LAST MINUTE

Illustrated is another avenue I am testing, a crackle slip, applied on bisque ware and then glazed, the first tests have been promising. This test cup came out fairly promising with the stark contrast of the black glaze over the clear and slipped bowl. The big mistake I made was that I didn't get the slip completely mixed and there are small nodules of slip material punctuating the surface. This was a rookie mistake and one I know better than to make but in my defense, the test idea was very last minute, the kiln was loaded and as they say, "time and tide wait for no man". The next go around I will seive the slip thoroughly using a 30 mesh screen and make sure it is100% ready to use. Some mistakes are unavoidable but it is the mistakes that you repeat because of time or space  constraints that always leave a little mark and in this case on both mind and pot.