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Ohhhhhh! I like that method of mocha diffusion MUCH better. I’ve been seeing lots examples of the technique lately, but usually people hold the pot in place and the resulting diffusion pattern looks very static. That swirl technique gives it a much more dynamic feel. Hmmmmm. Okay. I’m going to have to try that someday.
The clay is Standard 266, a beautiful deep dark chocolate brown after the glaze firing. The glaze is Western Opal Fire Art. Inspiration provided by Didem Mert.
Tangling with a pot from mud to finished product. Now if only I could open it.
Finally pulling things out of the kiln that I actually like. Woohoo!
clay body: Tom Coleman porcelain
construction: slab built, impress the clay with the textures first before picking the slab up to make the cone. Check out Sandi Pierantozzi’s free video on slab building of tripod pots for the technique.
glazes: Fire Opal Art (cone 6 glaze) accents over Elaine’s Best celadons
glaze application: Sprayed on. Pretty thin coat. Got a bit of “orange peel” and lack of translucency. The insides are more translucent, so I think they may have been in a “cold” spot in the kiln. Still like ‘em, though. 🙂
glaze firing: cone 9 reduction/gas
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