Made a couple more yunomis last night (two in pic with rings around them). Will trim all of them today, hopefully. All made with phoenix clay. Am particularly interested in making different yunomi forms.Also had a great first class. Ron did some demos about throwing in general and spouts. Good stuff.
These also came out of the electric kiln yesterday. They're made with earthen red clay, On them, I tried some new surface designs and applications. Here are a few details about what I did on the surface. L-R
L-1: white slip with sgraffito work
glazing: Ron's creme with Ron's green on top and then Tahitian on the rim (all cone 5)
2nd from left: sponge marks with white slip; some blue slip sponge marks too
glazing: Ron's creme with Tahitian on the rim
3rd from left: white slip on 2/3 of the cup... then I wiped it off when it was partially dry
glazing: Ron's creme with fingerprint size dabs of Tahitian
last one on right: poured white slip; when slip was dry, added sgraffito squiggly marks with a tool
glazing: Ron's creme
This is all pretty simple experimentation with slip and glaze. I have so much to learn...
And now, for awhile at least, I'm switching back to working with high-fire phoenix clay. I'm ready for the change;
So much, so much to learn in the pottery world. So little time.
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