Light Flux SW401 Stoneware Specialty (Mayco)

Description

Light Flux SW401 Stoneware Specialty, Cone 6-10

Elevate Your Art With Special Effects, Surface Depth and Tactile Brilliance!

Cone 6 oxidation (first photo): Light Flux is a translucent cream color when used alone.

Cone 10 oxidation (second photo): The increase in temperature will cause more movement.

Tip: Chip shown over SW-119 Cinnabar. SW-401 Light Flux and SW-402 Dark Flux are mid-range glazes that were developed to be used in combination with other mid-range glazes to produce flowing effects. Designed to fire to cone 5/6, but can be fired to cone 9/10 (movement will be more pronounced at higher temperatures).

Mayco’s Stoneware Specialty Glaze

Stoneware specialty glazes were developed for special effects and surface depth. Mayco Flux interacts with other glazes to create movement, bringing about “hidden” colors and visual texture. Flux is a flowing glaze developed for use with other stoneware glazes to enhance the movement, promote reactions and interesting effects. Apply 2-3 coats of Flux under or over another mid-range glaze to bring about “hidden colors”. Flux can be brushed in layers, glaze trailed, plopped with a brush, and blotted with a sponge. The thicker the application, the more mobility there will be.

General Use

• The order in which you apply Mayco Flux – above or beneath another glaze – impacts the fired result.
• Designed to fire to cone 5/6, but can be fired to cone 9/10.
• Variables that influence movement include the fluidity of the companion glaze, application methods, thickness and orientation of application, number of coats, firing temperature and program.
• To prevent glaze run-off, avoid applying Flux to the bottom third of your ware.
• The unique material composite of Flux alters the character of the supplemental glazes, when applied in combination.

SW-401 Light Flux and SW-402 Dark Flux bear a Non-Toxic label according to FDA standards. Light and Dark Flux are Dinnerware Safe when used according to manufacturer’s directions and fired to the clay body’s vitrification temperatures. However, discretion and judgment should be used if the glaze surface is heavily textured, less from a safety and more from an aesthetic perspective.

Note: Finished ware producers may be required to have their ware food safe tested prior to introducing into commerce.