Getting closer and closer to having a full studio and a kiln load of finished, glazed pots. Sieved 5000 grams of a third glaze late this afternoon. Sieved it four times. Much easier to do with the bigger quantities.
Put another layer of kiln wash on the shelves. Here they are drying on any flat surface there is.
Also put a layer of kiln wash on these stackers or whatever they're called- to stack plates and shallow bowls more efficiently...
Made this last night. Cut up an apple; sprinkled some brown sugar, cinnamon, small handful of oats and a bit of earth balance spread over it and put it in the oven for 15 minutes at 350. In a ceramic bowl of course. Absolutely delicious! Think it's even better because the apples are from my parent's orchard. :)
It's also the Eve of the Feast of St. Francis. I etched the words of a prayer attributed to him, which will be soon dipped in glaze and fired. My first full firing will be Sunday afternoon. First though is a test firing of the three glazes I just mixed- all in bigger quantities. That's on Friday. Now to find a few small bowls to dip in the glaze... Getting there!
4 comments:
Looking good, but wondering why do you need to sieve four times?
Where did you get your stackers?
I sieve my dry glazes (outside wearing a mask) three times thru a strainer. I mix the glazes in 500 to 1000 gram increments. I like having dry mix on hand as It gives me an idea of when I should get more. I sieve the wet glaze twice in a 40 then 60 mesh screen. If I haven't glazed in a while I generally sieve it again. I work in low fire which will show any flaws in the glaze.
When I sieve I use a stiff dedicated brush....it works much better than a spoon or spatula.
You have some good looking glazes there.
Amy, how do those stackers work?
I'd like to look them up. Can you tell me what company you got them from?
Your last post- I've never measured the water, just eyeball it. I've found some glazes work better thinner than others so it's a process of getting to know their individual characters.
Linda, Highwater clays is where I got the plate setters, that's what they're called. stackers was my name, sorry! leg setters are needed (3 per plate). I have 3 on hand. They say at highwater that one needs to buy sairset to glue everything together, but my pottery friends say here that they stack well- no sairset needed. Still haven't figured out why the large ones (12 inch) are way more expensive are than the medium sized ones.
smartcat- yes, always wear a mask too! never thought of sieving dry glaze. Hum.... i like to use a toilet brush too when I sieve...
melissa- see my next post for more about the plate setters. highwater clays. looks like one or more of my glazes was thin; just double dipped a few test pieces. time will tell!
thanks everyone!
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