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Antique Iron over Grape   donnademure@ att.net  06/10/05 I was taking classes at a studio that used mostly Opulence glazes and this was the most popular combination. Mostly on bowls and vertical surfaces you get a lovely dark purply color that breaks a beautifully bluish green. These glazes are great for classroom situations as you generally get very consistent results.

I have found that the reduction-look colors do better when cooled fast.  When I did a slow cool the colors became matt and lost their mottled effects.  Cindi@ bigceramicstore.com  

Antique Iron  Cora/mcfishman1@ msn.com   03/29/03  I am testing the antique iron, firing at ^6 in a an electric kiln. I was told it needed to be quite thick to get good color, so I mixed it thick and double dipped. Still I only get the really nice effects on the bottom where the glaze has pooled. The rest is brown (a nice, glossy brown, still, but not what I want from the glaze). Anyone have comments or suggestions?

Opulence: Antique Iron, Blue Monday, & Autumn Frost   Date: 20/06/02 
I tried the antique iron in liquid form first and was pleased with the results, so I decided to try Blue Monday & autumn frost in dry form (the first time I've tried mixing dry glazes). I added 2% Bentonite as suggested here. The glazes turned out beautiful, especially the Blue Monday. These glazes give more interesting effects than any other commercial glazes I've tried (mostly Spectrum, all cone 6). I bisque fire to cone 04 & glaze fire to 6 in a Skutt electric kiln w/ digital kiln master controls & an enviro-vent. Mixing was easy - I added the Bentonite to the mix in the bag, closed it up & shook to mix, then added to a gallon container 3/4 full of water& shook. I used a cheap electric hand mixer & let sit overnight. then more mixing and I used a kitchen sieve strain. I did need to sieve the glaze at least a half dozen times to get the lumps out (I gently pushed most of the lumps through the sieve each time to break up the clumps. I'm very pleased with these glazes and plan on expanding my collection.

Opulence   momv518@ aol.com   Date: 11/14/00
I am stuck with electric firing right now. I came across opulence glazes cone 6 at NCECA when I was in Columbus, Ohio last year. I have been using them with much success. I particularly like the antique iron, celery and Blue Monday. I overlap the Blue Monday with the eggshell and have produced great results, especially on bowls. The celery is very nice alone on vases and casseroles. I did find that for some reason the eggshell settles out. I know I can use Epsom salt to help with the problem. If it is not properly mixed it can fire part white with yellow.

Opulence : claygirl@ ukans.edu   Date: 3/16/01 
You can get some really interesting results by layering these glazes! Try overlapping a standard gloss glaze with one of the breaking glazes. If you're really daring, try overlapping 2 breaking glazes. Beware though, you might get something really cool or really ugly, so test it before you try it on your favorite piece. Also, I've found that the glazes stay in suspension better if you add 1% bentonite before mixing them with water.

Opulence:  Evening Shade  k.dec@ comcast.net  Date: 03/03/04
I have tried most of the Opulence glazes and they are fantastic!  My favorite is Evening Shade- an amazing shade of lavender-blue (when applied to a white body anyway); the photo on the color chart page does it no justice!  Autumn Frost is also an amazing color.  I particularly like it when mixed or layered with gloss or matte white.