Post #600059 by swizzle on Sun, Jul 31, 2011 3:20 AM

Well it's been a while since i last posted because my classes only resumed this week after a break for school holidays and the ceramics room had some renovating done to it so nothing had been fired. I was only able to pick up the following mugs the other day which i had glazed before the break.

This mug is going to a friend who asked for red and black. As i didn't want to use a lead based glaze on this one, the only real red to choose from was this colour. I think it came out pretty good.

Brick red outside, black on the inside.

This following mug is also for a friend whos favourite colour is green. This is the second attempt at a mug for them as, if you've been following my thread, you'll know that all the green mugs i've made so far have cracked. This time i decided to use the same brand of glaze to hopefully avoid that problem and thankfully it worked. I'm actually really happy with the way this one came out.

Apple green on the outside, avocado on the inside.

And finally a mug that was my first attempt at dip glazing. An absolutely beautiful colour with a crackle effect but, surprise, surprise, it cracked. Again it was a different brand than what i used on the inside so there was obviously a tension issue. It is quite noticable that the dipped glaze is quite thin compared to the inside. I might try dipping another mug with this colour but i'll do the inside also. I'll just have to glaze it with a clear over the top if i want to drink out of it.

Italian blue outside, and oyster speckle white inside.

I have four mugs glazed at school ready to be fired. Hopefully they'll be ready next week. Two of those have been glazed on the inside with a dip glaze i mixed myself. It is from the same supplier as the brush-on glaze i've used on the outside, so fingers crossed they come out in one piece.