Sunday, September 23, 2012

Test Glaze Firing! Results soon...

 Here's what I put into the kiln this pm.  18 test tiles, witness cones, and a teabowl with two shades of test glaze.  I spent part of the week mixing and applying kiln wash to the shelves.  One coat.
Cone 6 firing with medium speed and 2 hours preheat.
Will add another coat once the shelves go through one firing.  No, I didn't put kiln wash on the posts.  Took this picture late after I had cleaned up. Will post results tomorrow evening!
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4 comments:

Cat's Ceramics said...

Your test tile look beautiful - like that is in it's self the art work!

September 24, 2012 at 4:56 AM
smartcat said...

Good work! Toes crossed for further success!

I never kiln wash my posts and only one side of my shelves.

September 24, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Joe Doaks said...

Good job, Amy!
I never wash my posts either, or my shelves.f or that matter. We're pretty careful with glazing, and if We do get a run, I chip it off the shelf, or grind it off. Takes less time than washing shelves, only to have wash flake off later and ruin pot(s).
Why did you do a preheat for a glaze run?

September 24, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Amy said...

smartcat- thanks!; I only said that in my blog because I thought people would wonder why the posts were in the picture!

cat's ceramic- thanks!

joe- I preheated for a glaze run because my good friend, a clay studio director said to when one had glazed pieces either the same day or the day before, which was my case.

September 28, 2012 at 11:42 PM

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