This is another
one of those possible one-off pieces where what is normally black came out this
intriguing and complimentary red-brown. Thrown and slightly manipulated, the
teabowl was finished off using a sharpened piece of wood to cut the foot before
some slip was given a rough vertical kushime treatment. Next came my amber glaze
over which was “atomized” a thickish wash of iron. As mentioned, under all the
usual circumstances the surface goes to a blackish sheen and in this case it
obviously did not though the temperature and atmosphere were not altered in the
least. In my opinion, this color combination works well and it shows off a rich
contrast between the iron and amber areas. Just my luck, another thing to try
to figure out and reproduce and it's not like there isn’t enough other things to
chase down. I think I will take it just one day at a time.
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