I fired off what will
most likely be the last firing of 2011, last week. I can't really complain
about the results, 99% of the pots came out meeting my expectations or better.
The few last minute orders were packed and shipped out, with most arriving in
time for the holidays. The kiln had a wide variety of pieces from serving bowls
and plates, covered jars, vases and the ever present teabowls and yunomi.
Illustrated is a teabowl that has been hanging around for
several months. It has white slip with vertical bands of grey and black slip
over and I finally decided to glaze it up in the my clear and saffron glazes. I
was pleasantly surprised with the results as the glazes created areas of
grey-green and blue-black under the saffron surface. The second illustration is
of a partridge feather and saffron glazed yunomi with a rather runny surface
and the two varying glazes contrast well together. Neither of these where
planned out, both just sort of happened as I was rushing to get pots glazed.
Sometimes it is the "no-thought" approach that yeilds something new
and worth
pursuing.
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