Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Drop-rim Mochaware Bowl

This is an interesting one that came out of the kiln. I created it on my wheel by throwing a normal bowl with a thicker edge, and pushed the lip over until it collapsed. Then, I made an concave rim, and decorated it a la' Mochaware by dipping it into some wet slip (runny clay) and adding my special mocha tea. This glaze turned out a bit darker than the yellow saffron I'm used to - and I like it - so I might juice up the colorant I use OR do some more specific testings to get a more specific palette of yellow. I still have a few hundred dollars in cobalt that I got for free - so you might see a lot of cobalt blues from me in the future!

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