Glazing

Glazing is an intensive process that must be completed with the correct steps. The 'bisqueware' is in a very delicate stage, because it has been fired for the first time but does not have any glaze. The dry clay will absorb whatever touches it, so you must wash your hands well to avoid oily spots. It is also important to wipe off any dust that has collected on the pot so that there is no barrier between the glaze and the clay.

When glazing, you need to apply wax resist when you are dipping into a bucket or have a lid or edge that will touch something else. With the buckets of glaze, the pot should only be dipped for roughly one second. Bucket glazes can only be dipped, not brushed. This is because the minerals in those glazes would not all go smoothly on the pot if a brush was used.

Now, the part you've all been waiting for: the pictures!

Finished pinch pot

Unglazed coil pot

Extra credit!! Pencil Holder

Hand Building: Coil Pot

The coil pot is coming along well so far! Making the coils was difficult at the beginning, but it got easier as I went along.

I have followed my original silhouette. The pot ended up a little wider than I originally intended it to be, but it still has the straight sides. If I do change anything from my drawing, it would be in my detailing around the top edge.

Right now, there are groups of spiral coils around the top. The finished product should have spirals all the way around in an asymmetrical pattern that is somewhat appealing.