Alignment
View post Alignment Series II
Continuing to work on my Alignment series sculptures. Series II is a 25-pound bowl, about 20 inches wide and 5–6 inches deep, planned with a matte exterior and crystalline dot glaze inside.
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Alignment
View post Alignment Study I
Working on my surface technique for Alignment Study I.
Alignment
View post Structural Shifts
Starting a new series exploring alignment and subtle structural shifts in form. This piece came together unexpectedly after a failed attempt at joining two sections—sometimes the clay redirects the process in the right direction.
Glaze lab
View post Crystal Glaze Sneak Peek
Sneak peek at some new crystal glazes I’m working on.
Glaze lab
View post ZigSig + Crawls
ZigSig and crawls on porcelain.
Glaze lab
View post New Glaze Tests
Trying some new glazes and techniques. Let me know what you think!
Glaze lab
View post A Different Direction
Some new work—very different for me—using Brackers Clay ZigSig and Amaco Crawls glaze.
Glaze lab
View post Crystalline Experiment
Experimenting with a new crystalline glaze effect. It will be fun to keep playing with the process.
Glaze lab
View post Crystalline Glazes
Crystalline glazes.
Glaze lab
View post Before / After Acid Bath
This glaze recipe reacts quite a bit to an acid bath. Which one do you like best: before or after?
Finished work
View post Pottery + Painting
Really liking this pottery and painting combination.
Glaze lab
View post Two Firing Schedules
It will forever be fascinating how much a crystalline glaze firing schedule can affect the outcome. Here is the same pot with two different schedules—which do you like better?
Process
View post The Catch Pedestal
Every crystalline piece also needs a pedestal to catch all the glaze that runs off the pot.
Finished work
View post Midfire Crystalline
Newest piece with my custom midfire crystalline glaze.
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