Post #617311 by swizzle on Wed, Dec 14, 2011 1:52 AM

G'day everyone, it's been a while since i've posted.

I've only glazed a few mugs in the time that i last posted and since then i've found a new glaze supplier with some awesome colours so i'm looking forward to see how they look/work on the half dozen or so mugs i have bisqued ready to experiment on.

This first mug i glazed a while ago but didn't post the pics for a reason. I was waiting for Kahuna Kevin to finish his book, and now that he has, go and support him by buying one, or preferably, both of his great cocktail books and check out my mug and the drink, made and named after me ("rat" is my intitals).

Lime green and black as requested by Kevin.

Here it is in the book with drink and garnish.

Next is a mug for a friend whose result i really wasn't happy with so i'm going to make it for him again. This was the first mug i tried to dip glaze. I bought some glaze powder and colour to which i added water and although the colours worked out OK, the outside has a couple of blemishes which might be hard to see with the reflections. The inside however, which i mixed myself the same way as the black, has some strange spotting which i was told happened due to dust on the surface which prevented the glaze from sticking. (I will now be blowing the crap out of all mugs before glazing with the airgun at work). :) Dip glazing is a technique that will work well to get an even coverage, but after doing it once it has taught me a lot on how to get a better finish. Until i work it out, that's a secret. :D

Black and peacock green.

This next mug is a glazed in a colour i mixed myself. Another dip glazed mug, i'm extremely happy with the finish, however......it's now only good for display :(. There is a long story as to why this mug is broken which i won't go into. Let's just say it's an animals fault.

Equal mix of red and blue (my local supplier do not have a purple).

OK, this is where i'm at at the moment. I have made a run of 3 woodgrain mugs with the same colours. Although each mug has one, maybe two, blemishes (on the inside), i'm very happy with how they turned out. I'm going to reglaze and refire, ONE mug to see how it turns out, and if it's OK i'll do the other two. These mugs are for sale. Please PM me if you are interested. Just a warning, postage from Australia to the U.S. is $30aus. Plus the cost of the mug.

Rockingham brown with peacock green interior.
The interior.

Mug 1.

Mug 2.

Mug 3.

That's it for the meantime. I really hope the new glazes i have work out and look good. As it's Christmas, everyone is having a break so it will be a little while until i see the results of my new test glazes. I hope everyone has their fingers crossed for me.

Have a good holiday season, here from down under.
Robbie