I am still in the process of
playing with the Oribe glaze I am calling Shin-Oribe. It is a very forgiving
glaze and takes meddling with it quite well. Currently I am using a thin iron
and ash glaze over it to give it a greater depth of color and activity which in
turn leads to a significant amount of the outer glaze running. Illustrated is a
recent paddled water jar with the Shin-Oribe and iron-ash glaze over. The
paddled texture together with the running surface gives the pot a much more
animated surface and in the end, leads to a more interesting pot. My next time
out, I plan to add a handful of ash to the Oribe glaze itself and see where
that takes it and as with many things it is the journey of the testing and
serendipity that is the greatest reward.
You can see a few more pictures
of this Oribe water jar over on my Trocadero marketplace; http://www.trocadero.com/stores/albedo3studio/items/1247842/item1247842store.html
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you
do not stop." Confucius
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