Glaze firing progress

I had my best oxidised firing so far on Thursday, what a relief and encouragement!
I kept to a 60′C/hour temperature climb from 1000′C upwards and by 1262′C on the pyrometer the bottom cones, nos. 8 and 9 had bent perfectly. Here are a few of the best, with a fuller representation at the end of this post as a slideshow.
3lb Lidded Jar

This lidded storage jar is 8″ (20.5cm) tall. The body is thrown with 3lb clay with brushwork in iron oxide.
1lb Lidded Jar
1lb Lidded Jar
above: two 1lb Lidded Jars, approx height 5″ (13cm)
Brushwork in iron oxide.
3lb Lidded Jar

Another two 8″ (3lb) storage jars.
The decoration on the one above has rutile as well as iron oxide. I like the little bit of chun blue around the knob on the lid!
On the jar below the chun/tenmoku glaze has been poured over the iron red glaze whilst holding the pot upside down.
3lb Lidded Jar
Handled Jar

above: Handled Jar, height: 8″ (20.5cm)
The Jar was thrown using red keuper stoneware clay, and the double poured bibs suit it well I think.
 Jug
3lb jug / 2pint (2.5pint to the rim), height 7.5″ (190cm)
The glaze got a bit carried away with this jug and I had to chip it away from the kiln shelf which is a shame because I rather like the result.

 

 

 

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Pottery and Paintings



I currently produce functional stoneware pottery which I brush decorate with iron and rutile. I also produce paintings in acrylics, oils or watercolours. This website shows my work in both, as well as other areas, such as my design work, my piano playing, even my cooking.
Stephen.

Pottery and Paintings



I currently produce functional stoneware pottery which I brush decorate with iron and rutile. I also produce paintings in acrylics, oils and watercolours. This website shows my work in both, as well as other areas, such as my design work, my piano playing, even my cooking.
Stephen.