Violet Cort
Date: Spring 2023
Creator: Milo Matukaitis
Temperature: Cone 6
Atmosphere: Oxidation
Recipe:
Cornwall Stone 40%
Silica 30%
Gerstley Borate 20%
Foraged Clay 10%
Zinc Oxide 3.7%
Tin Oxide 2.4%
Copper Carbonate 1%
Silicon Carbide 1%
Bentonite 2%
Notes:
Foraged Clay was found near the Public Shoreline Beach-Indian Town Lake in Alllegan County, Michigan off of an exposed cliff face of Lake Michigan. It was then processed to 100 mesh, dried, and sieved in a 60 mesh glaze.
** note that foraged clay implies variants between batches
Photo of clay used and the clay deposit. Taken at time of collection, August 2022.