I have abandoned this poor little space, for too long.
Good things have been happening.
This turned into...
This!
I glazed all the batter bowls I made this summer, but I think they are a little small. I think I'll try for a bigger size, next time.
I made some pretty little bowls, that I really like how they turned out.
Here is another lidded jar. This is a Cone 6 glaze that was underfired by about 50 degrees. hence the dark and orange flashing. A refire would turn the entire pot a nice Emerald Green, but I can't decide if I want to.
I really like the effect, but the glaze is a little rough to the touch.
Here are the First 4 of the little oblong dishes from this summer.
The Fist two are glazed in Mackensies Shino, cone 10.
The glazed cracked nicely, so I inked them.
They have some lovely little passages of flashing.
These last two i made while at my Conference. I tried to stick to his model and use his handles. I don't like them. I like the little nubby handles on the previous 2.
This last Pot was my latest Foray into using "Sodium Silicate" to crackle the surface.
The first use I had for sodium silicate was to re-attach broken handles and lugs on bone-dry or bisque ware. But this use is fascinating. After a cylinder is pulled, the SS is added, let set, and then the cylinder stretched to shape. the dry outer surface "cracking" and "floating".
Goals for the new year are fleeting, but I do plan on updating and recording more here. Good luck to me!!
