Sparkles on clay. Is that possible?
Wednesday 20th August 2014
An example of how a small addition of mica affects the fired appearance of a insight-live.com/glossary/88">terra cotta clay. The effect is still working at cone 03 (left) but is more commonly employed at cone 06 (right). Notice that it is still visible even under the glaze. This body is popular on the west coast, it was designed by D'Arcy Margesson. Standard grades of mica are too fine for the effect, this is likely Custer LCM Drilling Mud Mica.
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