First earthenware kiln unload
I have never used earthenware in a studio setting but my spouse wanted to try it out.
It's cone 06-02 low fire earthenware that was bisqued to cone 04 (whoops) and the glaze fired at cone 06, in a kiln that was also used to bisque stoneware. I put it on the top shelf, furthest away from the down draft vent.
I only did three pieces, just to try it out. The first is a thrown and altered vessel meant more as an art piece than functional.
The idea is that it's technically food safe (still need to test for adsorption and shock) but really awkward to hold and will eventually grow mold on the outside if the outside is allowed to get wet/dirty.
The other two were two small hand building things just to get a sense of what it's like to work with the clay. The first is a ring dish vaguely inspired by the egg pods from Alien.
I used red underglaze and did some slip trailing with slip mixed with underglaze as well.
The next was a tiny box. It's not very good, but helped me understand that I need grog/patience if I want to hand build with this stuff! I used red and black underglaze - the only two I had at the time.
I look forward to messing around with it more and working with it's relatively high adsorption (8% at cone 4) for succulent planters.
It's cone 06-02 low fire earthenware that was bisqued to cone 04 (whoops) and the glaze fired at cone 06, in a kiln that was also used to bisque stoneware. I put it on the top shelf, furthest away from the down draft vent.
I only did three pieces, just to try it out. The first is a thrown and altered vessel meant more as an art piece than functional.
The idea is that it's technically food safe (still need to test for adsorption and shock) but really awkward to hold and will eventually grow mold on the outside if the outside is allowed to get wet/dirty.
The other two were two small hand building things just to get a sense of what it's like to work with the clay. The first is a ring dish vaguely inspired by the egg pods from Alien.
I used red underglaze and did some slip trailing with slip mixed with underglaze as well.
The next was a tiny box. It's not very good, but helped me understand that I need grog/patience if I want to hand build with this stuff! I used red and black underglaze - the only two I had at the time.
I look forward to messing around with it more and working with it's relatively high adsorption (8% at cone 4) for succulent planters.