#glazegeek warning! The swoop I use as the line between glaze and carving is certainly a visual design component, but primarily it is a glaze test on every one of my pieces. It lets me see what the glaze does when it has anywhere from 1/3 - 2/3 of the piece to run. Runny glazes are easy to control when they have under 2 inches of glazed space. Frankly, they just behave themselves and stay inside the lines. Between 2 and 3 inches they require attention to the amount of glaze, and I often make the bottom half inch a bit thinner to slow the flow before it reaches the carving. But space more than 3 inches allows the flow build up momentum. There is weight to that glaze when it turns to liquid in the kiln, and gravity does its work. 3.5 inches (first slide) is a lovely little drip. 4.5 inches (second slide) is a mug buster. I’ll try to gently grind that off, but big drips like that usually take a chunk of porcelain with them. 😢 The experiments with glaze all the way to the bottom continue, but I am not admitting defeat on my signature carved design. I will figure this out. . . . #failureisalwaysanoption #100dayschallenge #100daysofhandles #ceramicglaze #pottery #ceramics #mugshotmonday #coffeemug #handmadeisbetter #claytalk #etsymudteam #pottersofinstagram #creativityeveryday #glazingpottery #makeart #lithologyceramicart PS: All my work is suddenly blue. Some subconscious thing going on there. 🧐 https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCcgEDDUlV/?igshid=m0zflg1kxxj5
