clay: underglazing and more sgraffito

A couple weeks ago I trimmed all the bowls I threw the couple weeks before, and instead of inscribing text into this one, I decided to not bisque it just yet and to paint black underglaze in the interior. One week later, I finally carved it on a Sunday night after glazing all my other bowls.    

I liked it; a classmate, Al said it was beautiful while I was carving it, and it has drawn some comments of praise on Facebook. Last night, another Clay Life member said she admired when it was on the greenware shelf. And I’ve since hand built a serving platter and want to sgraffito carve that pot as well but with artichokes. Another week later, I adhered overglazes on my avocado/guacamole bowl.  

 

I also spent the evening painstakingly painting pumpkin and pink underglazes on a platter with a texture I consider art nouveau minimalist for its pinstripes and swirls as well as red, pumpkin, yellow, straw, and green underglazes on these autumn leaves that will be tealight holders and embellishments (they're smaller leaves inscribed with "blessed," "grateful," and "thankful" for the Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving table).

I now also remember that I need to look on the bisque shelves the next time I'm at Clay Life for the snowflakes I cut out inscribed with lyrics from "Winter Wonderland" and "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow." And now looking upon that leaf, I wish I was a bit more blotchy as opposed to streaky with my finger painting of underglazes.