bird's egg

I so love this. Made it ages ago but finally got around to smoking it yesterday. I think it has 3 good sides, and here's 2 of them!

the doughnut

I'm getting some nice results now but they're a bit samey on the colour front so I decided to try to try body stain to introduce a background colour to the pot before smoking. I've had limited success, getting a dusty pink colour after bisque firing (because I can't go to a high enough temperature to get a more intense colour without risking the loss of the burnishing). I will continue to experiment. Meantime, this is how the 'doughnut' turned out.

...and there's a lighter side to the doughnut...

and it now looks like this...

So the big pot got fired, the given a few strategic layers of slip and a fierce burning in sawdust and straw. I think it's rather masculine and just a little sinister. Can't go much bigger than this, my modest kiln won't allow...