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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 […]
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Peterhof Chapel Imperial Glassworks Egg

Steel Blue Chapel Egg. Russian Imperial Glassworks. Period of Nicholas II. 1894 to 1917. Blown glass with grinding, polishing, cutting and gilding. This egg depicts the Imperial Chapel at Peterhof Palace outside St. Petersburg. This is the church where royal […]