One
of the things that I am not sure I have mentioned before is that I normally
hold on to glaze tests that have seemingly failed and recycle them to test in
combination with either new test glazes or ones that I am currently using. Such
is the case for this small guinomi that I fired recently which was glazed in my
most current incarnation of Oribe over which I used a thinned down version of a
manganese dioxide/cobalt carbonate formula that when tested on its own came out
a rather dark, oppressive and very dry
that was not overly attractive. About a month later I was back at making
up a batch of test glazes and decided to try the MDCC glaze test over my
current Oribe, temmoku, clear and saffron glazes to see what would happen and
these are the results where it had some sucess. The surface has taken on a
whole new look with areas of the Oribe green brightly highlighted between areas
of droozy black tendrils and recessed areas creating dark pools. If you look
closely at the foot you can see where the overglaze has run down the from and
is just a micron or so away from running off the pot adding yet another
dimension to this already versatile Oribe glaze. Though I am not overly fond of
glazing, I love the Christmas effect when I make up and fire test glazes, each
one different, unique and surprising making for a process I just never tire of.
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