The Glazing Process...

Just showing the time and process that 

goes into my creations.

Many times potters have large batches

of glazes mixed up in 5 gallon buckets

they simply dip the bowl in and Wala- all done.

For me that is not the case.  I hand brush

all my details on in a minimum of 3 layers.

I have to carefully brush around all

the details I created and not have it carry

over into the other color.

It does not matter if I paint over a drip

because that drip will come to the 

surface when fired and be

where I don't want it to be.

I work on this in the evening after my day job....

My time at work is literally

percolating ideas of what I can create

and do when I am off.

I know it sounds like a crap way to spend your day

but I only have 3 yrs. to go!

and then I can do what I want and collect

my pension and health insurance! 

 

So at any rate, you can see

 the evolution from simple

colored flowers....

to the detail which is applied to this

poppy after the first 3 layers of color.

I keep a log of how I applied

my bowl layers so that I have a

record of how and what I applied,

in case I really love it and want to do it again!

Then I basically hope for the best

and that it will come out

like I envisioned!