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2018_12

Using the cat decals a few weeks ago got me thinking about how to do it better. That is what the incised panels are about with these mugs. They create a designated space for the decals. At first, the panels […]
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2018_11

Rather than use a scale, I lay the pugs on the cutting matt and cut into even segments. I halve those sections and then pack them into balls to throw with. The amount of porcelain I could consistently centre, about […]
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2018_10

When I was making mugs with trimmed feet a few weeks back, I began to imagine leaving the bottoms alone. The more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. These tumblers are about putting that idea into […]
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2018_09

“Steel Cut” is the name I have given this group of glazes. I couldn’t resist using a set of six Steel Cut White mugs from the last glaze firing to try the Staffordshire Cat decals on. I was curious to […]
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2018_08

There were two glaze firings this week. The first, which was barely half full and more of a test, helped me make better choices the second time around. The glazes are working together now. No problems with the Custer/G200 substitution. […]
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Kuznetsov Porcelain Egg

Easter egg with floral decoration. Kuznetsov Company, c. 1900. Unmarked. Wheel thrown porcelain. Powder blue coloured glaze or stippled enamel background. The decoration was done with five colour printed enamel image transfers and hand gilding. “X.B.” translates as “Christ is […]
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2018_07

I spent the week getting ready to glaze. There’s not much clearance between the bottoms of both batches of mugs and what they sit on. My preference is to have this area glazed. There is however a real danger of […]
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Imperial Glass Chapel Egg

Copper Blue Chapel Egg. Russian Imperial Glassworks. Period of Nicholas II. 1894 to 1917. Blown glass with grinding, cutting and polishing. This egg may depict the Imperial Chapel at Peterhof like the Steel Blue Chapel Egg seen previously, but with […]
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2018_06

The thrown mugs from last week needed to be trimmed. Handles had to be made, attached to the forms and then cleaned up. Necessary steps in getting to the finished product. The handles are a hybrid of different processes. Lengths […]
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2018_05

By the end of the week, I was getting more volume with less clay. My throwing skills are returning. That’s not to say I got more done. There were many distractions competing for my attention. Still, progress was made. The […]