Bird Cage Plate
- Details
- Last Updated: Monday, 28 July 2014 18:04
Bisque
- SB-105 Rimmed Dinner Plate
- SG-401 Designer Liner
- SC-31 The Blues
- SC-78 Lime Light
- SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral
- SW-001 Stoneware Clear
- SW-104 Black Walnut
- SW-201 Turquoise
- SW-253 Green Opal
- CB-106 #6 Script Liner
- CB-110 #10/0 Liner
- CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
- BT-910 Synthetic Sponges
- AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper
- Designer: Josh Clark
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Time: 2 ½ hours
Instructions
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- With a pencil and AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper, trace on the pattern.
- Use SG-401 Designer Liner to outline the traced design.
- Fill in the branch and bird with doodle designs using SG-401 Designer Liner. Allow to dry.
- Using both a CB-106 #6 Script Liner and a CB-110 #10/0 Liner, apply 2 thick coats of SW-201 Turquoise on top of the branch design.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 2 coats of SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral to the bird.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, slightly thin SC-31 The Blues with water and shadow around the branch and bird.
- To shade the inside edge of the plate, load a CB-106 #6 Script Liner with slightly thinned SC-78 Lime Light floating the color just below the embossed rim of the plate.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 1 coat of SW-104 Black Walnut to the inside rim of the plate and with a CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 1 coat to the back of the plate.
- Repeat the step above but this time with 3 coats of SW-253 Green Opal. Taper the glaze on the inside rim and near the foot of the plate.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 1 coat of SW-001 Stoneware Clear to the center of the plate cutting in around the design slightly overlapping the branch and the bird. Allow to dry, Then with a CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 1 coat of the SW-001 Stoneware Clear over the whole center of the plate. Allow to dry.
- With a damp sponge, wipe off any excess glaze off the foot of plate.
- Do not stilt and make sure the plate is not hanging over the kiln shelf and the shelf is coated with high fired kilnwash.
- Fire to shelf cone 5/6.