We fired the electric kiln in June and experimented with new glazes. Dauna had quite a few pieces that were ok, good, or not quite up to par in regard to the glazing. So, against traditional clay firing wisdom, she re-glazed and re-fired them.
They turned out pretty well, for the most part. The first pic shows about 80% of the kiln load.
Three of the bowls below were newly glazed, one was re-fired. Can you tell which is which?
If we didn’t already know, we couldn’t have figured it out, either. Thumbs up for the results!
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Summer is sizzling but the clay studio is nice and cool. Due to the popularity of the winter WLAAC-sponsored class, Marty is opening the studio again to offer continuing students more clay sessions and to invite new participants (16 and older) to join the fun and creativity.
This is a six week class, with two sessions per week: Saturday and Sunday, 2-4pm. This allows you to complete a project each week.
During the class you will:
Learn basic hand-building techniques, or (continuing students) learn advanced techniques.
Work with different glazes and learn about different types of firing.
Participate in the culmination of the class — [...
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