Unexpected Results from the Kiln Gods

When I got to Helen Arts Center yesterday no one was there so I unloaded the glaze and part of the bisque kilns. After firing sometimes the slip colors are lighter than when they are applied to the greenware or after the bisque. This time they're darker. I used a clear glaze over the top of the slip colors. I love unexpected results from the kiln gods.

This turquoise slip in this wall tile also fired more vibrant than I expected but I like it. I do love the color of turquoise and brown together. There are a few brown speckles in the color since I used the speckled stoneware clay to make the tile. I used a clear glaze over the slip colors. I'll hang this tile in my own home testing the integrated hanging system on the reverse to see how it performs. I plan to  make more wall tiles in the future hopefully some of them much larger, we'll see how they do..

This rustic basket glaze worked the way I hoped. All of these photos are taken on our front deck railing; the sun may have been too bright and made the foreground too dark.

This lantern was a prototype; I have several revisions for the next one. The top and sides are removable so a candle can be placed in the interior. I've got to get a candle and take a photo at night to see how it looks. Stay tuned for a few more results coming up soon; it was raining yesterday when I was getting the pots out of my car. On the way to the Helen Arts Center yesterday I saw a box turtle crossing the road. On the way back I saw a beaver crossing the road. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

Sale of Mini Tiles

Originally I planned to make a mosaic frame for a mirror using these stoneware mini tiles. They look great randomly placed around the edge of a mirror. Now I realize I'm not going to get around to using these tiles. So I am listing them in my Etsy shop for a super sale price. There are 68 tiles and they're 1 1/2 inches square. There are four of each color except for the rose and there are 8 of those.

Here's what they all look like. These tiles are made of stoneware clay, textured with a vine or floral pattern, glazed in food safe non toxic glazes and high fired in my kiln. They're suited for mosaic or installation.

Everything in the bisque turned out just fine and now I'm firing a glaze load. Meanwhile I made a large wall tile with some relief additions. I'll probably crumple this up, not quite what I had in mind. Sometimes I have to let myself fool around though. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.