Bates Clear Fake Celadon
Cone 10 Reduction
Minspar - 35
Silica - 21
Gerstley Borate - 7
Barium Carb - 8
Whiting - 8
EPK - 10
Bentonite - 2
Mason Stain 6003 Crimson - 10
You might be saying, why would you go to the effort of making fake celadon at cone 10 in reduction - why not just use a real one. Well first, I stumbled on this beautiful mint green glaze by accident. Secondly, many celadons settle and hard pan horribly due to the heavy materials in them. This glaze however is a nice clear that takes to mason stains very well (and even works at cone 6!) Although this crimson burns out, many other stains look great in this base. It works best on porcelain bodies, as most clears do, and will reformulation to not crazy on stoneware bodies.
