This weekend I tried a new cone 6 glaze combination, Amaco's Chun Plum under Amaco's Iron Lustre. The combination came out a little bit different than what I was thinking it would turn out, but I like it. I think it will be a good holiday glaze due to the green and red nature of the glaze. Below are some pictures of an organic platter that was glazed with this combination.
I hope everybody has a great Thanksgiving!
Thanks for reading!
-Mark Barta
I just recently fired my second round of Cone 6 glazes in my kiln, and this round turned out exceptionally well. This entry is going to mainly focus on pictures of the pieces, if you have any questions about the firing, feel free to leave a comment. All pieces were fired with Amaco's Cone 6 glazes and are a combination of two glazes brushed on top of each other.
Large Tenmoku vase with Seaweed Green on top
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| Loving this combination! |
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| Base Glaze is Amaco's Tenmoku |
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| Glaze on Top is Amaco's Seaweed Green |
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| Twisted Top Bottle |
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| Base Glaze is Amaco's Tenmoku |
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| From Above Angle |
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| Top Glaze is Amaco's Seaweed Green |
Small Brown Vase
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| Round Brown Vase |
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| Base Glaze is Tenmoku |
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| Top Glaze is Light coat of Lustrous Jade |
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| Base Glaze Blue Rutile, top glaze Seaweed Green |
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| Inside of Bowl |
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| Blue Rutile Base, Top Lustrous Jade |
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| Inside of bowl |
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about pottery and defining a personal style, and I would like to share my thoughts on this and a new style I am going to be trying with my work.
After much pondering on my ceramic work, I have come to the realization that to get to the next level in creating ceramics art, I need a style. Style, in my opinion, is the unifying design that distinguishes your work from other artist and adds a little bit of yourself into your work. I believe that personal style is important to any artist and helps distinguish yourself as an artist to the rest of the community. It is the style of the artist that makes your work stand out from other potters and carve out your own personal space in the art world.
In developing this new style, I spent many of hours thinking about what I want to convey and emote with my ceramic work. After many hours sketching out ideas and then throwing them away, I settled on a style that I think reflects myself. So, what's the style that I have decided to start using...
Minimalism!
As a little bit of an Apple fanboy, I was inspired by there redesign of there new iOS that powers there mobile phone. The use of black and white and a single color really struck a cord with me, and make me think how I could apply this to my work. Also, I have always wanted my ceramic work to stand more for the form than extravagant glazing techniques, so this fit in line very well.
Below is an example of this style and how I am going to apply it to ceramics. I will display the finished piece once it is fired!
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