Opening up last week's kiln load. Or was it longer ago than that? I'm not sure where the time keeps slipping away from me! Anywho, check out those cones on the bottom. Cone 12 maybe? All I know is my tumblers were on the bottom and I had a lot of bloating. Maybe B-mix at this temp is not so good. Or maybe we just need to figure out how to get the kiln firing a wee bit more even. I know! I'll just put my stuff on the top next time. What a concept. I know, sometimes I'm a tad slow.
Here are the four tumblers that came out good. One still is pretty bloated but I turned it around for the shot. I actually had eight tumblers but four of them cracked. Pretty weird cracks too. I'll have to get some pics of those too show y'all. Could use some postulating on causes. I have a theory but we'll see.
I've got some bowls just like these tumblers going into the kiln next week plus I think I'll put in a couple of porcelain pieces and see how they do. B-mix on the top, not sure where to place the porcelain but I think it would withstand the bottom. Hey, I could put a porcelain one on the top, one in the middle and one on the bottom. I astound even myself sometimes. Just kidding! Oh, and as for surface technique, that is paper stencil with a baur flashing slip brushed on. I also used the little sewing wheel thingy texture maker and then bisqued. Then a black slip was rubbed into the texture. I glazed the inside with celadon but it doesn't look as good as I'd like. Maybe not enough reduction on the bottom.
The recycle clay is liking the soda. And check out that design and texture! Wish I could claim those as mine. I am thinking of stealing, ahem, borrowing, the technique.
Happy mugsy. My tumbler in the back, otherwise known as a giant test tile.
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