back from fire

I've got a long way to go to learn how to use glazes properly. I'm generally satisfied with my progress throwing, but I really need to take a glazing class. Back from the kiln, here are most of the items from the last post.

The 2nd large bowl for my bro; cool colors to contrast the warm colors on its sister:



cone 10 stoneware, 10"W x 4.25"H

And the larger of the two deep bowls:




I really wish I'd recorded what glaze I'd spattered on the inside of this one. I think it was black (considering the choices that were available, my tastes, and knowing at the time that the main glaze was Blue Satin Matte) but how odd that it came out chalky-white! Nor do I recall what I dripped onto the outer surface, while the bowl was upside-down. Could have been the same black but I vaguely recall trying wacky stuff just to see what it would look like. Could have been the red.

And here's the smaller deep bowl, with a lush red interior (I do like red glazes, and that made a nice contrast with the Oil Spot Black exterior):




This last turned out to be a rather wild experiment all around. It's the poorly-lidded jar of many colors:



Sadly, the green 2nd glaze on half the jar (same green as the large bowl above), which was applied over a full dip of Old Yellow, ran in the kiln and slumped onto the kiln shelf. I like the look of the lid, mostly for its easy curvature and bright blue color. Other than that...

I forgot about the Ouroboros bowl when I was picking up these pieces. But I must return once more anyway, to pick up the humos dip bowl; I just glazed that one in Old Yellow, with the interior of the inner bowl in Blue Satin Matte. I'll have to wait another week or so for that to be fired. Well, that's it for a while. I don't know when I will have the chance to throw anymore clay.....