These buttons are also test tiles - I tested most of the glazes we had. Isn't the vermillion one amazing?? We only had the tiniest amount left because it is a professionally mixed glaze. I think I am going to have to buy some for next year! I might be able to use the buttons on cushions or bags or something. The metallic ones are amazing too, most of those coppery ones were torquoise coloured glazes. They all have a faint leaf print rolled on them.
One of my leaves broke before it was bisque fired so I used it as test tiles for some other kinds of glaze (what didn't go on the buttons). The left side is some persian glaze and also a mossy green one that is unusual. The right side is 3 different kinds of white glaze.
Check out that white crackle!! so cool!!
Unfortunately only 1 of my two leaves made it into the kiln. (We just had so much to fire and all my work was large, so I had to choose!) The left side is bare, so it just went black from the carbon/reduction atmosphere. The crackles on the white side would have been more prominent if I had put the glaze on thicker.
Continuing with the black and white theme - Here is one of my two sided bottles. Unfortunately the other one I made did not survive the kiln, it fell to to pieces! But this one is very cool. Graphic. It didn't turn out how I intended, but I still like it.
One patchwork bowl made it in - I just slapped a mixture of glaze on it to see what would happen - it is very 'Raku' looking! I love it! I have saved my second one and will fire it in the normal kiln with a transparent blue glaze. I will have to make more of these next year also.
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