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Crystal Glaze Bowl
This hand formed bowl is beautifully decorated with the application of many different crystal glazes.
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Using a coffee can or similar item, a rolling pin and some clay, you can make a large bowl for a spectacular eye catching centerpiece or make matching smaller bowls to go with it which could even be used for chips and dips ----- a really fancy chip and dip holder!
When looking at your bowl, people will be amazed, it will look like it an expensive piece of art.
Actually it is very easy to do and no moulds needed.
It is very important that you make sure the piece is completely dry before firing, if it is wet you chance it blowing up in the kiln.
A very easy way to check to see if your piece is dry enough is to touch it to your cheek or wrist and if it feel warm it is dry and if it feels cold and clammy, it is still wet and you need to leave it set for a day or two more and then check it again.
Materials List
Tools
Large Cleanup
Palette Knife
Crystal Glazes
CR 917 Caramel Latte
CR 919 Milky Way
CR 920 Water Lilies
CR 921 Glacier Storm
Paint Brushes
3/4 inch GlazeMiscellaneous
Trowel
Low fire white earthenware clay
Coffee can
Rolling pin
HOW TO DO THIS!!
At a ceramic store, you can buy pug clay by the pound.Prepare a clean, strong work surface such as a large table or you can even use a clean floor.
Open bag of clay and place on work surface.
Pound the clay in order to remove any air pockets inside the clay body.
You can work with small amounts of clay if it is too heavy to handle.
Use a rolling pin to help create a larger clay slab.
Use the trowel to smooth out the top surface of the clay body.
To create the bowl, toss clay at an angle onto a large work surface, I used my floor to get a good angle.
Use the rolling pin and roll the slab (like rolling pie dough ) until it is about a quarter inch thick.
To get a slab that is the same thickness, I lay two yardsticks down about the width of my rolling pin and start rolling the clay out,this will help in making the slab a uniform thickness.
Waiting for a little while until the slab begins to set, then drape over the mould.
The edges will hang over a bit, so be extra careful as it is very fragile.
If you see any cracks take some slip and put on them and smooth out with a damp sponge.
Keep bowl covered with plastic for about a day or so as it begins to dry.
If large cracks appear, you will need to make another bowl.
After it is dry, bisque fire to cone 04.
Use your glaze brush to apply two coats of each of the glazes at random around the outside of the bowl.
Let the colors overlap slightly where they meet: Caramel Latte, Milky Way, Water Lilies and Glacier Storm.
Let dry completely and fire according to the instructions on the glaze bottles.
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