Luncheon plates

I made a set of two square lunch sized plates using the wax resist method over matt green glaze. 

The green leaves came out a different color than the dogwood plate I made with Pam's glazes.  I had suspected that her Val's Green is different than mine and I'm not sure why.  I used my Val's Green to glaze a plate last week and didn't like the result.  I thought it was just the way I applied it, but now that I've seen these two plates, I have my doubts.  I have another leaf in the kiln right now that has Val's Green on it, so in the morning I will know for sure. 

I also used my white on the petals which is different from Pam's.  It came out slightly different and looks like I will need to give a heavier coat or possibly two coats of the glaze to give the look I like best. 

This is the plate I made with Pam's glazes.  See the differences?  On this plate, the leaf background recedes; in the lunch plates, the flowers recede.  I prefer the one below.



Turquoise sgraffito plate

Fired another sgraffito piece.  This time I used underglaze instead of making a slip.  I understood it would make a difference but wanted to see for myself. I painted about 5 layers of turquoise on the plate.  It looked completely opaque to my eye, but in glazing you can see it wasn't.

It doesn't look bad by any means, but it isn't what I'm looking for.  I am happy that the piece didn't warp!  Yea! It's a fun piece and Jordan loves it, but I'm going to try to sell it on etsy.  The color is beautiful. 

New pottery pieces

Thought I'd post some of the pieces I have been working on at Pam's studio.  First is a plate I made, a knock off of something I saw in a catalog.  I call it "Starburst". 

I glazed it in Lucero White which broke very nicely at the edges.  I had intended to center the starburst on the plate, but it isn't and I like it much better off-center. 

Then I made a small square tile using the same concept.  It's glazed in Randy's Red.  I'd like to make a set of coasters like this. 

Back in January I posted some pics of a couple birds I made.  These are now glazed.  One has a matt green head with opal body. The other is all opal.  I like them.