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Tuesday 7 April 2009

Snakes and ladders of glazing black clay

Kiln out and I had one or two good results with glaze over the black clay. This was actually an off cut from the piece below but it made rather a sweet little wall rack and I rather liked it.
The swimmer's body colour is a lot more runny on a verticle surface. I am glad that I am doing so many trials before the big ones, although I have invested a fair amount of time in this piece.The fish contrasts are a bit disappointing, I prefer the swimmer side. I've still a lot to learn about this clay, but I do love it's blackness.
...Oh, and here is the awkward commission - cider and wine images on a vertical sided dish. Hope they like it!

3 comments:

  1. Yes, the black clay sets up the decoration nicely. Thanks for sharing your latest!!

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  2. cool pieces, particularly the top one... nice.

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  3. The slip decoration over the black clay is a really interesting idea. It looks great too!

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