Illustrated
is an Oribe style teabowl with a slip made up using leftovers; materials that
have accumulated over the years, from defunct studios, friends and what
have you. My normal black slip is made using cobalt, iron oxide and manganese
but for this small batch of slip I used iron chromate and black copper oxide,
both of which I have five pounds of that truthfully I have no recollection of
inheriting and certainly did not purchase though both have been used over the years. I only made up 500gr of the slip
which fits nicely in a small deli container and used it in place of my regular
formula. As you can see from the picture, the slip bled quite a bit creating a
droozy surface with tendrils reaching to the surface of the glaze creating
floating metallic areas a bit reminiscent of oilspot pots though neither controllable
or as reflective. I am not sure what I think about this effect and will
probably make a few more pieces for a future firing but what I can say is that
it surely is different than my stand slip and adds a varied quality to the main
Oribe glaze I am using. I guess time and testing will tell.
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