Terra Sigillata Update

I thought it would be a good idea to share what I've leant so far about applying t.sig and correct my mistakes from earlier videos. Remember, I'm still learning so any advice (as always) is appreciated.
(I apologise for my poor Spanish, you'll see what I mean. It's the thought that counts!).

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• brookfield
• pottery
• potter
• terra
• sigillata
• sig
• terracotta
• clay
• burnishing
• throwing
• turning

[CLEA1938]

Cuando aplica la terra sigillata en crudo, despues para la segunda quema pone el slip para hacer raku? Como se prepara ese slip. Gracias

Clea.

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[brookfieldpottery]

@CLEA1938 Aplico solo en crudo.

Preparar: arcilla y agua (I use left over throwing slops) como la nata.

Añadir un poco de "Calgon" (No se este palabra "calgon" en espanol, es suavizador de agua) hasta que el agua se siente grasosa.

Esperar 24 horas, se separa en 3 partes. Utilizar el medio.

Ver mi otra video para ver esta muestra: "terra sigillata".

Lo siento para mi mal espanol, la mitad de esta i se han traducido!

Mark.

[longbeforedawn]

A clarification please?

You are applying terra sig to green ware, correct?

I thought I heard you mention in another vid that you sig your bisque and that you said you were going to barrel fire these again.

But that looks like green ware.

Thanks! Very nice.

I like the comment about skipping the cloth -- great input!

Thanks!

[brookfieldpottery]

@longbeforedawn I only apply terra sig to green ware. Then bisc, then barrel fire. I know people do apply sig to bisc fired pots, but I only kiln fire once. I wonder how effective applying wet clay to fired clay can be, you'd think the sig would crack and flake away? But, as I keep saying, I'm not an expert!

Thanks for your feedback.

Mark.

[danielsolowiej]

Nice tips . Gracias . . . a ti, hablas muy bien español ! Thank's . . . to you, you speak spanish very well ! Daniel.

[brookfieldpottery]

@danielsolowiej Thanks Daniel, if only you knew how much I had to practise to be able to string those few sentences together!

Mark.

[CLEA1938]

Muchas gracias.No se preocupe por el espanol. Lo endendi. Lo mas importante son sus conocimientos y colaboracion.

Gracias

CLEA1938.

[CLEA1938]

Cuando aplica la terra sigillata en crudo,le aplica para la segunda quema el slip para hacer raku? Como se prepara ese slip. Gracias

Clea.

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[lindadish]

@brookfieldpottery

This is an excellent video. The tip using the plastic bag is excellent.

Your banding wheel sounds just like mine!

[lindadish]

@brookfieldpottery

This is an excellent video. The tip using the plastic bag is excellent.

Your banding wheel sounds just like mine!

[BibsyP]

If you haven't already check out Magdelane Odundo, Duncan Ross and Gabriel Koch for ceramic artist that use Terra Sig. Those are the few I can name off the top of my head. Thanks for posting your experiments. Saves us a lot of time.