Post #585121 by TikiKIrby on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 10:06 AM

Sorry, being in the midwest at the moment you learn to take advantage of the warm weather. It's finally been warm enough to get me out and away from the computer. I've been working on my toy so I can play with it this summer...

As for glazing, the class is set up to focus on building for the first half and glazing the second. The problem is they have been having problems with 2 of their kilns. They have been going too hot for a few weeks, then too cool. So it's been very frustrating getting back matte glazes in a high gloss, a different color, or my favorite bubbly!!! Like glazing isn't hard enough!! Also being a group kiln load it took a while to fill in the begining, now the kilns are jam packed which I'm sure also affects the glaze (let alone gives you fun extras!!))

Anyway, enough excuses!!! :D

Here's a few tiles.. The brown one on the left is supposed to be green with a brown break...

The third one is (was) a matte medium brown..

These were under fired (with those added extras I was talking about... Will be refired..

These turned out ok... They were just a simple glaze

My first Mauna Loa tests. Again, these WERE a matte glaze. Showing the shrinkage.. From R to L.. My original sculpt bisque fired (8-10% smaller than original), a slip cast bisque fired, the final glaze (cone 6)

Same line up for the baby tangs... Also more of a matte glaze.

One step forward.....

Aloha