SPILLWAYS

Here is a quite detail shot of a recent impasto slip style teabowl glazed up in Oribe, iron and a quiet sheen of black glaze. The diagonal channels make for excellent spillways on each plain of this squared up bowl adding a nice sense of movement to the piece as well as a great deal of visual and dimensional texture. I have to admit, I like not knowing exactly what the results will be using this three glaze combo with the latest Oribe as the base to work from; various shades of green, amber, brown and black droozy areas crop up along with these ashy looking trails with trails of various colors within them as well. Now I do realize this is in no way rocket science but I like the alchemy feel to the process where the amounts and combinations change as much with a puff of breath* as they do with anything else. (* I am using an atomizer as a spray gun to apply the two or three overglazes.)