Nan Rothwell Workshop - January 2008


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January 2008 Workshop-
Nan Rothwell came and gave us a fantastic workshop this past weekend!
There were lots of questions and Nan gave us tons of info.
Here are some notes from Nan to you!

DeSherbinin Lamp Parts

If anyone is interested in seeing a copy of my recent order sheet from them,
let me know and I can send it.
Over time, I have refined which parts work best for my lamps,
so seeing my list might save someone some trial and error.
These folks only sell at wholesale, and you need to go through a registration process with them.
I order parts for 100 lamps at a time, but one can order fewer...

English sponges on sticks - Website
I got quite a few sponges on sticks for my students, and they gave me a small discount.
I suggest that the group put together a joint order, as shipping is a large part of the expense...

The Urdu-speaking potter on youtube

Someone yesterday said she might be able to provide a translation for what he is saying.
If that happens, please do let me know? EMAIL NAN at...

I can't find my notes on glaze testing (they died with my last computer)
but think that I started the process by looking at this link in John Hesselbeth's glaze notes
Frog Pond Pottery
and that I used Brandywine Labs.

NOTES from Nan-
My general unscientific rule of thumb for glazes is
that I don't feel the need to have lab tests done on recipes given to me by friends
who I know to be conscientious glaze chemists.
I also don't test glazes that fall well within limit formula boundaries
and contain relatively few "red flag" ingredients for me
(at this point that is mostly metallic oxides, since I have eliminated barium carb
and the other most scary raw ingredients from my glaze room).
The only ones I sent to glaze testing services were gorgeous tests
that contained large amounts of metallic oxides --
usually copper and/or cobalt.
Sad to say, all the ones I ever sent, failed.
I am not sure if that tells me I can trust my instincts, or I should have every other glaze I use tested.
But for now, I am going with the former conclusion,
and I have learned to distrust glazes that have high percentages of copper and cobalt,
especially in glazes with matte surfaces.