the cool thing about underglazes is that they can be rehydrated after they've gotten old and dried out
just crush them up and add water
because I was willing to do this, the owner of Saskatoon Clayworks gave me all the dried up underglazes (and some glazes) that he'd been given over the years. there were a lot more than this, but these are the ones I salvaged.
I still haven't rehydrated the glazes. maybe next summer. some of them are super fancy and I'm curious to see what I'll get.
I made test tiles for these and most of the underglazes worked just fine. I found some neat colours, too, here’s a sample
yes those are arranged the same way! underglaze is so interesting, the way it changes colour after it's clear glazed. it’s always best to try a new underglaze on a tile before spending time and effort on a piece that might fail lol
[image descriptions: a simple brown and cream stoneware rabbit with stylized features. The rabbit has warm brown underglaze on its whole body except its head, chest, inner ears, and tail, which are creamy clay. The rabbit's eyes and heart-shaped nose are also brown. Each haunch has a big spiral on it; each ear has a line of three dots.]
studio classes have been kicking my ass this term so i haven't had a lot of time to make art for myself, but! i have some stuff from my ceramics class i'm excited to share!
these little guys have been bisque fired and painted with underglaze - the jackalope should come out a fair bit darker than it looks right now, but the foxes are pretty spot-on for color!
this mug is still waiting to be bisque fired, and once it is the grey-brown color should (hopefully) turn a kind of purple-blue - i mixed two engobes together, which can have unpredictable effects, so fingers crossed lol. i got the idea for the technique from @claypigeonpottery - i've always loved jackalopes and auroras both, and was really inspired by some of their pieces!