Post #593881 by swizzle on Thu, Jun 16, 2011 12:41 AM

Thanks Wendy. When you mentioned that i went back and had a look and we were writing at the EXACT same time. How bizarre is that?

Picked up another glazed mug from school this week that is going to a good friend. He specifically asked for brown with red on the inside and the only nice red available at school to use is lead based, so he won't be drinking from this one.

When i picked it up from school and was having a look at it i noticed it had already had a few crazing lines on it. Yesterday when i woke up i turned the heater on, as it was a very cold night here, and i could hear the tell tale sounds of pinging coming from the mug. I went out out for a few hours and when i got back i heard a few more and had another close look at it and was amazed at how many more crazing lines now covered the mug. I've heard another one or two today also. The crazing doesn't bother me, i actually think it adds character to the mug, i just hope that it won't actually crack.

P.S. The reason it's so dark in the teeth and around all the raised sections is because i put some black glaze there and then wiped it back so that it would show through underneath the brown. Came out exactly how i wanted and i'm very happy with the finish.