Walker Ceramics are proud to announce the release of
the
Colours Of Australia Colour
Kits
Developed by our professional in-house colour specialist, these kits present our
Wunder Colours & Design Colours in kits that bring the true colours of our
great southern land to you.
IMPERIAL
PORCELAIN 4317
This is the ultimate in
porcelain - white, plastic and translucent.
FEENEYS
CLAYS
We now manufacture the
full range of Feeneys Clays, range from fine textured Earthenwares to coarse
sandy Raku, and fine to medium Stonewares.
VITREOUS
CHINA
Vitreous China is a body we have developed for those people who
want maximum strength for their utility ware at earthenware temperatures. A
complimentary range of glazes is also available.
WHITE RAKU & TILE BODY
This is a body we developed for
the Market that is looking for a versatile, plastic raku / tile body with good
strength, ease of drying, re-fire capabilities, polishing, fineness and thermal
shock resistance - is this possible? Give it a try - you won't be disappointed.
"An exceptionally tolerant & versatile clay with
outstanding shock resistant properties. Excellent for raku & pit firing. With multiple firing
capabilities it can also be fired well into the stoneware range. Ideal for both modeling & hand building techniques it has the added bonus of throwing
particularly well. In recent testing by students at the South Australian School
of Art it revealed an exceptional capacity to develop a polished surface. An exciting new clay especially for potters working in the
raku area."
Jeff Mincham - Professional Potter and Raku
Specialist
from Cherryville, South Australia
All are the result of intensive laboratory testing &
careful market research.
A new range that we are very excited about are our
DESIGN
COLOURS
24 Liquid Colour Concentrates that are suitable for not
only Earthenware firings but work beautifully right through to 1300°C. Totally
intermixable, a rainbow of vibrant colours is now at your fingertips!
"At Last Bright Stoneware Colours"
"Several years ago, potters began asking for
lighter, brighter colours. Gone were the browns, they wanted colour in their
lives & pots. But the problem was that "Pastels Only" was the norm
and even they were limited to earthenware temperatures. There was no such thing
as Orange, Red, Pink or Lime Green at stoneware temperatures. Then Walker Ceramics sent me a range of
their new Design Colour Concentrates for my evaluation. I wanted long, flowing
strokes, without losing colour, good absorbency on bisque & colour that
doesn't rub off. Was I asking too much? NO! I started testing & found they all fired
to 1300 without fading. Brush strokes were silky, fluid & long. I was able
to develop tonal changes just by more or less pressure on the brush & best
of all I could extend the concentrate without loss of colour. Colours don't rub
off, resulting in ease of glazing; glazes are smooth & mature with no
crawling. The lack of clay in the colour makes them very suitable for majolica.
Specialist glazes are available to suit your clay & temperature range. Altogether I feel most excited about these
colours. Design Colour Concentrates are the answer to many potters, including
me, wanting versatility & brilliance of earthenware & stoneware colours."
Jackie Gasson, The Clayshed
WALKER STAINS
HOT CHILLI RED (Product Code FB5004)
BLOOD RED
(Product Code FB5005)
Two beautiful new red stains with amazing intensity, stability
and brightness all the way through to stoneware temperatures. They are stable
under and in a great variety of glazes - just try them - you will achieve
results you can't believe!!
