FIRST FIRING OF 2013

Happy New Year!! I'm firing my first (and probably my last) load of low-fire (04-05) clay as I type. I put into the load the first pieces I ever made using Terra Sig. The ts is on a cone 6 clay so I don't know what is going to happen, not knowing anything about what the heck I'm doing. If anyone out there has any advice (although I guess it's too late now, unless you can tell me what to expect over time from a cone 6 clay with terra sig on it) I'm open! Here is my 15 inch tall vase: I tried to make it look a bit like marble when I glazed it.

This next vase is one on which I experimented with hot wax resist. I have parafin in an old electric frypan and heated it to a liquid, then painted on the runes and lines before glazing. It's pretty primitive but I kind of like that. I don't think I'd be able to get very precise lines with hot wax.

These are the dinner plates I made in an effort to fill out a set to go with my favorite coffee mugs. The disadvantage in these plates is that the flat raw brown clay feels rough and not too aesthetically pleasing. But when I glaze the brown clay it loses the contrast from the green glazed area. I'm thinking only the mugs are good for this technique.

Well, back to the potting wheel. ttfn