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| They're less blurry in real life. |
Though I am sort of on a blog break for the summer, I couldn't wait to share my recent ^6 test results! This was a mixed firing - lots of tests, as well as several "real" pieces glazed in Julia Galloway's Water Blue, a glaze I can rely on not to suck.
It didn't suck, but it was a little too sweet and...bland?...for my taste. I may not have reduced heavily enough, or early enough, to get the deep, varied, mysterious blue-to-purple I had in mind.
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| The look I had in mind. |
Nevertheless I think the recipients of these mugs and teabowls - my Kickstarter supporters - will enjoy them. It's definitely a pretty glaze.
I got lots of good information from the tests, and at least three keepers. See if you can pick the winners from these images:
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| ^6 Amber Celadon test |
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| ^6 Brown's Blue tests |
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| ^6 Magic White tests |
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| ^6 Oribe tests |
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| ^6 Old yellow tests |
The Amber Celadon test ran like a mad bastard - and let me tell you, mad bastards can
run, even at ^6. None of the Magic White tests made me happy, but I got keepers of Brown's Blue - the tile on the left; Oribe - the bowl on the left; and Old Yellow - the tile on the far right.
This was the first test firing in my own kiln; the others occurred in Watershed's soda kiln. I was concerned about uneven temp, but that concern proved unfounded - there was probably a full cone difference between the hot and cold areas, but it was not enough that the glazes reacted badly, or not as far as I could tell.
It's such a pretty blue....reminds me of my pool, but nicer and more varied. I think anyone would be happy drinking from any of these.
ReplyDeleteI like the blue Lori.
ReplyDeleteI've found it's best to apply amber celedon really thin since it's so runny. It can be a beautiful liner glaze or make your pot stick to the wadding.
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