Lamp ..Ceramics...with Stain

Experiment with a stain as opposed to a "glaze." Cone 5. Need to assemble the lamp parts, but basically ready to go. May add some metallic "paint" touches on the surface. 

 

Lamp with Glass Highlights

Ok, didn't turn out perfect, but first attempt. Need to figure out the join around the melted glass oval to the body of the lamp...glue, then grout perhaps.  Lampshade not right yet, but on the way. 

 

Old Friends

 

Cards -- in the making

 

Walks with Views

    Pretty week for walking. 

 

Happy Friends... 2 flats for a 3D..

Glazed and free from the kiln.  Kind of test tiles, as hadn't used these glazes before. Too many stroke marks on the green one, but didn't set it to dip or spray.  Next lamp w/b sprayed, for more even coating. 

Cone 5

Below is "improved" version -- slightly thicker, and most importantly, joined all the way across top, allowing stance a bit further, so more steady on the feet.  Was to be black stonewear glaze, came out grey. 

  

 

Staining -- on purpose. Ceramic Lamp

 First try at using a stain at cone 5. Wanted to get a non-shiney color on the piece. Hopefully it will come out ok...a bit of an experiement, although the lamp here is not small.  I will remind myself of the importance of test tiles or say "yeah, risk worked" depending on how this comes out of kiln.