Post #796677 by danlovestikis on Mon, Aug 5, 2019 8:40 AM

Wish List #8 Phase Four continues. This tall mug was made for Fred Ferrer. It has an area on the top for burning rum soaked sugar cubes or dry ice.

It's been really challenging. The first firing had glaze skips. Maybe because I layered two colors.

I had to re-glaze and fire again several times. Not just for the skips but

because in this one area the glaze kept shearing off.

Once I wasn't carful when checking to see if it was going to happen again. OUCH!

It was so deep my kiln shed looked like a crime scene. I have been using paper tape to keep it closed for a couple of weeks.

So each time it came out of the kiln I used a washcloth to see if I could rub off some loose glaze.

Then I used sandpaper and then a pick.

It was now that I decided that firing wasn't an option. I would just have to "fix" it. I saturated it with water.

Then I piled on the Elmer's wood putty and let it dry overnight.

Then I sanded it. I then mixed paint. Glossies are no longer manufactured. When I run out I will be so sad.

I painted a layer, let it dry and then did it again. I did four layers until I was satisfied.

Here it is all finished after setting the enamel paint by baking it in the home oven.

From the beginning this has been one of the harder projects. Wendy