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Made in the mid-1970s. The body was H41G (now H441G), it had 20 mesh ironstone concretions that produced large iron blotches in reduction firing. Luke Lindoe loved to use these clays to show off the cone 10 reduction firing process that he was promoting in the 1960s and 70s. Tony was inspired by the natural rustic stoneware surfaces Luke created on both sculptural and thrown pieces, especially by how the iron speckle bled up through glazes. He made large numbers of these bowls, they showcased the clay surface on the outside and glazed designs on the inside. They proved a good testing ground for matching the thermal expansion of glaze and body (needed to produce strength and resistance to breakage).
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Iron Pyrite
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| Glossary |
Reduction Speckle
A sought-after visual effect that occurs in reduction fired stoneware. Particles of iron pyrite that occur naturally in the clay melt and blossom up through the glaze |
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