Thursday, November 10, 2011

Now the fun part

Glaze time!!! The samples are finished and I think it took me all of 5 minutes to pick out my new favorite colors. :)



I already have pieces bisque fired and ready for glazing! I can't wait to see the finished product...




I love the texture on this spoon rest!

Sit tight there is more to come!!


Monday, November 7, 2011

Oh the joys of new clay...

One thing I didn't consider when we decided to move to Texas was having to find a new clay and glaze supplier! It's almost like starting from scratch. Each clay is different. The color, texture and way the clay reacts with a glaze can compliment a piece of pottery or make it look tragically awkward. Trust me- I've had my fair share of tragically awkward pieces because I didn't feel like testing out the color first :) I learned that lesson the hard way!

Good news: I have found a new clay supplier-YAY! Of course, like everything else in Texas, the name is uniquely Texan as well...


Last week I set out to make new color samples and it has been quite a task! I didn't realize I had purchased so many different colors over my last few trips to the store :)



Here's a pic of my samples after being bisque fired. They are ready and waiting to be glazed for color swatches!