So I picked up my whale bank today from Pam's. All in all, I am pleased with it. I love the deep, rich blue (same glaze as the blue bird ornament I made). And there is a spot of glaze on the top that actually looks like a blow-hole. That worked out nicely. But, the white underside didn't come out as nice as I had hoped. I think I should have used a white glaze, not an underglaze. I also should have painted his whole mouth white....maybe a little above it, because some blue glaze ended up in her little grin. The hole on the bottom seems to be the right size; maybe a tad big, but it'll work. I sure hope Zoe likes her new bank.
I also have some photos of a platter I did. I love, love how the glaze came out on it. The platter is about 12 inches long. I glazed one end of the platter Randys Red. On the other end I dipped into Nickel Matte, covering part of the red. Lastly I put an Opal glaze over part of the Nickel Matte. The colors here are pretty true. From left to right: Opal over Nickel Matte, Nickel Matte, Nickel Matte over Randys Red, and Randys Red.
Pam makes great glazes! Really love the colors and plan to do more with these same ones.
1 comment:
Hello, I just love the colors of your platter. They came out great. Are they low or high fire and do you make your own glaze? You did a beautiful job on your whale bank too. You have inspired me to want to finish my pottery UFOs now.....I have a few banks waiting to be glazed for a while now but got side tracked with work and quilting instead.
Grace
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