This bowl also, disappointingly, shrunk! I do apologize to the person who has to eat out of this little thing, and I have learned a lesson for the next time I throw something! Assume it will shrink! This bowl I am also rather proud of. It has a very rounded edge, which I like, as I feel that it accentuates the roundness of the bowl and doesn't necessarily draw attention away from the color of the glaze. The glaze is a very interesting teal color, with some freckles of a darker color in it. This project is interesting, as I glazed it in the reverse colors of Bowl number 1 (see below) and it came out completely different! I feel like this is a much more effective and pleasing color scheme than the other bowl. I chose to reglaze it by putting clear in the inside (as per Ms. Heideman's request), so that it might be more suitable for holding food or liquids. There were some spots where the glaze didn't stick around the lip, which I think are flaws in the project, but don't bother me as much as I would think. It had a pretty thick glaze, and some of it ran while it was in the kiln. So in these photos there is a drip sticking out of the side, but I learned how to grind down the glaze and now it looks much better than it did. Overall, I am really pleased with this project, as I love the way the glaze looks with the shape of the bowl and I would be happy to give this bowl away, because I actually like it.
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May 2012
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