From the kiln this week

Last week I had some fast refresher lessons in ceramics. My new friend Simon Suckling (Brisbane, Australia) who is also a resident here at the Pottery Workshop has been such a great help in answering all of my silly questions.

THANK YOU SIMON!!

Here are my glaze samples... I really like the colours, however the glaze is very runny. The kiln man told me off (in Chinese sign language) when I picked up my goodies because my pieces had stuck to his kiln bricks. My friend Kosta likes these the most. He thinks they are very wabi-sabi (HELLO THAT IS A BIG COMPLIMENT).

Here are some mark making and underglaze stain samples.

Here are some underglaze stain samples... I quite like the results as they appeal to my rainbow obsession, but the application is a bit wishy washy in some areas. Ill keep trying. I will be overglazing with some gold lustre when I can face breathing in those toxic fumes for an hour. China's pollution is bad enough for now.

Well thats it from the kiln this week. Watch this space for more...