Making glazes can be nerve-racking but sure it is worth doing.
My test tiles army :)
My test tiles army :)
I still don't know exactly how my finished pieces are going to look like but I know that I want to make something light and translucent. That is why I had decided to work in porcelain. Some of the forms can be too difficult to construct in porcelain without risking that they will collaps in the kiln. In order to overcome this obstacle I had prepared some paperclay which is lighter and hopefully will keep the shape better. First I cut porcelain in small pieces and let them get bone dry. Then I crushed them even more and added water to make smooth slip. When I had porcelain slip prepared I teared up some toilet paper and soaked it in hot water. After some time I sieved it and mixed with porcelain slip.
I love glazes. Good photo! Greetings from Brazil.
ReplyDeleteOf all the things I do with pottery, glazing has me the most confused. I follow recipes exactly and fire to recommended temps and still my results are humbling. Too thin, too thick, blotchy, and on one firing the brown glaze resulted in White! It is a very nice white, which I now use a lot. Glad you found my blog which in turn let me find your blog! I look forward to reading more. joy
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