Sunday, March 2, 2014

Slow Living - Never Say Never - Glazing Ceramics


ceramic bowl photo by Kreetta Järvenpää blog: www.gretchengretchen.com


You never know how your pot, bowl, cup or what ever turn out to be when you have glazed it. It's always a little bit surprising. It isn't very easy, I think...and I'm too lazy to make tests. Do you test your glaze before the real one? I don't - yet - so no reason to complain, haha. Any tips for me?

ceramic bowl photo by Kreetta Järvenpää blog: www.gretchengretchen.com

Actually I like the surprise. I actually try to make some glaze combination that I would get different colors what they supposed to be. Few times I've managed to do it. Have you?

ceramic bowl photo by Kreetta Järvenpää blog: www.gretchengretchen.com

I seldom get the result what I have in my mind and I've learned to take it as advantage. I feel making ceramics is very relaxing. Playing with clay and playing with glaze is fun. The last bowl I made succeeded quite well. Or what do you think? 

Ok, I admit I haven't been so happy lately to my glazing but this one I am. I used raku clay and 7 different glaze and made finishing with black ink. It looks a little bit rough and broken. It's a little bit frayed and has some influence from circus that I so love and like, haha.

Dinner making is calling my name. Pizza Sunday. Gluten and dairy free.

Have a relaxing Sunday and let's hope the coming week starts with peace and harmony.

xo
Kreetta

4 comments:

  1. I like your pot as a pot and also as a delicious cake!
    Playing with clay is really very relaxing and great fun I think. I don´t glaze my figures as they not are for any other use than looking at…I just paint them and let them be a bit fragile...

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  2. Thank you Britt-Marie!

    Yes, you saw a cake...that's great! I didn't but now you said it, I see it very clearly :) love the idea! I also like the idea of fragile. I've been also thinking that everything doesn't have to be glazed and I could paint them with acrylic.

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  3. Onpas söötti tuo sun kulhosi! Muste toimii hyvin noiden karkkivärien kanssa.

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  4. Moikka Laura!
    Juu, kiitos! Karkki on mun ystävä ja kädet syhyää tekemään lisää!!! Sirkus on inspiraationi.

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