This is one of the simplest tricks you can use to stop a certain part of your greenware pottery from getting glazed, it’s also a great technique to give a unique look to your piece! 😊
How To:
1/ Mixing:
Make sure to mix your glasses properly before you start applying them to your Pottery, because the glaze is mostly made up of earth materials (rocks) they do hardpan to the bottom of the bucket. Mixing your glazes with a high speed drill and a paint mixer gets all of the materials back into the glaze solution, ready to dip
2/ Dipping:
When you’re about to dip your Pottery piece into the glaze, make sure your hand is securely on the greenware, if your hand moves, while you’re dipping, the glaze will automatically stick to the bisque, make sure you have a firm grip when you are dipping and to pull it out swiftly, without moving. Allow the glaze to dry on the greenware before removing your hand
Now we develop and make all our glazes in house at our studio, this allows us to know exactly what is in our glazes, and we know that there is no toxic materials that may get onto our skin, generally most commercial glasses are safe to use without gloves, but please do check with your Pottery supplier before getting glaze on your hand
3/ Second Glaze
Applying the second glaze can be done in many different techniques. You can either use a brush, apply with a slip trailer, or even hold a different part of the pot and glaze the rest of it by dipping it again. What I do is use a medium brush with fine tip to fill the reservoirs of bare greenware with the second glaze
Don’t forget to clean the walls of your bucket to keep down the mess once you are done!
If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to ask! We would love to help you with your glazing! 🤗
