Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Major snowstorm keeps me inside thinking about pots

So its mid February and reading week.  Along with marking exams, assignments, reading PhD theses I sneaked in a couple of quick trips to the basement to make pots - as usual, trying new things.  I made a couple of small bowls using a slump mold I bisqued a while ago.  Once the foot was added and they came off the mold I cleaned them up a bit and let them dry overnight.  Then I coated the inside and a bit on the outside with slip and did some sgraffito decoration. I hadn't slipped and carved on a bone dry piece before - works pretty good as long as you start carving the second the slip has lost its sheen.

I think I'll add some underglaze colour and then bisque them, paint them all over with black underglaze to highlight the carving and then glaze with either a white or clear glaze.