Photo of pots bisque fired

1. Photo of pots bisque fired

2. Black and White RAKU These pots were wax resisted and dipped in white and astrakan glaze inside and out. They were then buried in sawdust after the firing. Technical term – Reduction. This gives a metallic finish to the glaze.

3. These pots were dipped in white glaze inside and turquoise on the outside and painted with strips of blue glaze and exposed to the air not buried in sawdust.

4. Turquoise glaze inside with white and blue glaze on the outside

5. Close up of top of tallest vase

6. This vase is was made on a former (rolled out clay and wrapped round loo roll) and then pinched from the top

7. Wax resist stripes. Dipped in Turquoise glaze outside and White glaze inside

8. Glazed white inside and turquoise on the outside. This pot was exposed after firing.

9. Broad wax resist stripes. Bottom of pot dipped in blue and top in turquoise glaze. This pot was buried half in sawdust upside down.

10. Wax resist stripes. Buried in sawdust = reduction