When I saw the sign in the window of S & S Pottery Supplies asking for fill in an upcoming cone 10 gas firing I knew that I had to get something ready … The opportunity to subject samples of my collected pigments to almost 1300°C (2400°F) in an oxygen-less environment was pretty exciting.
In all, I prepared twelve samples (pinch pots and all) mostly from iron-based pigments. And, they represent the entire range of these colours: Yellows, reds, browns and purples.
Watching them be loaded into the large kiln I thought that, in the end, I might simply end up with a dozen shades of black; but I suspect that even these will be unique once I grind them out!