Decorating

It's been a busy winter, and I've been slowly creating a new body of work. For the past two months I've been facilitating an artist residency with Yoko Sekino-Bové at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild.

Her work is amazing, and it's inspired me to focus on decoration. I've definitely become more confident in my use of the paintbrush in the past few weeks, as evidenced by this photo of a current work in progress.

Visit my Facebook page to see more works in progress.

Oribe Green Glaze Test

I don't know why I never just make test tiles, but I don't. Maybe someday when I have my own kiln... In the meantime, I just experiment on my own work. Here, I'm trying to devise a relatively authentic Oribe green glaze. I started with a tried and true clear glaze that fits our studio's stoneware body, Baccerra clear, and added 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12% copper carbonate to 100g test batches. I'm most satisfied with the 5%, however I suspect that I either mixed the 7% batch a little too thick, or dipped the test pot for a little too long, as it seems to be as dark (or darker) than the 9% batch.