Here are the leaf plates after the bisque firing; the colors are much brighter now. You can see the colors before the bisque on greenware in the previous post. You may recall I removed most of the water in the stains for these four plates. The amounts ended up being one quarter teaspoon of stain, one quarter teaspoon of frit 3134, and half a teaspoon of water. I hand brushed the leaves with the four different stains.
The only color I'm a little worried about is the brown stain. It almost looks like the frit is sitting on top. Each time I dip my brush in the stain mixture I stir it up so I am not sure about this effect. I do know this brown stain tends to dry out quicker than other stains and gets thicker easier. I'm anxious to see what happens after the glaze firing which is going right now. The leaf plates have a clear satin glaze over the top.
Here is the cheese board after the bisque, Nice and flat after using silica sand underneath to act as tiny ball bearings so the clay can contract without causing stress while it shrinks. This mixture of stains was 1/4 tsp, 1/4 tsp, 1/2 cup water, more of a water color effect. I've put a clear glaze over this one so I am anxious to see if the colors even show up, they are very subtle.
Here is the leaf plate with the same stain mixture as the bread board. I've put a transparent turquoise glaze over the top of this one. Can't wait to see how this turns out.
Here's a shot of the bowl and spoon and fork after the bisque. I've glaze all three of these with the same glaze, hope they turn out; it would be nice to have a set. Stay tuned for the results of the glaze firing perhaps tomorrow. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
Your leaves are going to look even brighter once they are glazed. I hope you are pleased because they are really pretty.
ReplyDeleteI'm anxious to see how the bowl. spoon and fork turn out.
Good work!
Hi Suzi, thanks, oh I do like these leaf plates, can't wait to see how they turn out, the spoon and fork were made when I made the larger bowl so they are a bit big for this one but can't wait to see how they turn out.
DeleteI love the close up photo of the leaf plate, with all the different leaves and plants with their stems. It will be exciting seeing how these all turn out. Always interesting and helpful to read about what you are doing with stains and glazes.
ReplyDeleteHi Peter, thanks, hopefully others reading can learn in case they want to use stains in their work. I've learned a lot on blogs so like to give back to the community
DeleteLooking good. I am really looking forward to the next reveal.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, thanks, this is fun and I'm glad I am documenting the various stages in case I forget in the future. Ha.
DeleteExcellent...I saw your post on Facebook, but I prefer the details you go into here...can't wait to see all of these finished!
ReplyDeleteHi Barb, thanks, and I can refer back to the details if I forget later, ha
DeleteWaiting for experimental pieces is always so exciting, I'm looking forward to the results too. The brown may loose some color just like brown underglazes do but that can also be interesting.
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, thanks, when I use this brown mixed with slip it comes out real dark, these chemical experiments are always a mystery, we shall see, kiln down to 300 now, just about readty to start pulling the peeps
DeleteHi Linda!! I love the details of the leaves :)
ReplyDeleteHi Keith, thanks, I am just about ready to unload the kiln after the glaze firing to see how they all turned out, can't wait.
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