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Friday, April 6, 2012

Low Fire Friday - Bleeding Cake Glaze (Crunchy texture)

Another reliable glaze that works best if applied thick. Bleeding Cake is an opaque glaze with a crunchy, sandy texture.
 


Bleeding Cake - Cone 04

Volcanic Ash 33
Borax            20
Sand*           16   * (I use the fine grain hobby sand from Michael's or other craft store)
Grolleg          11
EPK              20
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                   100
 









 



[dark blue, moss green, brick red, yellow ochre]

 
For color add...
Dark blue:  + Cobalt Carbonate 3%
Moss green:  + Chrome 1%
Brick red/warm brown:  + Red Iron Oxide 15%
Golden/Yellow Ochre:  + Rutile 8%