Yesterday and today, I made slab vessels, which are in very low supply in the gallery (both online and off), and one small jar, thrown as a demo for a student.
Freshly formed clay "trays":
(Except for the textured ones, I am giving these underglaze color. I often decorate work when it is freshly made, then clear-glaze over it for the second, final firing in the kiln.)
(Black underglaze on the big rectangular platter. I haven't etched this last one yet with a sgraffito design...)
(Sgraffito done.)
and one thrown jar with lid:
The ones without underglaze are still like blank canvases. So I brush black underglaze on selectively, and here and there I etch through it with a fine wire loop tool:
These are quite a lot of fun to make.
When they are bone dry they will go into the first firing of the kiln, which goes to about 1600 degrees Fahrenheit. After that, they will be glazed by dipping, pouring and brushing with the wet glazes. Then they will be loaded into the kiln again for the last firing, to about 2200 F. I'll post those pictures in a couple of weeks.