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Glazing our works...
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Glazing our works...
Important glazing tips:
1. Shake or stir the glaze before using.
2. Apply two or three coats.
3. Don't get glaze on the back of the piece.
4. The color in the bottle often looks nothing like the color after firing. Look at the samples.
5. Unless they are made to be combined, results from mixing glazes are not at all predictable.
Matte, with gloss touches?
Muted?
Lots of color?
Shiny?
Take a look at this grouping of masks and think about how you'd like to glaze your pieces.
Glazes can look very different depending on the clay used in making the piece. These samples were all made with dark red/brown clay.
Above all, have fun and be flexible!
A few last words...
- Glazing can take a lot longer than you'd think.
- In some ways, it is pretty forgiving. Slightly sloppy, streaky application melts together and turns out okay. Drips can look good.
- Working with clay always is full of surprises - be prepared for that fact!
Her head fell off in the kiln and was reattached with glaze!
White clay was used for these samples.
Notice how the intensity increases - this is because one, two, and three coats are shown on each.
Be sure to use two or three coats! One coat rarely looks good.
One way to emphasize texture is to paint glaze into the stamped areas and then wipe it off the top surface with a wet sponge. Here, clear or transparent colored glaze was applied over the top.
Do not glaze the back! Consider the surface that will touch the kiln shelf and make sure to also leave a thin edge on the side unglazed to prevent sticking.
These stars show good examples of some of the transparent glazes that I brought today.
This is what happens to the kiln shelf when glaze runs down during firing.
If you don't like the look of glaze, there's always "iron wash", and other similar treatments, that let the texture show.