Saturday, December 24, 2011

In search for color...




Morenito
Color...so hard to get it just right.


Last April I wanted to try some of my head cups in the woodfire.


I love how the fire and wood ashes transform the color and texture of the raw clay, kind of a nice sunkissed glow.

Morenito was the right candidate. A timid red oxide wash on the skin and hair, then wood fire glazes for the rest.

Could I get more than beautiful browns?



Marinerito en Azul
Marinerito before Woodfire

 

This time I went more painterly with the red iron oxide and got a chance to try some Coyote High Fire underglazes to see what happened...

 The woodfire glazes were left just for the lining the cups.

Luca before Woodfire
Luca


Fun!, worth exploring some more...next time maybe a thicker coat of underglaze, specially on the blue.