouldn't make a difference. The first raku firing I did were in a wood fired raku kiln (I LOVED THIS KILN) but some people would get explosions because the heat doesn't dissipate as quickly. So cold still damp pots got pit on very hot shelves and pop. That was more of an open house for the studio. If you wanted to do a work shop in Raku i will keep it in mind It seems like I could pull one together at the end of our session. It is a pretty quick turn around from pieces going in to coming out. the first load always takes the longest. depending on the work and the glazes and what you want to achieve the firings could be as short as 15 minutes or they may need to be stretched out for an hour. The use of wood shouldn’t make a difference. The first raku firing I did were in a wood fired raku kiln (I LOVED THIS KILN) but some people would get explosions because the heat doesn’t dissipate as quickly. So cold still damp pots got pit on very hot shelves and pop. That was more of an open house for the studio. If you wanted to do a work shop in Raku i will keep it in mind It seems like I could pull one together at the end of our session.

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