Post #766116 by danlovestikis on Tue, Jul 12, 2016 10:09 AM

DixonAlibi Which ones would you like?

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I have been having a comedy of errors. First two Tiki Bob mugs didn't cast right and had to be changed from mug into lamps by cutting out the bottoms and adding tops.

Next I had some glaze that had dried out. I added water and used a blender to remix the glaze smooth. I forgot to photograph the mess in the kitchen as the glaze flew out of the bowl and all over me and the floor, counters etc. Horrors.

I did get the glaze all smooth and started to glaze these future lamps.

No matter how hard I try glaze goes where it shouldn't. This is why I never do the white faces until the end. Even the eye and lips are done first.

It mostly comes off with a wet cloth but the white cover coat glaze will cover it completely.

I finished them and let them dry.

Then I go over them looking for any tiny missed areas that I glaze using a pin.

Next comes the black cover coat on the eyes and lips.

Then 2-3 layers of white cover coat on the face until I can't see anything except the white.

Next I let them dry completely.

Horrors the glaze has cracked. It could pop off during firing. I guess something happens when it dries out and is reconstituted.

To prevent the glaze from coming off I used a clear glaze over the entire lamp.

When fired they didn't come out brown, they came out green. Surprise!

On the top where there were the most cracks the glaze did separate.

Since these are lamps I just took a matching colored felt pen and colored in the spots.

Next I used finger nail polish (clear) and covered over these spots. Not the tops just look rustic.

Done and ready to be wired.

Anyone interested? Just PM me.

Cheers, Wendy