Oct 17
This is a test tile that I actually used as a test tile, that is, to try out the glaze I thought I wanted on my cups. Yup. This is the glaze as expected. I prefer predictable glazes. No crystals, no weird color patterns. Just something nice and predictable. By far my most commonly used …
Oct 14
I hadn’t photographed these yet, but I was doing a project with clay (which you’ll see later) and I had to mix lots of dried clay and reconstitute it. I had clay sludge everywhere. I needed a spoon rest for the big plastic spoon I was using to mix, and set it on this. When …
Oct 03
I wanted to make ceramic gifts for some people I care about, so I had in my mind I would use sprigs to decorate the sides of coffee cups. Everyone can use coffee cups, right? I went through a lot of planning to make sure that they would be just what I wanted. Since the …
Aug 31
Here you can see both the background text (made with a rubber stamp, highlighted with iron oxide after bisqued) and the sprig. I wanted to make sprigs of keys and keyholes, for a steampunk theme (goes with the text. Don’t ask, in my mind they go well together. Garth Nix will back me up here.) …
Aug 17
The clay I used this session was a mixture of leftover clay and some new bags that I bought from an artstore that is (sadly) going out of business. This Amador is lovely unglazed, but it turns this iron-speckled grey when it has clear on it. The clear also obscures some of the detail from …
