I love having my own studio at home, it's so convenient and I have more control over my pieces. However, there is one thing I really don't like doing....which was what I spent my whole Sunday afternoon on...making glaze! Making glaze always seems to be very difficult, I don't mind measure the raw materials, but it always gets very messy, not sure if it's the equipment I have or the space. It just always takes a long time to do. Luckily I should only have to do it a few times a year. Hopefully, it will be a bit more pleasant the next time when I have to make glaze. :P
Like I mentioned last time, since I didn’t have a show in December and didn’t spend much time outside this winter, I was able to spend more time in the studio. As a result, I actually have some finished pieces ready! I opened the kiln earlier this afternoon for my second glaze firing of the year (can you believe my 2nd glaze firing in April, this has never happened before)—here they are (sorry about the lighting…). The bottom shelf, the initial picture didn't work out and I had to take another one 2nd shelf with pieces that I did slip trail. This is my first time doing this and I quite like the result. 3rd shelf Top shelf I’ve also been trying out a new look for my mug handles, but they didn’t make it into this firing. Hopefully it won’t be too long before the next update!
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