![]() ![]() I am going to play with it and show my results here. Copper is the most reactive that I have used and from my raku experience I have seen that a copper mat finish, which can produce blue, purple, yellow, red, orange, green and colors I can't even name, will alter over time just through atmospheric conditions like humidity. I am actually more interested in the reactions of copper, cobalt, manganese and rutile which I am using now and exploring others I have not used. Black is the least interesting to me and the least reactive. I just obtained 9 different shades to experiment with from greens, through yellows to oranges and reds. Like raku and pit firing, I rather would guide the piece in a general direction and leave the rest to happenstance.Ĭlick to expand.This is true pertaining to the iron oxides though even the iron oxides are quite varied. And to some results, especially those who do copper patina art, there is a certain amount of predictability, and that is great in those circumstances. As a potter, with some years of experience with raku and pit firing, there are many tricks to the trade I have seen and experienced. I have seen and still own stunning copper patina art. I know of several artists that work with these caustic materials to great advantage. Neither way is the wrong way and certainly both can be appreciated equally, but. Now we have no way of knowing what these 2 pots look like in this hypothetical scenario, but let us assume that they are both pleasing to us in appearance. Pot number two, says the potter, was treated with natural metallic oxides and stains and buried in the earth for some time. Pot number one, says the potter, was sprayed with chemicals and strong oxidizers to achieve the look. ![]() They have a rocky finish and are stone colored in various ways with subtle stains and discolorations. Hypothetically, lets say you see 2 pots that you really like (and you may not). I think you pretty much have to be a potter to fully understand this. I didn't realize that my use of the word patina was going to reactive. Like raku and pit firing, I rather would guide the piece in a general direction and leave the rest to happenstance. Click to expand.I know of several artists that work with these caustic materials to great advantage. ![]()
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