MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - Pele Fence Hanger - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10872	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, Dec 24, 2012 6:52 PM Wishing everyone a MadDog Christmas! One of the benefits of a my small kiln is that I can afford to fire it as often as I like. Sometime I will fire a piece several times to make it easier to glaze. Here is a mug for the "Sea Creatures of the South Pacific" Art Swap. In order to keep from getting glaze where I didn't want it, I fired it 3 times. First I put underglaze on the greenware and bisque fired it. Next I put the crystal glaze on the octopus, the underglaze on the barrel rings, gloss black on the inside, clear gloss on the blowfish and fired it again Then I brushed it with grey and wiped most of it off. Since the octopus and rings had already been fired, it was easy to wipe any stray glaze off. After that came a clear satin glaze on the barrel. The finished product

Wishing everyone a MadDog Christmas!

One of the benefits of a my small kiln is that I can afford to fire it as often as I like. Sometime I will fire a piece several times to make it easier to glaze.

Here is a mug for the "Sea Creatures of the South Pacific" Art Swap. In order to keep from getting glaze where I didn't want it, I fired it 3 times. First I put underglaze on the greenware and bisque fired it.

Next I put the crystal glaze on the octopus, the underglaze on the barrel rings, gloss black on the inside, clear gloss on the blowfish and fired it again

Then I brushed it with grey and wiped most of it off. Since the octopus and rings had already been fired, it was easy to wipe any stray glaze off. After that came a clear satin glaze on the barrel.

The finished product

Post #662349 by MadDogMike on Mon, Dec 24, 2012 6:52 PM