The color of this bowl doesn't photograph well standing upright. Please look at the photo in the kiln, that's the true color of the glaze. Some of the red clay shows through making it interesting.
I wish I had put the texture on the inside of the bowl instead of the underside because the glaze breaks nicely on the texture, next time.
Perhaps you recall the galaxy bowl where the clear glaze was rather cloudy, but people liked it anyway. I decided to thin the glaze down a bit more. I fired at a lower temperature and less of a hold and the glaze melted nicely and didn't cloud up. I'd have surmised I should fire longer and more hold, little did I know.
The color of the speckled stoneware can be seen nicely through the glaze. The galaxy bowl from months ago was made with a red stoneware. Next time I'll have to try both clays with slip and the thinned glaze to see how they fare after firing. Not sure about the red on this one, maybe there's too much red.
The angel turned out fine but the multiple glazes I used on the front are too busy for the form. This is the back, the front's too putrid to show, can I re glaze it. how will I get the glaze to adhere? I might put a little slip at the bottom to hide the clay showing. I should have used just one glaze. Sometimes simple is better.
I picked up this three tiered shelf for a song at a yard sale. I'll paint it up and it will be good as new. I thought it might make a nice display for mugs or small bowls, even angels if they're nice enough. Ha. Up next S cracks in slab built bowls, who knew? Oh, and white rabbit to you too. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment I really appreciate your effort.
Perhaps you need a different light for your photos, the color difference is dramatic. Also, Photoshop has tools to correct your colors back to what they should be, but what a lot of work for the blog.
ReplyDeleteNice platters anyway.
Hi Lori, thanks, I only seem to get this effect with that particular glaze and it's sheen. I photographed the top one with natural light in my cube and the one in the kiln with fluorescent day lights in the garage. Yeah don't want to have to photoshop the colors as I would probably not get them right that way either. I may try this bowl outside in daylight to see what happens out of curiosity.
ReplyDeleteI love the bowl in the kiln. It struck me as though you were looking into outer space. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Ms, Sparrow, thanks, that particular glaze has that effect especially in a bowl, I guess that's why it's so hard to photography with all the swirls. I brush the glaze in swirls to get that particular effect.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the White Rabbit reminder!! Love the table -that will look cool. It's got great lines for displaying your work!
ReplyDeleteHi Cindy, thanks, it's actually a shelf, but I could make it into a table that is a thought. I was going to put it on a square table, but it might look better as it's own piece.
ReplyDeletenice find on the shelving.
ReplyDeletei use picassa to correct photos... it's a free google download and is easy to use. there are some one button fixes and a sliding bar to add fill light. photoshop does a better job but it is complicated and expensive to purchase.
Hi Michele, thanks, yeah I am thinking I can do something with that shelf to make it shine. I am using microsoft edit and I have an old photoshop program as well, but I really hope to just have the photos one click and easy, so much time at the computer equals less time at the things of daily life and working in clay.
ReplyDeleteNice work. I liked the castle vase in your shop. Yes, what a great find that 3 tier shelves. Isn't the Virtual Craft Show amazing? Thanks for commenting on my pencil.
ReplyDeleteDidn't we just do "white rabbit." Rats, missed it again. Good luck is just not on my dance card.
ReplyDeleteHi Norma, thanks, not sure why I am drawn to castles, perhaps I wish I was a princess. Ha.
ReplyDeleteHi Patti, thanks, yes the white rabbits seem to be getting closer together and Jan first will probably come much sooner than the last one I have a feeling.
Hi Linda ;) I like your bowls and especially the galaxy bowl! The red "things" are just great! ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Ewa, thanks, so glad you like the bowl, I guess if the red things were not as strong in color then the other colors would be in competition with one another; I am glad you like those red things, not sure what they are but they come from the cosmos. Ha.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda
ReplyDeleteI've heard of people using glue to get the reglaze glaze to stick. Also heating the piece until you need to use heatproof gloves or tongs to pick it up and quickly dunking it into the additional glaze. Hope whatever you decide on helps. Very useful shelves painted white or black and on the back corner of a stall table, just the thing!
True the view in the kiln is so different...& quite beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi Anna, thanks, I'll think about what to do you refreshed my memory of reading about how to reglaze, I was thinking the same thing about the shelf used at the back, but at the coop gallery where I exhibit they have a lack of space for 3d work so I may add to the bottom to get more of a place to display my work, still thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, thanks, it's fun sometimes to make a comparison too if you check the photo of the leaf bowl after, it is quite different, hard to visualize when glazed what it will look like afterwards.