Adventures in Surface Decoration
Saturday was the second class. I just continued work on the things I started in the first session, primarily making small plates of cone 5 b-mix to experiment with different surface decoration techniques. I finished this plate using the mishima technique: That means I carved the design into the leather hard clay, then painted it with colored underglaze. After that dried I wiped away the excess with a damp sponge, leaving only the lines colored. Unfortunately I think I had my sponge a little too damp, so in some places too much of the underglaze was washed off. I'm hoping I can touch this up after it's bisqued, if necessary. I call this one "T-Rex Under the Moon". Next, I made a second small plate: This guy was painted with underglaze when it was leather hard, and then at home I carved a design into it, per the sgraffito technique. So it's basically the opposite of the other plate. I'll post pics for that later. It turned out mostly ok, though the lines...