Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Latest Clay Work

I tried some new glazes and a new firing schedule on the latest load of pottery and am very happy with results! Here is a sampling of my favorite pieces. Lighting is very bad but I'm rushed to get them packed to take with us to Sequim.

Pitchers and mugs in Eggshell and Red-Gold:



Misc. mugs in Eggshell and Oasis:


A large strainer in Eggshell, Oasis and Red-gold:



Mixing bowl in Eggshell and Oasis:


Storage jars in Alabaster with Coral and Charcoal Satins applied with low-tech mouth sprayer:


Mixing bowls with colored slips and clear glaze:


Mugs with Eggshell, colored slips and clear glaze:


Storage jars with colored slips and clear glaze:


Pot with colored slip and white satin glaze:


This is the blue glaze that gave me so much trouble last firing. It wasn't applied thick enough and turned an ugly gray. This application was extra thick and I got a beautiful deep, glossy blue with a white satin base. The glaze ran a just little but I'll grind that down and call it good.











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