Inspired by the work of Fetish Ghost I have decided to try my hand at a new technique. I used newspaper to cut stencils and applied them to my tea bowls. This was much trickier than it looked in the videos, the paper really wanted to wrinkle. After that I covered them with black slip and peeled the newspaper off. I have never used slip before and I am not sure if I am doing it right at all. I didn't weigh or measure anything. I just mixed up about a 1/2 cup of slip and added 3 tsps of black mason stain. I was a little frustrated with the coverage I got. The slipped seems to be a little too textured after application and when I went back to try a touch up the slip just wiped off. I was wanting a nice smooth coat. Good thing this is only a test. I will be firing my bisque kiln this weekend and can't wait to see the results. If it works I plan on making some more for the upcoming Tiki Tea at Eclectics in July.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Black Slip Tea Bowls
Inspired by the work of Fetish Ghost I have decided to try my hand at a new technique. I used newspaper to cut stencils and applied them to my tea bowls. This was much trickier than it looked in the videos, the paper really wanted to wrinkle. After that I covered them with black slip and peeled the newspaper off. I have never used slip before and I am not sure if I am doing it right at all. I didn't weigh or measure anything. I just mixed up about a 1/2 cup of slip and added 3 tsps of black mason stain. I was a little frustrated with the coverage I got. The slipped seems to be a little too textured after application and when I went back to try a touch up the slip just wiped off. I was wanting a nice smooth coat. Good thing this is only a test. I will be firing my bisque kiln this weekend and can't wait to see the results. If it works I plan on making some more for the upcoming Tiki Tea at Eclectics in July.
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4 comments:
These are great! I love the designs!
Keep up the good work!
;)
Sylvia C.
I can't wait to see these when they are finished! :)
Great technique!!
Paz.
these are going to be wonderful! in fact i'm loving just about everything you're working on now.
i've discovered you don't need a lot of clay in the mixture. take watery slip and a generous portion of stain (best black) to make a cream consistency blend. it will go on smoothly without leaving any brush marks. kip o'krongly's blog has a great tutorial on this technique, too: http://kipokrongly.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the comments and the info.
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