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metal sculpture with raku glaze
jason hutcherson -
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 3:23am
this sculpture was coated and fired with raku glaze. it was an idea that the ceramics professor where i went to grad school cooked up after asking the melting temperature of steel. the glaze cooks up at about 1800 degrees and is a copper oxide blend with about a dozen other minerals thrown in. out of the four sculptures we cooked this was the only real success. if anyone out there has the means to try this out please let me know what happens. thanks, jason  it was a college art show
jason hutcherson -
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 3:26pm
in a small town the ususal "hey that's cool" but most people were more interested in my lighted sculptures than in any of the slag pieces. john merrick being the exception. thanks, jason  Hey Jason, Just
Jamie Santellano -
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 9:31am
Hey Jason, Just wondering...will the glaze on the surface crack? Is the glaze a thick layer? Sorry if these are dumb questions, but just curious. Cheers, Jamie Santellano yes
jason hutcherson -
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 3:29pm
it's actually quite fragile and only about 3mm thick in most places this was the only success out of four i think you could probably just redo the ones that did't take the first time and they might work. i don't know. and there is no such thing as a dumb question |
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OOOH......now that is different
Jason, thanks for sharing this with us....what an unusual concept...I like it. What was the reaction to the piece?
SteelyJan