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Lava man,
That is the 'Ona Tiki Pohaku a'a ipu mug. The pic is da poop. It is a molten rock lava cup. The exterior is more about lava cooling, fizures that are still molten and surface has dropped to the temp lava hardens. I wanted to do a series based on lava, but 'Ona Tiki went bye bye. We The inside is also colored lava, reds, oranges, and yellar.
For those interested in the ceramics, here is how to do this thanger.
The glaze is clear. The colors you see are all underpainting, or more specifically painting with stains. The stains are painted on the greenware before they completely dry(for better adhesion) and before the bisque firing. Do not confuse stains with colored slip that you paint on. The stains provide a more vibrant color, are thinner, and if careful will be less likely pop off in spots when firing. I do not have my notes handy, but you purchase the stains and some gum from your local ceramics supplier, in this case Laguna Clay. Stains are expensive; they are the raw natural pigments. Buy a small amount to play with first, a liitle goes a long way. You need to mix the stains with distilled water and some gum for body (this is where knowing where my lab notes are located would be handy right now.) Do not overdue it with the gum. I do not recall having a reference for how to do this, it was more having a basic understanding of the chemicals and their function, so you will have to play around to figure out what works for you.
Good luck, and please post pics of your progress.
J BIG $ and Loki, I slip that cash to you later.
Thanks for lookin at the blurry pics,
TT
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