Linda Ganstrom
Low Fire Stains
Cone 04


Apply washes over bisque ware.  To increase the variation, rub some of the wash off with a stiff scrubbing pad or smear with a paper towel for a blended effect.  Layer colors on top of each other for greater depth.

Golden Rutile Stain
¼ cup Milled Rutile
¼ cup Ostrom 04 clear
2 cups water

Rusty Brown Wash

¼ cup Red Iron Oxide
1T. Yankee Hill Slip Clay
or Albany Slip clay
1 cup Ostrom 04 Clear
2 cups water

Blue/Green Wash
2 T. Cobalt Oxide
1 ½ T. Alumina Oxide
1 T. Chromium Oxide
1 cup Ostrom 04 Clear
2 cups of water

Golden Brown
1/8 c. Rutile
1 T. Red Iron Oxide
¼ Ostrom Clear
2 c. water














Deep Blue Wash
¼ cup Cobalt Oxide
¼ cup Ostrom 04 Clear
2 cups water

Blue Black Wash
1 T. Manganese Dioxide
2 T. Cobalt Carbonate
1 cup Ostrom 04 Clear
2 cups water

Dark Green Wash - Black
1 cup Copper Carbonate
1 cup Ostrom 04 Clear
2 cups water

Bright Green Wash
2 T. Chromium Oxide
1 c. Ostrom Clear
2 c. Water

Deep Blue Wash

2 T. Cobalt Oxide
1 c. Ostrom Clear
2 c. water

Blue Wash
½ c. Ostrom
2 T. Cobalt Carbonate
2 c. water
























Deep Blue Wash
¼ cup Cobalt Oxide
¼ cup Ostrom 04 Clear
2 cups water

Blue Black Wash
1 T. Manganese Dioxide
2 T. Cobalt Carbonate
1 cup Ostrom 04 Clear
2 cups water

Dark Green Wash - Black
1 cup Copper Carbonate
1 cup Ostrom 04 Clear
2 cups water

Bright Green Wash
2 T. Chromium Oxide
1 c. Ostrom Clear
2 c. Water
Deep Blue Wash
2 T. Cobalt Oxide
1 c. Ostrom Clear
2 c. water

Blue Wash
½ c. Ostrom
2 T. Cobalt Carbonate
2 c. water

Mason Stain Washes
2 T. Mason Stain
1 c.  Ostrom Clear
2 c.  Water