2025｜Ceramics｜Linear Motifs Final
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Describe in words an unexpected success or technical challenge—and explain how it will influence their final Narrative Vessel trimming or future glazing.
- One Kiln Discovery I made during this round of glazefiring my linear motifs piece was that underglaze sometimes fades out and appears less vibrant than it did before entering the kiln. For instance, the lavender and amethyst glaze colors look far more watery on the glazed piece than they did on the greenware or the bisqued piece, even though I painted multiple layers of each color. This might have been because of the clear glaze on top, though, that watered down the underglaze vibrance by mixing with the colors. Another thing I noticed was that the clay color changed drastically from being the vibrant reddish color of bisqueware to the original pale brown color of the greenware.
How does this discovery change your plan for your Narrative Vessel (Due Monday, April 13th)
- Since I am also planning on using underglaze and showing the raw clay in my linear motifs project, I will make some changes in my process to achieve the result I desire. Firstly, I will either properly mix my underglaze to prevent it from being watery, or paint a base underglaze coat of a paler color like white to make sure the colors on top pop. Secondly, I will make sure to choose my underglaze colors for the design according to the pale brown color of the raw clay instead of matching them to the reddish bisque color I thought the raw clay would turn out to be. I might also choose not use the clear glaze in case it fades out the underglaze, but seeing other underglazed pieces in this batch of firing have maintained their color unlike mine, the clear glaze might not be the culprit.