Glazing pots.

This morning I glazed the "filigree pots" that had come out of the kiln intact. Quite often the rims break in the firing, but not this time!

I painted some iron oxide around the filigree work and then painted a layer of wax on top of that. I want the filigree work to remain unglazed, so the glaze will run off the wax.
I decided to glaze the pots in a bought in glaze called "blue star". We normally make up our own glaze recipes but was recommended to try this one by a fellow potter. If it works it should come out blues and purples- we will just have to wait and see. That is the thrill of pottery - you don't always know what you will get. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose!



We didn't have any blue star glaze mixed up so I had to mix it up and sieve it before using it.

This afternoon we fired the pit/barrel  kiln with the large pots that Gerry had burnished on the wheel. The special wax arrived today, but we will have to wait until tomorrow to see the final results......