Ever since discovering 'sig' through my classes with Sandi Pierantozzi (initially) and Jimmy Clark, I have been collecting and testing different terra sigillata recipes and their firing range. 90% of my clay beads are finished with terra sigillata and fired anywhere from cone 4 (electric) to cone 10 (in a gas kiln). The results are earthy and allow the clay beads to remain "open" enough to absorb the essence of the wearer or serve as carriers for essential oils.
This is a short article about how Terra Sigillata is made and my collection of recipes.
Hello JMspires,
Here in the Netherlands the brush-on glazes are also lead-free. Mostly because a lot of them come from the US. What we do use, and still is available, is a lead based frit. Is this...
I am a sculptor/potter looking for lead-based glazes for nonfunctional use. Many of these have been discontinued under government pressures and guidelines. Duncan and Mayco reds, oranges, yellows,...
Hello Nadesprockett,
The frits you can buy in Great Btitain, the kona F-4 feldspar is a soda feldspar, you can try any kaolin and for the redart clay try a lowfire red clay. I'm not sure if you can...
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Issue 4 - Terra Sigillata