an afternoon in the workshop

bisque-fired buttons and pendants ready for glazing:

backsides painted with wax resist to keep the glaze from adhering to this side, and to keep them from sticking to the bottom of the kiln:

Lots of notes on glaze colors and behaviors when they're fired; as well as notes on what glazes and combinations I use with each batch. (in case I do something great  (or lousy) and want to repeat it):

glaze gets brushed on, and must dry between each layer:

all finished glazing. glaze is rarely the same color unfired as it is fired, that is why my notes are so important. the glazes in this batch will be deep shades of blue, green, brown and mulberry (I hope!)--you'd never know it by their colors now.

after the layers of glaze dry, I clean out the holes...(almost always results in bloodshed):

any glaze spills are wiped off the back:

four hours later: finished pieces, out in the kiln shed waiting for the final firing: