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PBL and Boberosa Mugs

So… Back at the blog. I’m finally getting some photos of recent mugs uploaded. I had a pretty successful glaze fire on March 18th containing mostly logo mugs and a few other random items. All wheel thrown cone 6 stoneware.

PBL Mugs

These are all larger mugs, more “stein like” really.  All had Saturated Iron poured inside and dipped at the top while the rest of the outside was dipped in Pam’s Blue (both Coyote glazes). I really like this combination and apparently other people do too.

PBL Mugs - Handle Detail
PBL Mugs – Handle Detail
PBL Mugs - Black Logos
PBL Mugs – Black Logos
PBL Mugs - Brown and Black Logos
PBL Mugs – Brown and Black Logos

PBL Mugs - Brown Logos
PBL Mugs – Brown Logos
PBL Mugs - Brown Wash Logos
PBL Mugs – Brown Wash Logos
PBL Logo Closeup
PBL Logo Closeup

PBL Logo Detail
PBL Logo Detail

I took the liberty of trying different options on the logos. I used brown and black washes on some, all brown on some, black wash on a pair and the Saturated Iron glaze on the rest. The washes came out a variety of ways. A few seemed more purple than brown, maybe too thick or too thin? But the logos with the washes seem more defined than the logos with the glaze.

Boberosa Mugs

Boberosa bare clay logo
Orange with bare clay logo
Boberosa - orange and black logo
Boberosa – orange and black logo
Boberosa variants - orange and black logo
Boberosa variants – orange and black logo

Boberosa brown
Boberosa brown

Again, I tried a few different options. Some mugs have Orange glaze over black wash in the logo imprints. I also did some bare clay logos with black or brown washes.

 PBL Experiments

PBL Short Mugs
PBL Short Mugs
PBL Short Mugs - All Blue
PBL Short Mugs – All Blue
PBL Short Mugs - Red, White
PBL Short Mugs – Red, White

I didn’t have enough Sapphire Blue glaze so I tried some different glaze combinations with glazes such as Really Red, Pam’s Blue, Alabaster Satin, Peacock Green and the black and brown washes.

A Few Misc. Items

Glaze Experiments on Large Mugs
Glaze Experiments on Large Mugs
Saturated Iron Glaze Experiments
Saturated Iron Glaze Experiments
Small Stoneware Pendants
Small Stoneware Pendants

Tumblers - Glaze Experiments
Tumblers – Glaze Experiments
West Noble Large Mugs
West Noble Large Mugs
Sunburst Yarn Bowl
Sunburst Yarn Bowl

A few miscellaneous items to fill the rest of the kiln including a yarn bowl and some pendants. A local customer found my website and asked if I would make her some custom pendants for aroma therapy purposes. I’ve made ornaments that were very similar so I said I would give it a shot. They were pretty quick and easy to make. Except I ruined a few trying to get the hole at the top and glazing each one with a brush was a little tedious. Maybe next time I’ll wax the backs and put some fishing line through the holes so I can dip them. The lady really liked how they turned out and bought 12 of them. Hopefully they work well for the aroma therapy.

I’ve got about 6 more WN large mugs and 6 PBL short mugs to glaze with my new batch of Sapphire Blue. I’ve also been mixing some test glazes from the book Mastering Cone 6 Glazes. I’m hoping to get a glaze fire finished before I go back to school on Monday.

Logo Mugs

I recently glaze fired a bunch of drinking vesels.  Mostly mugs and cups with some sort of logo emblazoned across at least one side of each. Overall a solid firing with a few spectacular pieces.  All wheel-thrown stoneware fired to cone 6.

Little Chargers

A majority of the vessels were of the “Little Charger” variety. I had some orders from before Christmas and I made a few extra mugs and a couple handle-less cups/pencil holders.

WNP Shepherd Special Mugs
WNP Shepherd Special Mugs
WNP Blue Logo Mugs
WNP Blue Logo Mugs
WNP Stamped Logo Mugs
WNP Stamped Logo Mugs
Little Charger Stoneware Mugs
Little Charger Stoneware Mugs

White Little Charger Cups
White Little Charger Cups
WNP Logo Mugs
WNP Logo Mugs
Custom WNP Logo Mugs
Custom WNP Logo Mugs

(Big?) Chargers

A staff member or two suggested that I make some mugs with the charger-riding-a-horse logo that the middle and high schools use. I ordered a stamp and tried it on a few different forms with a couple different glaze combinations.

Large Charger Logo Mug
Large Charger Logo Mug
WN School Color Charger Mugs
WN School Color Charger Mugs
Wheel Thrown Charger Mugs
Wheel Thrown Charger Mugs
White WN Charger Cups
White WN Charger Cups

WN Charger Mug
WN Charger Mug
WN Charger Logo Closeup
WN Charger Logo Closeup
Charger Logo Mug
Charger Logo Mug

PBL and Boberosa Gun Dogs

This glaze firing was the beta test for a few new logos. Partners Bulk Logistics is a fantastic trucking company and the fine folks at Boberosa Gun Dogs train and board hunting dogs.

PBL logo closeup
PBL logo closeup
PBL test mugs
PBL test mugs
Boberosa Test Cup
Boberosa Test Cup

Notes

  • The Coyote Glaze “Really Red” is appropriately named.
  • I wish Coyote made a “Really Orange” which was just as bright.
  • Brushing on glaze is STILL a pain compared to dipping and pouring.
  • My favorite logos resulted from applying glaze to the impressed logo lines and then wiping off the excess glaze to reveal bare clay around the logo.
  • Going from Red Gloss (more of a dull, cool red) to Really Red (brighter and warmer) was quite a jump. I love the Really Red but I think it overpowers the Sapphire Blue glaze which it is usually paired with. Maybe I’ll have to find a brighter blue glaze.
  • Glazes used:
  • Coyote – Really Red, Sapphire Blue, Eggshell, Alabaster Satin, Pam’s Blue, Saturated Iron, Orange, Red Gold
  • Amaco – Red Gloss, Frosted Turquoise (not pictured)
  • Mayco – Stoneware Copper Wash, Stoneware Iron Wash (referred to as “stains” in the descriptions)

There were a few non-logo items in the glaze fire. I’ll try to put up a short post with these items including mugs, tumblers and yarn bowls.

Photos of Dogs That Hunt Birds

A couple weeks ago I was hired by a friend to do some photography for his business.  He and his dad train dogs and run a kennel in Albion, IN called Boberosa Gun Dogs.  They wanted some pictures of their dogs and kennel to use for the new website that they are having designed.  So I had to get up early on a Saturday morning but it was worth it.  The lighting was awesome and I got a lot of good shots (as far as I can tell).  I don’t really know much about hunting or training dogs but they said that I got some good photos.  It was pretty cool and I learned a lot.  And they said I might be able to do it again.  If it works out right I might take some photos of dogs on a regular basis for their clients.  Here are a few of the photos I like:

inside the kennel
taking a shot at a pigeon

dog flushes out a pigeon from the bushes
outside of the Boberosa kennel

dog holding a pigeon
dog retrieves a pigeon during training

a dog brings back a pigeon
dog pointing after finding a bird

boberosa sign and owners
inside the boberosa kennel

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