TC SQUARED

I had to throw a handful of terra cotta pieces last week so while I was at it, why not make a few bowls to square up which was done quick and dirty. The basic idea was that I will apply several surfaces of slip to them, bisque, decorate them, bisque again and then clear glaze them for the finish. While I was in the studio this morning, working on a few other things and getting ready to slip them it occurred to me just how terrible the surfaces look at this point in the making process and I certainly hope they look better once completed (!). The lines are pretty crisp and all the other exterior marks will get covered over and hidden with slip but this point of the process in terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain always leaves me feeling a bit depressed. Now they are slipped and I need to get them dry before I just give up on them and set them in the corner somewhere and get on with the stuff I actually need to get made and finished.