Materials

White Frit

A simple, thin window pane broke off from our glass-front kitchen cabinet. Crushed to mesh 160. It produces tiny bubbles in the overall glaze so best for external use.

Rhyolite

Said to be around 70% silica. We’ll see about that. Harvested respectfully at the “Barn”.

Southside Limestone

This is foraged with approval at a local limestone quarry which harbors granite as well. High octane flux.

Southside Granite

This is foraged with approval at a local limestone quarry which harbors this granite as well. It can be fired by itself to cone 10 to make a glaze that looks pretty much like the rock.

Yellow Feldspar

Some kind of local rock which composition is unknown to me. But It makes my best Snow White glaze.

Wood Ash

Mostly birch and maple. Burnt and warmed Allana’s downtown house.

Green Frit

This is a vulgar green wine bottle crushed to mesh 160. Unfortunately, can’t remember which wine it held.

Wild Red Clay

This is the most common clay found all around in the region. Some from the coast, straight from the cliffside, full of salts (solubles), that makes it ok for glazes but bad for vessels (earthenware).Found some of the same more…

Wild Kaolin

This baby is precious within Nova Scotia. It is unique, specifically localized. And it isn’t advertised anywhere, you can’t buy it, can’t find it randomly, really. You can only wish you had it, if you didn’t.

Wild Brown Clay

Very abundant and typical clay from the region. Harvested in the ditch on Monk’s Head road.