I finally got around to doing a glaze firing in my kiln. It was all very scary, but the results aren't bad.
I used some scarva glaze that I have in three tones of green, I'm not sure about the green colour, but they still look pretty.
I used some scarva glaze that I have in three tones of green, I'm not sure about the green colour, but they still look pretty.
Although i'm not sure about the colour, these are glazes I inherited from the pottery in henley, and could have been hanging around for a while, I'll try ding a little liquid and pushing them through sieve, to see if I can stir up any colour.
I also found that I hadn't got any transparent stoneware glaze, but did have porcelain that could be used at the same temperatures, so I added some colouring to these, and the results were ok, but still a little temperamental.
I also found that I hadn't got any transparent stoneware glaze, but did have porcelain that could be used at the same temperatures, so I added some colouring to these, and the results were ok, but still a little temperamental.
the best glaze, and I'm really proud of this, was my own recipe. It was supposed to be blue/green, and although it's a little more blue than green, it has defiantly got colour!
I now have whole host of pots awaiting a bisque fire, and as soon as Northern kilns have given me the ok on question, I'll be firing a bonsai planter, yarn bowl, another hedgehog, and a large bowl for our boom wakers.