My first Glaze Firing

I'm excited to show off a few of my first glaze firing.

This is my favorite...I think.

I love the green glaze pattern on the bowl!

As you can see below when they go in to fire

the colors look nothing like when they come out.

Many things can go wrong as the glaze heats up to

1800 degrees.  All items are put on stilts so that they

do not permanently bond to the shelves

that they sit on. The shelves are pricey, so  I just prayed I did

everything correctly on my first go around.

Thankfully all came out great.  Including my

9 year old nieces creations. 

I will brag about her bowl later as it's a birthday gift

for her Mama and I don't want to ruin

the surprise!

Cute little daisy bowl

This post can't express how excited and thrilled I

am to have my own automated kiln at home.

It's a dream come true and  sometimes I have to pinch

myself.  I am in awe and so thankful

of how Blessed I am.

This little violet bowl, I experimented with washing the

glaze thinly.  I wanted to see if it would

replicate a kind of water color effect.

I am pretty happy with my first run.  I will share more pieces later.

All these take  quite a few hours per bowl. 

Especially when you are experimenting and trying new things.

~Natascha~