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Tagines drying

Pretty happy with my first effort - making another one in white this time

Some new work in progress

Top of Daves tagine

Bottom of Daves tagine

Experiment with stained clay on MQF - mid fired clay - never done anything like this one before!!

More stained thrown bowls for a test!

Brookvale TAFE end of year exhibition

Lots of good work on show!!!

Some new stuff from TAFE

I have loads more thngs to photograph but I am taking my time getting the photos right this time - would never guess I have a degree in photography...

Keanes 5B with Chris' matt black in oxidation

Keanes porcelain with Chris' Celadon in reduction

Can't rememeber the clay but this is Soda fired with Chris' celadon

Red Raku with TAFEs fishscale

Boels and mug are Keans porcelain with Chris' celadon and the big plate is Keanes 5B with Tenmoku and fishscale from TAFE

Some bits and pieces will be on sale at Brookvale TAFE end of year show opening on Wednesday 1st December. I will post the invite too...

More test etc...

More white bowls

Chris' matt white on 5B

Crystalline glaze bowl tests

Glaze on glaze plates

Coaster/test for glaze on glaze Chun with Chris' matt white on 5B

Same as above with spots of Tenmoku in Reduction

Tenmoku with Chris matt white with spot of chun in oxidation

Same as above but looks very diffferent - different firing

White stuff from first firing

Test tiles and bowls

tiles tiles and more tiles!

Apple green/blue glaze in oxidation on Keanes porcelain

Apple green/blue glaze in oxidation on Keanes porcelain

Ishii blue celadon line blend on Keans porcelain and 181 in reduction

celadon to tenmoku line blend using base for Ishiis celadon with wollastonite

My first glaze firing

All cones down and nothing stuck to my kiln shelves!!!

Very happy individual!

Ready for my next bisque firing.

Refired test for some plates & blue celadon

5B - Chun with Chris' white matt drizzled in reduction

Blue celedon test tiles from the right RGH, Keanes white porcelain and 5B in reducion

Refired glaze on glaze tests

Left - Harry Memmott with Chris' drizzle

Right - Chun with Chris' drizzle

Both in oxidation

Glaze on glaze testing

From left to right

Chris' white with tenmoku drizzle

Chris' white with Chris' choc drizzle

Tenmoku with Chun drizzle

Tenmoku with Bright green drizzle

All in Oxidation on 5B

Changing Candy Apple glaze to blue - line blend

Candy apple base glaze + 2 copper carbonate cup 1

Candy apple base glaze + 2 copper carbonate + 1 cobalt carbonate cup 7

In oxidation

Top row is 5B

Bottom row is Keanes porcelain

Random glaze recipe all fixed up

Initially this recipe had barium in it which can't be used on functional wear - so I wanted to take it out.

Recipe is now:

Soda Feldspar 42

Whiting 8

Zinc Oxide 50

Bentonite 2

It works in both oxidation (matt) and reduction (glossy)

Tests have been done on 5B, Keanes Porcelain and RGH

Top row in oxidation and the bottom row reduction

My first firing

This is the results of my first firing - unfortunately I programmed my bisque to go to 960 degrees and used Orton cone 06. So the cone didn't go down, but apparently the pots should be ok.

I was so nervous - but feel happy that it all went ok, still a bit of work to do trying to figure out the controller!

New wall hanging project

Test tiles and glaze on glaze results

Green Apple glaze with Copper Carbonate stain.

First to rows in oxidation (Keanes white porcelain & 5B)

Last row in reduction (5B)

Green Apple glaze with Pastel Green stain.

First to rows in reduction (Keanes white porcelain & 5B)
Last row in oxidation (Keanes white porcelain)

Glaze on glaze

5B with chun base glaze in reduction

From top left going clockwise:

Bright Blue

Bush Green

Mauve

Blue Gold spangle

bit in middle is Mauve

Glaze on Glaze

5B with chun base glaze in reduction

Going from top left clockwise:

Bright Green

Red

Orange Shino

Leos Bright Yellow

Curl in middle is Red

Glaze on glaze

5B on Copper Red base in reduction

Spots are Leos Bright yellow, Blue Gold spangle and Blue Green brush work

From Left to Right on 5B, decoration done with Chris' white glaze (w. cream)

Harry Memmott base in reduction

Copper Red base in oxidation

Tenmoku base in oxidation

Chun base in reduction

Oribe base in oxidation