When we got to the freecycle.com location the husband was cleaning and putting all the stuff out on the grass. There were many 5 gallon buckets, a whole bunch of 5Lb bags of minerals, and some 1 gallon jars. What I ended up receiving was not what I was expecting, but in the long run, I think it was a very good thing for me.
You see, I have been doing my pottery the easy way, but also the more expensive way. I'm a painter so I like to have many colors on my pottery. Therefore, I have been using glazes that are similar to paint that I buy ready made. My teacher, on the other hand, dips his bisque pieces into large buckets of glazes that he mixes up himself. The downside is that you tend to get a one colored piece, and I got tired of the colors pretty fast.
What I received in this offer, however, were a LOT of the various minerals and chemicals that one uses to make their own glazes from scratch. So, basically, I have received a giant chemistry set! Now I have to learn how to combine all of this to make my own glazes. My teacher, Gary Hamner, knows a lot about this, so I am now going to be getting into a new angle with my pottery experience, which is rather exciting.
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