THREE, TWO, ONE

Over the last two years I have been struggling with getting the most out of my saffron, iron yellow glaze. I ran out of my old iron and ordered more only to find out the results are a bit different and now not entirely dependable. I recently posted a saffron teabowl up on Facebook and now have been asked by several people if they can get one where my answer is, well, I just don’t know and stay tuned for results. This trio of teabowls were glazed in my Hagi white with three, two and then one coat of an iron glaze over it. These bowls were put out of the way temporarily while I finish glazing the rest of the pots in more dependable surfaces and I loaded the kiln just a few minutes ago. Time, temperature, application and luck will tell the tale of the firing and if I don’t show any results, you can use your imagination as to the results. 

"Testing oneself is best done alone." Jimmy Carter