Owl be careful next time...

All of my carved pieces got covered up with the clear glaze I used. The underglaze colors didn't show through like they were suppose to. In this pic the tree bark should have been a muted yellow to light brown. I only dipped the pieces for 1 second. My dilemma is I enjoy carving on my pots but I want them to be functional. Without the glaze they are not food safe. The clear glaze I use comes out quite thick..wondering how to fix this problem..any suggestions?

All Fired Up!

Thrown bowl added handles,glazed,fired^10

 Well some of the pots I made came out quite nice. The others were a learning lesson with the glazes etc.. Here are some that made my list of favorites..

Thrown bowl altered rim,shino glaze,fired^10

Thrown bowl,glazed,fired^10

Thrown Pasta Bowl,glazed,fired^10

Thrown bowl added handles,glazed,fired^10

Thrown bowl, carved,underglaze,glaze,fired^10

Glaze Daze.

Well all my pieces have been glazed and are awaiting the last firing. I have to say I've learned how to organize the glazing process when you are on a time limit! I do enjoy taking my time glazing..being in a rush is not fun. So that will be something to rethink about time management when making pieces at a private studio. The community college would be better for making quantity and having enough time for all the steps that go in to making a piece. I do like the closer attention received at a private studio though so I think I will take class in both places in the future!! And of course get my own lil Pottery shop together in the future.. Pottery to be continued.....

Thinking about glaze .....

This week I learned how to make fancy handles on my bowls to make them look nice. I made a salsa and guacamole bowl. I'm thinking about my glaze options for those..in the mean time I use color underglaze on my carved Owl Bowl also glazed my Dolphin Fruit bowl..Im very excited to see how the glaze comes out on that piece being its my third time making it since 2010 the other glazes at the community college did not come out good. Next week its all about glazing all of my pieces made during this round of 8 week classes. I will take a break for surgery I expect to be out 3 to 4 weeks for recovery, during that time laid up in bed I will be thinking about my next creations. Pictured is some of my bisqueware that needs glazing.