Resume #1) Finished pieces from the kiln

Here is a jury of recently finished pieces.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• pottery
• pots
• kiln
• firing
• glazes
• glaze
• art
• education
• dog
• clay
• hobby
• wheel
• throwing

[fadeddenims501]

Are the bowls purely for show or are they food safe after the glazing? I love the colors!

[offcenteredpotter]

these are all food safe!

[credenza1]

I like the random, "painted" effect of the reduced blue/brown glaze on the outside of the larger pot.

[offcenteredpotter]

thanks... it's my favorite

[artistical88]

maybe you could use wadding? it fires really high i think.

[masonmvt]

Glazeing problems might be why I feel the same way about throwing? HAHA But I have to glaze, or I don't feel comfortable trying to sell the idea's to my students, alot of samples stay around the studio for show and tell or my boys and I use them everyday, which I really get a kick out of anyways!

[masonmvt]

I've stilted 100's of mine and my students ware at ^5-7 OX, use one or two light painted coats and the heavy wire stilts, to prevent spike from becoming to coated with running glaze. Try using slip, or underglaze to ring on bottom to match better. Some of your highfire look glazes might give you a different look with fewer coats ie, Blue Rutile, but it's better that the starkness of the lightish clay. DebraRay

[offcenteredpotter]

Well, I fire to cone 5/6... so if I stilt them, the stilt would infuse with the bottom of the pot because of the firing temperature.

[slipmymind]

Using small 'stilts' to prop up your pots, might be a more forgiving solution. Kiln wash should catch any stray drips. Alot less cleanup and not so much dry ring.

[offcenteredpotter]

Yeah, interestingly enough, I could just throw all day long, but don't enjoy glazing as much. Probably why I have a whole room full of bisque wear! But, you make a great point.