I've been pondering whether posting these, given the unbelievable talent of present company, is ridiculous... but my geekery has gotten the better of me.
This is what can happen when I'm overcome by whim when working. I fired this pot raku resist/"naked raku" last summer with an untried slip and I really hated it (and changed resist slips!) So I thought I'd re-fire and play with the resist... Resist. Oh,
resist. !!! I just had to take that to a new level of dorktastic (even for
me!)
I blame the espresso.
(and the fact that I usually listen to NIN when I'm working!)
I am officially in deep and abiding love with this glaze. Everything that isn't the lettering is a single glaze - it really turns all of those colors, creates those surface effects, and goes from matte to luster
all on its own (very controlled application, and hella reduction post-fire, FTW!)
We'll be running away together, the glaze and I -- I want to have its babies. (omg!nerd!LOL)