I liked making these 2 vases – the bases were made from slabs of clay and the wheel thrown neck was added after the hand built portion of the vase had set up (not quite leather hard) enough to withstand having the neck addition. I also made a bisque texture plate using ginkgo leaves from [...]
Early this summer, I set out on a quest to expand my cone 6 glaze palette and since I’m attracted to vibrant colors, I decided to look for some candy colored hues such as pink, violet, and chartreuse. I found success with Mason Stains as colorants in this pink base glaze #4 cone 6 glaze [...]
This is a continuation of my last post. Mason Stains in ^6 Glazes In my second round of testing, I was optimistic that I’d found the holy grail of base glaze recipes to achieve a pink ^6 glaze – but I was mentally prepared to open the kiln this morning and find nada. Imagine my [...]
Happy 4th to all my US readers! For my family, it’s an occasion to enjoy some good old fashioned family fun. We’re spending a quiet day together and will join our neighbors late this afternoon at our local neighborhood park where we’ll enjoy a picnic while listening to a concert band play patriotic favorites. After [...]
