Blue Haze
Two months ago I bought some blue/grey glaze from a Melbourne pottery outlet. It was my first glaze I bought so I was excited to try it out. Armed with a paint brush and a quiet pottery studio I began painting the inside of a coiled bowl that took me a day to make.
Using the coiling technique was time consuming but I still found it reasonably relaxing.
I like the contrast of a smooth texture against a rough texture. I tried to use this effect on my bowl. Not sure if it worked. Although the more I look at the blue/grey glaze the more I convince myself that it looks good.
Hope you enjoy.
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| A free shape. |
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| It is interesting what the end result serves up. |
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| The rim was smooth and easy to touch. It was a mix of the blue/grey glaze and the more earthy glaze. |
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| The parts in the bowl that are not smooth means that I didn't join those coils up as closely as I should have. There is room for improvement. |
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| The more earthy outside glaze. |
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| A medium sized tomato helps with scale. |
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| A bonsai pot. 11 cm in height. |
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| A close up. I plan on putting a pine tree that cascades down in this pot. |
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| The feet took me the longest time to make. |
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| These lines are the result of the glaze of another piece in the same kiln that kind of splashed on my pot. |
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| Two drainage holes. |
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| Two teacups. |
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| Wood fired. |
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| I was pleased with the ash pattern. |
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| I could make teacups all day long. |
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| This cup had a nice finish that the other one didn't. |
