NEXT TIME AROUND

It occurred to me quite recently that I hadn't made any etched porcelain pieces in a while so I made a group of very simple round teabowl forms and the illustrated piece is one of the results. Thrown out of porcelain and then finished on the wheel with a sea sponge, a texture is left on the surface as you can see in the photo after which the design is put on in wax and then the area around is carefully removed using diluted vinegar in this case though straight water works as well. The design here is quite simple, repeated ovoid devices around the surface that intersect at  various points around the bowl. It was suggested that this particular photo makes the design look a bit like some disenfranchised bug creature but I assure you all I was after was a simple, geometric based design. I think the next time around I am likely to use shellac as resist even though the cleanup is a pain in the butt, the detail can be much finer, more crisp and quite possibly worth the effort.