Post #631220 by swizzle on Wed, Apr 4, 2012 4:37 AM

Thanks Mike. I appreciate your comments. Yeah, the layered glazing didn't turn out quite like i had envisioned. Also, i have to say i find it quite funny that you say you procrastinate and don't finish things either. You seem to be far more productive than i am.

hang10tiki. I get the feeling you like purple. That's twice you've said that now. It's my favourite colour.

Thanks Rob. I reckon that is your design. It's the same one as my tattoo. I just Googled hibiscus images and that was the one that i liked the most. I'm going to Tiki Oasis this year and will be stopping by Hawaii on my way home. I'll buy you a Mai Tai as commission. :D

Thanks Campbell. As are your carvings.

Here are a couple of mugs i had fired recently. The first one was just an experiment with the cyrstal glaze that is not food safe. The blue is another colour from the new brand i've been using that i haven't tried yet. Again i have the issue with brush strokes but i think it looks OK.

Turquoise and Nebula with my self mixed purple.

Now this mug is the first one i have got around to spraying, and i have to say that i am EXTREMELY happy with the result. Although i'll have to buy powders and mix my own glazes, from now on i'm pretty sure every mug i make will be glazed using a spray gun. NO MORE BRUSH STROKES! :)

Peacock and Pumpkin. (Sold)

I also finished the sign i started for my pendants. (See Mike, i'm not that useless.) :P: Like everything, you learn from your mistakes. The next one i make i'll do certain things differently. I've never used enamel paints before and although it looks OK in the photos, close up the paint is not that even/smooth. However, for what i made it for, i'm happy with the result.

The finished sign. And with the pendants. (I still didn't fit them all)

So that's it for the moment. I'm glazing a few more mugs tonight. Pics up when they've been fired.

Cheers
swizzle