A collection of work that has been soda fired. These pieces are fired in a gas kiln where the atmosphere is put into reduction, depriving the atmosphere of oxygen. The fuel continues to combust by pulling oxygen molecules out of the glazes and clay bodies, creating more muted and earthy colors. At peak temperatures, baking soda is introduced. 

Robyn's Eigg is a cone 10 glaze that sits on the matte/gloss line of stull's map and contains titanium dioxide and rutile, which promote phase separation. I used this recipe as the base for all of the glazes in this collection, the only variable being the colorant. I mixed up a batch of Robyn's Eigg without the black copper oxide and substituted 5% and 10% wild pigments. All test tiles are made on a b-mix clay body.

ROBYN'S EIGG
Minspar: 51.5
Whiting: 27.5
EPK: 15.5
Silica: 5.5
Titanium Dioxide: 3
Rutile: 1
Black Copper Oxide: 2

A collection of my work that was displayed at the University of Little Rock for the artLAUNCH Exhibition, which was a group show of the 2024 artLAUNCH grant winners displaying the work they made during the grant period. I would love for the work I made during this time to be shown in the City Hall Art Gallery not only because the glazes are showcasing Arkansas pigments, but because it was Little Rock that allowed me to pursue my career and fall in love with the colors of Arkansas. 

Cone 10, gloss glaze

4321
Nepheline Syenite - 40
Whiting - 20
EPK - 10
Flint - 30
Wild Pigment - 5, 10, 15, 20
Water - 60