Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Decorated Yunomis in the Green Stage


We have finished decorating our Yunomis.  These cups are Bruce's.  He turned three different clays together which we call agate.  We found that using smooth small particle clays that mature at a similar temperature, and of course similar water content works well for us.   Sometimes Bruce will layer clay up and let it age in a bag together so that the clay is consistent when he turns it.  He applied a few skull sprigs and insects on some of them.  The others will have slip-trailed fossil fish.  We plan on using our flowing crystalline glaze for these.



These cups are mine.  I threw them out of porcelain and then applied a red clay slip.  I carved and did a wash away technique to reveal various designs.   I also plan to use our flowing crystalline glazes on these.  This will be the first time doing something like this under our glazes.  I made plenty so I will have many to pick from.  I am excited as to where this experiment will lead us.
 

4 comments:

Amanda A Gordon said...

These look great! I look forward to seeing them glazed as well.

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JLK Jewelry said...

I love your carved cups. I can't wait to see the end results!

Bulldog Pottery said...

Thanks Amanda and Jennie, we are looking forward to seeing them finished as well. Because these are the first run like this we are trying not to project how they will come out too strongly.

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