Still Sad But Now With Soup

wide angled bowl, textured with chatter, labret piercing

Not For Sale Yet

Materials

• PSH Wax Resist Emulsion UWAX2
  A brushable, water-wax emulsion applied to bisque pots to resist glaze. The wax burns away during firing, so none is present in the finished piece.
• PSH cone 6 clay Black C540i
  Pigmented with non-toxic iron oxide. Fires to a deep brown/black, deeper black when sealed with a transparent glaze. Not recommended for microwave heating because of its iron oxide content.
• PSH Transparent Glaze GTR62
  Non-toxic (lead free) glossy transparent finish, creates a food-safe surface for the interior of mugs and bowls, adds a gloss and brings out the hue of the clay body when used as a sealant.
• PSH Black Matte Glaze GBKM2
  Non-toxic (lead free) matte black, suitable for the exterior of pots. Rigid and durable, but vulnerable to scratches. A slow-drying glaze for brushing.

Stages

• thrown: 2025-09-23 (waxing crescent)
  Busy long night at the studio. Threw five new pieces, and then trimmed and decorated several others.
• trimmed: 2025-09-26 (waxing gibbous)
  Having let the piece dry out some, it went back on the wheel upside down to scrape off excess from the bottom and carve out a foot. The texture around the perimeter is actually created in the trimming by raising the speed of the wheel, then holding the trimming tool lightly at an oblique angle and letting it vibrate off the surface doing what is called "chatter".
• decorated: 2025-09-26 (waxing gibbous)
• smoothed: 2025-09-29 (waxing gibbous)
• bisque fired: 2025-10-10 (last quarter)
  Heated to approx 1000°C, producing chemical changes in the clay so that it is less brittle, water-resistant, water-absorbant, and can accept a glaze coating.
• sanded: 2025-10-15 (waning crescent)
  A second sanding of the bisque-fired piece, with a finer grit, to ensure the surfaces are smooth before applying glaze.
• glazed: 2025-10-28 (waxing gibbous)
  Foot is sealed with wax, then the piece was brushed with glaze.