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what happens when you are bored and poke random holes in your pottery?
Staying with the theme of "Gee what if I.." put these colors and glaze
combos?
Will I do it again.. Ah.. I'm usually never that bored.
It will end up being for my orchid.. (which after 3 years is going to flower) or an luminary light.
The dragon flies and fish here are the last ones I have to glaze. Was pretty happy with how they turned out. So now that the pieces are out of my head and imagination, and in my hands I can see where to head with them in order to make them more appealing and create an easier design to build. These are made out of paper clay so they don't weigh hardly anything. I'm impressed so I'll order more of the clay.
After the first batch of glazing the fish.. The application has gotten easier with each one I have done. Which means I'm a lot happier with how the fish turned out for this firing. I've learned so much from this batch that I have more confidence in how I approach the whole process. Makes the overall process easier.
Asked online how to apply underglaze successfully.. Well.. The answer is practice.
Well I'm pleased with these cuties!
These were for wall hanging outside, but hubby comes along and insisted that the fish needed to be on a wall inside. Who am I to argue!
This is my first attempt at painting with under-glazes. While not a fan of how it turned out I realize there is a learning curve. So.. On to the next experiment!
So happy with the clear glaze I created.. Gotta love Chemistry! A perfect fit for the porcelain I'm using and super transparent with a lovely gloss.
As posted before I have been testing colors for this years pottery. I'm quite pleased with the reds and yellows. The peacock to purple transitions.. well not so much.
Though now that I have a road map for colors I'm pretty excited to start the dreaded glazing part of the process. Would love to sit back and just make pots all day, glazing well again.. not so much.
Since I'm not doing shows right now I've been using the spare time to play with glazes and decoration. Changing clay bodies means, especially with porcelains, having to alter the glazes to fit the new clay body. Now that I don't have crazing.. I have been working on colors.
Just pulled these test tiles out of the kiln and did the happy dance. I'm sure that a few of the colors will end up on pots this year. 
Suddenly with no shows and none in the near future.. I can roam outside the little box and play with clay in ways I have wanted to but didn't have time. So now is a good time for a little adventure, right? So, silk screening anyone?
I gave it a quick go. I used a hoop and some fabric along with one of my stencils I use for underglaze.
Whoo hoo! I think this is gonna be fun! I ordered a real screen. Even a couple of gel printing plates.
Wish me luck. 😁
