Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Pit Fire Part 2

I made this piece by a process called slab building. I rolled the clay out into flat pieces and cut them into identical sides. I slipped the sides together and then made a base. I let the piece dry out and then polished the sides.
Once the piece was bisqued, I painted the piece with red clay. After that dried, we prepped the pieces for the firing by putting flammable items onto the piece. I picked salt and pencils shavings.
This technique is so different from traditional firings because the outcome is unpredictable and really cool.
This was a successful piece and I would definitely do it again.


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