The stoneware plaque on the left has some unglazed areas - I kinda ran out of time and had to slop it on - well it's all an experiment! The white crust hides nickel oxide, iron oxide, and ilmenite (coarse). The earthenware plaque on the right has some wax crayon to act as resist - the colour will burn away. And a shiny clear glaze will appear...
20 May 2009
Ceramics 2
The "clay notebooks" we marked and painted with slip last week were fired during the week. I used white, red, and black slip. This morning's task was to add underglaze colours, and glazes, on the one that would be fired at earthenware temperature, and oxides and glazes on the one that would be fired at stoneware temperature. The range of colours, rather earthy - impossible to try them all. I used just grey. In the background, some luscious bright colours - off limits! - to tempt us to carry on with ceramics next term (we have to choose just two options).
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This looks like so much fun. I'd hate to have to break off and go home though.
Bientôt... (soon ) tu vas faire concurrence à Bernard ! I have been to see his exibition in Neuchâtel, to cold. To big enflience of Hans Cooper, but without sole.
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