A neighbor and friend held me to a promise to visit Clay Life, and when we realized there was hardly any winter break left, we went into the studio the last Friday. Tracy said she intended to just watch, but I made her put on an apron and set her to making a slab cylinder. While looking at texture tools, she spied fondant silicon molds for leaves which she wanted to play with. I delivered more lessons on scoring and slipping.
Tracy really enjoyed making those leaves. And I think her mug turned out pretty great.
In the meantime, I had re-made a mug for Maggie. Because I did a shit job on the glazing of one.
The mugs had been on the bisque shelf for a week, but finally I glazed them and they’re finished. I thought I told Tracy I was going to dip them in Celadoney and touch them up with Floating Green, but did I add Caramel to this glazing? I suppose it doesn't matter. Tracy liked the results.
The interior glazing sure has a lot of blue, and perhaps I just poured Floating Green into the interior.
The previous mug I remade for Maggie was a dud, glaze-wise. But I sure like this glazing better: a dip in Floating Green and then a dip in Copper Red.
So interesting how the two glazes interacted!
And now I need to find the texture mat or roller that Shirley used in order to re-make her mug.
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