MaryHardingJewelry Bead Blog: Experiments

                                          Ceramic pendants by Mary Harding

Now that winter season has really set in–we are in the middle of  a snow storm as I style– and the holiday seasons are generally about, I locate that I have time in my studio for attempting out new matters and strategies.  I have been participating in around with oxides and have built many experiments to see what will occur.
My photograph above is ahead of I fired them.

Here is what I did, commencing at the prime–going from left to suitable
1. Brown daisies stained with iron oxide
2. Round cabochon stained with  cobalt and coverd with distinct glaze ( still left side of plate)
3. Daisy cabochon stained with iron oxide and then lightly coloured with a crimson glaze on the petals and a blue glaze on the heart and evenly clear glazed
4. 2  hole pendant stained with iron oxide and frivolously coloured with many glazes and then a light-weight clear glaze extra
5.stick pendant stained and then partialy painted with a pink glaze and a gentle coat of distinct
6. snail shaped pendant lightly coloured and clear glazed–very rustic and fosil like beforehand
7. smaller stained tab piece–from a broken pendant
8.  fan of daisy petals stained and then frivolously glazed with red and a clear glaze–no shade on daisy head
9.Donut with flippantly coloration glazed tiny leaves and some other regions.  No very clear glaze.
Most of the pieces were being fired first with just the iron oxide glaze–after they were being bisqued so when I hearth these parts it will be for the 3rd time.

I will publish the outcomes tomorrow.
Thanks for halting by!!