Rabbit's Lair (Sign)

Into each life, a little rain must fall... or so it is said. In pottery, there are successes... and there is room for improvement. And so it goes with my first attempt to make a sign for the garden. The lettering was achieve with difficulty (I won't tell the story about having the letters impressed come out "inverse"... something to do with Asperger's). But after the bisque firing, things were very promising. The central area was smooth and glazed with Chinese Blue Green. The outer area was impressed with a piece of wood with a high degree of grain (actually, this wood was past prime and some actually adhered to the clay). The outer area was glazed with Green Shino.


The Green Shino was quite acceptable (the grain was visible in many places, nice brown and green effect) but the Chinese Blue Green completely filled the letters and was so opaque that it was "leveled". (Also, I need to remember to check for holes!)

Name: Rabbit's Lair (Sign)
Size: 10 x 5
Date: July 2009
Clay: Likely #112
Glaze: Green Shino and Chinese Blue Green