56. 3 Beautiful Green Glaze Recipes Made with Recycled Copper Verdigris
Description
Did you know that you can actually make your own green pottery colourant called Verdigris?
Verdigris is an ancient pigment that has been used for thousands of years, and you can make it yourself by recycling scrap copper!
In this episode I share 3 beautiful pottery glazes I've made using Verdigris. Green Stoneware / high-fire recipes below:
If you want to see what these glazes look like you can check out the video of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/WYg0ayYlJlY
Learn how to fire these stoneware glazes in an electric kiln in this free workbook.
Recipe 1:
Cornish Stone - 50
Quartz - 25
Whiting - 15
Dolomite - 10
5% Verdigris
Recipe 2:
Cornish Stone - 40
Quartz - 20
China Clay - 15
Whiting - 10
Dolomite - 10
5% Verdigris
Recipe 3:
Feldspar - 56
Quartz - 22
Whiting - 13
Plant/Wood Ash - 9
5% Verdigris
Recipe 4: (just in case you like this glaze?! / are making a sculpture of an amphibian and need a good glaze for the skin!)
Cornish Stone - 40
Plant/Wood Ash - 40
Quartz - 20
10% Verdigris
Learn how to make your own Verdigris and use it in your pottery in this video mini-course.
Resources for Potters:
Oxford Clay website resources for Potters: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/resources-for-potters
Pottery eBooks: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/shop/ebooks
Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners): https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/how-to-make-a-pottery-glaze-workbook
Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule) https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/how-to-fire-bisque-and-stoneware-kiln-firing-schedule
Pottery Paperback Books available from amazon:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Katherine-Tomlinson/e/B0B1CKC9X3?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1662270837&sr=8-1
Video mini-courses for Potters: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/shop/courses
Oxford Clay blog: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/blog-1
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