I've been pulling my hair out for just over a year, trying to track down a certain glaze material for my copper reds. I brought stocks with me when we moved here in 2000 and have been looking for a supplier to replace my original wholesaler. None of the available equivalent materials (from Germany, Italy, Spain, Britain, as well as France) worked for me :

Those who know a bit about ceramics will think that I have over-reduced and that I have put in too much copper. This is not the case.

You would think, after 38 years of making pots, that I would be more careful but I decided (being Scottish) to combine the contents of two buckets of copper red glazes, rather than throwing them out in disgust. Then, to my horror, while washing the bucket in the sink, I noticed the words, 'white production glaze' - aaaaaaahh! More hair pulling.

Finally I have found the supplier to my original supplier. The first test will be fired next week and hopefully I'll have my gorgeous yummy reds back - but not my hair!

Meanwhile I have been testing this dyslexic disaster and these are the results:

It's a different colour but I don't want to repeat it.