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LINDA'S POTTERY......

Basically, this blog is a journal of glazes and projects that I am doing in clay.  There are a lot of choices out there and this is an easy reference to what I have done before the pot goes off to another home. If you are interested in purchasing anything, just email me at Linda.Allen.Woodward@gmail.com

The blog, I imagine, can be used as a spring board of ideas or glaze references to others. I am fine with sharing what I try in the creative process. Some of my artist friends have asked for images...so this simplifies the process. There might be a few notes as to what might be avoided, as well. I am using Longhorn Red clay and firing to cone 05. I do not use a computerized kiln so my firing schedule is usually 2-3 hours on low, same on medium and up to high. I plug the kiln for a slower kiln cooling.





This wheel thrown mug has the entire surface glazed with two coats of Tawny Amaco Artist's Choice glaze and one coat of Camel. The word is not glazed and was iron washed before the bisque firing.

Greenware drying... [above]

Hand Built Pie Crust Bird House with Basket Weave Texture

The pot was handbuilt after the slab was rolled out with texture. It was assembled at the leather hard stage and bisqued. After bisquing, I used a light green Duncan Cover Coat underglaze and wiped with a sponge to show the texture. After it dried, I applied two coats of Spectrum 700 clear low fire glaze. This glaze fires to cone 05 while Duncan is a lower temp. If you use the wrong temp.to fire, it may blister. Spectrum has worked great with being able to keep all of my earthenware firings at the same temperature.













Same handbuilt birdhouse with dark brown Duncan underglaze and clear Spectrum 700.