Post #473180 by yumyumkid on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 11:43 PM

Here are the mugs that have been produced using a mold. These were test runs to see how the mold would work and how glazes would look on the mug. These were cast from one mold in 2008. This year we made 3 more for a total of 4 working molds at the moment. Now we are producing a run of 100 of these. Have about 25 that are cleaned up and dried. The "work station" is in the bath tub in the spare bathroom. Will get a picture of it up in a bit. It's hilarious. Overall I am happy with the way these mugs turned out. We had four(not pictured) that cracked cuz we opened the kiln too soon after the glaze firing. This is the first time that we have glaze fired anything that was made from a mold and I think the reason they cracked was because of the thickness of the mugs. We are used to doing the handmade mugs with are thick and bulky. These cast ones are thin and I think the cooler air rushing into the kiln when it was opened cracked these guys. Solution? Have more patience and wait about 48 hours before opening the kiln. Enjoy.

And this one is my favorite. Aqua undercoat which really pooled in the crevices and chartreuse on top. Great glaze that we tried out: "Speedball low fire" Will be getting some different kinds.

These pics are way to big. Thanks for looking.