Sep 30, 2009

New fire for the home clay mix


Got back some new gas fire this weekend. This is a 50:50 blend of home clay, yellow with porcelain, cone 10 with white inside glaze. Outside is no glaze.
This detail shot shows some of the rock (center upper left) intentionally left in the clay for texture, did not burn out...no attempt to fully blend the clays, wonderful heavy textured/marbled hand built piece.
Small vessel with clay mix and slurry of porcelain on surface and some texture added, black glaze 90% wiped clean on surface and clear inside glaze

Sep 1, 2009

New texture vessels

Latest batch of my home gray clay with 50% cone 10 porcelain clay this weekend.

Details of the texture and surface cracks thru the porcelain and swirled with the porcelain showing the home grainy gray clay.