Copper Oxide
2014
This is
the final coil-building piece with a Manganese Oxide blended into the coils and
shell thumbnails. I left some areas darker to represent tone and shadow and to
make it more of an authentic piece. What I like about using this oxide is that
it shows the lines and detail I want to see and also brings out the detail of
my shells on the side of the vase. I am in the process of glazing the shells to
make them cleaner and to stand out more. There was trouble getting in to the
cracks and hoops to place the oxide on so that they show up when fired again.
There are some parts I had trouble getting into, but I used a small paintbrush
cover the white parts left. During the firing the loop at the top of the vase
came of and is ready to be glued back on when the last firing is done.
This vase
looks old and vintage, which is the impression I want to give to other viewers,
and it looks different to what other people have done. What I don't like about
my coil building is that the two bottom coils collapsed before they were fired,
but overall I enjoyed designing and making this piece.
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