I never did get time to do the touch ups and re-fire the bowls from last week. I got lost in the wonderful world of wax modelling instead. I was feeling pretty good with how the first bowl model was […]
I mistakenly ascribed these as Pratt Ware when by evidence of the glaze, they would have been made in continental Europe. The glaze lacks the slight tinge of blue that would be present if they were. I am grateful a […]
I started out the week brushing the clear glaze on the bowls. I mixed 1000 grams of E_Base clear (see Instructor post for more details). It turned out to be the perfect amount to glaze all twenty six bowls. Barely […]
A_Base was a glaze from my UCLA days that is still a favourite with students at the U. of M. where I was teaching. I cringe every time one of them tells me they are using it still. For me […]
Both these pieces were likely made by Russian factories in the early 19th century though only one has a factory mark. I believe that the building behind the fountains on the cup is the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg. Peterhof […]
I started the past week thinking I would finish up some bisque fired bowls I had stored in the basement. I didn’t think this was something that would end up taking me back to the project. As I brushed the […]
This Hunter and Dog was made by a Russian Private Factory between 1840 and 1865. A similarly modelled figure of a piper made by the Kornilov Factory can be seen in the Batenin Kornilov book. This one could be Kornilov, […]
I kept working until the last minute before the show opened. While the pieces were largely done by last week’s post, there were still many tasks that had to be taken care of before they could be shown. Final clean […]