Here are some of the pots from my last glaze fire on August 6th.
Warm Brown Stoneware. Wheel thrown. ^6 oxidation.
- bowl with black splashes
- brown bowl
- blue bowl
- jen’s juicy fruit over blue glazes
- juicy fruit over bone white
- large vase
- jen’s juicy fruit
- serving bowl
- side fired tumbler
- upside-down fired cup
- waterfall brown cups
- wax resist and juicy fruit
Most of these are really glaze experiments disguised as pots. I’ve been trying Jen’s Juicy Fruit over my other glazes and getting some interesting results. The problem is, I like so many of the combinations that I don’t know which direction to go first!
The large vase was a re-fire. It was originally all brown with a bone white neck and rim which I wasn’t impressed with. So I dipped the top half in Jen’s Juicy Fruit and re-fired it. Some improvement but it’s still not my favorite.
Most of the cups have one of my standard glazes plus Waterfall Brown, Jen’s Juicy Fruit or a combination of both at the top to drip down over the other glaze. Interesting effects!
The side-fired tumbler is one of my favorite pieces. It would be nearly perfect except for two small issues. There are two or three small blisters that I found and popped. I’ve had trouble with blisters before so I’m still working on a solution. It seems that the blisters are only on pots that have Waterfall Brown so it might be that glaze that is causing problems. I’ve also noticed a few pinholes on some of the pots that are glazed with this glaze. The other small issue is that it is quite wobbly when resting on a flat surface. I can’t remember if it was wobbly before the glaze fire or if it warped a little bit during the firing. I could probably grind it flat again but the bottom picked up a thin coat of… something in the kiln? so it has a glossy reddish-brown bottom. Almost like a thin coat of ash from a wood kiln?
I like the cup with the circles/dots. All I did was apply some wax resist with a round sponge brush before I dipped it in the glaze. Pretty simple but it could be fun to use with some decals.
Speaking of decals, there are a number of pots from this load that I’ve applied decals to and will be finished in the next bisque fire.
If you’re interested in buying something here you’ll have a chance on September 20 and 21st. I’ll be part of the Middlebury Fall Festival. I’ll be demonstrating on my wheel and selling pottery and having a good time.
I’ve also got some more posts planned for the near future… if I have time to get them sorted out.
Thanks for reading!