BACK OFF

Illustrated is one of the hexagonal teabowls that actually made it through the firing. This one is a gently glazed Kuro-Oribe piece, actually more just plain Oribe where I backed off the final two coat of glaze so that it didn’t meld with the kiln shelf. As you may imagine, the alternating deep furrows on each plain of the hex act as channels for the glaze as it melts and temperature and gravity converge to create issues with the surface. As you can see there is a distinct glaze roll forming at the foot which aided in keeping the molten glass from ruining the bowl. I have been struggling with this technique as the furrows and application of multiple glazes are what I like from the surface, back off too much and it is okay, go too far and well, I am sure you get the picture.       

On a side note, if you look at the other side of the foot ring you can see a large drop of accumulated glaze that formed just a hair’s breadth away from the shelf, luck squared.