#ceramics conservation

[joannasieradzka]

Kintsugi imitation for a plate which is a part of Karavan's Bar collection.

[joannasieradzka]

Gintsugi imitation on a very small cup

[paperboatcastaway]

I break things!

--quite possibly, the most fun part of my Thursdays.  ...Although, I do have to put them together.  It's legit part of the course outline: find a ceramic plate, break it, put it together.

...and well, create a mould, pouring a fill, sanding, and in-painting.

I kept forgetting to take pictures of my clay pot process--same with my ceramic plate assembly.  I do have pictures of my fill and in-painting progress!

(and now I share):

The fill:

White dental plaster was used for the fill.  It took me three tries before I got a good one.  ...and then that one popped out.  Soooo, four for the win!

In-painting, base colour:

Colours used: Liquitex acrylics -- Parchment, Ivory Black, Titanium White.

In-painting, design:

Colours used: Liquitex Acrylics-- Ivory Black, Brilliant Blue*, Cadmium Yellow Light Hue, (I forgot which green)*.

Glaze:

Glazing medium-- Future*. 

I'm a little uneasy about the glazing.  It took me a while to apply it evenly, and when I left it (--was fed up with it,) it looked bumpy. It seemed to even out as it dried.

I am nothing if not nit-picky, I do have some problems with the in-painting.  The black I used is possibly too rich, and the blue I used is a little greener than I would have liked (admittedly I forgot to wash out my water container before mixing the wash for the blue).  I can live with it, and at this point, if I were to start over (removing the acrylic varnish with acetone), I would have to start the in-painting all over again--and I'd rather not.

*will edit with appropriate information