I check my stats every now and then. It's interesting to see what countries people are from who visit my blog and what, if any, search words were entered. The other day I noticed there was a search for "red engobe". I previously posted a black engobe recipe which is probably what the searcher landed on. I remembered, though, there was a recipe in the same Ceramics Monthly article the black engobe came from that used commercial stain. Might be a possibility if you want red or some other color difficult to come by with the usual oxides on hand. I took a look and found two. I haven't tried either of these but here they are:
Stain Colored Engobe 1
(cone 06-6, oxidation or reduction)
30 Wollastonite
15 Ferro Frit 3110
30 Bentonite B
25 Commercial Stain
100
Stain Colored Engobe 2
(cone 06-6, oxidation or reduction)
40 Talc
15 Ferro Frit 3110
30 Kentucky Ball Clay (OM4)
15 Commercial Stain
100
There's a note on this one: At Cone 6-8 this is an interesting matt glaze.
Interesting to see the Engobe 1 recipe, it is unusual being based around bentonite and Wollastonite, and I must try it some time. It is useful that Engobe 2 can also be a glaze if fired higher. Sometimes (when trying to get stubborn materials through an 80 mesh seive) I think one glaze for every purpose seems like a splendid idea!
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