I suppose I'd better start by showing you the video of one of the secrets I've been working on. It hasn't really been a secret as it is not an original idea (hence the lies) but it has been one of the things I've planned to make for ages and has been an interesting project. If you are a potter who doesn't own an extruder this is a very cheap and effective option, which I can recommend trying.
Ok, next: Secret glazes! Woo-hoo...or rather, flat laughter. These have not been successful. I thought it was a great idea to see if could use recycled glass to make glazes. You can see the logic, can't you? But here is the result:
I also fired a whole load of other glaze tests, searching for a good slipglaze combination. I'm not there yet, but am getting closer. I didn't want to bore you with dozens of extra pics.
The surface of the T.sig pot is noticeably smoother and shinier.
Finally I thought I would take another pic. of some of the brush rests; this time in daylight. I'm still pleased with these. I know that they are incredibly simple but that is often the way isn't it? Simple is best.
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Great post seeing the before and after photos next to one another, especially the terra sig. Every time I see a brush rest I say I'm going to make a few for myself to use and I never seem to do that. I just love them. For the glass I have seen others using glass to good success so it must be the temp or the cooling time. I think they used a bigger piece of glass and were firing to cone 10, and it ran as an accent on their pieces with beautiful results.
ReplyDeleteI will try a few more experiments with the recycled glass. It may well be down to the recipe I used that it failed.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment Linda.
Mark.