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CGALVIN3, on 30 June 2012 - 07:16 AM, said:

Much better! The fadingcould be higher or lower, atthis height it creates a line in the pots waist that might be bad for the experience of the pot. Personally I would like to se a soft soft shadow and maybe the camera a little heigher so that the rim is less a single line. Small changes so they might not make it apperently better.

Woody Sheep, on 27 June 2012 - 06:48 AM, said:

Sounds like you got a good solution. I can surly see why this would be and many clays have this problem more or less. If the pinholes appear directly after glazing you have a solution but if they appear first during the firing an option could be to fire the glaze kiln slower in the cone 05-1 range to fire out the organic material creating the holes.

With the crawling it really sounds like the oversaturation is the problem. I have that problem on raw glazed pots if the glaze if applied to soon. Lowering the amount of water in the glaze and bisquing higher is a option if the glaze doesn't become to thick. Another option is to bisque lower if the pieces doesn't fall apart when glazing.

Sofie medlårenehelene, on 24 June 2012 - 06:10 AM, said:

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I use organic stuff, like leaves, but mostly larger plants as decoration in the firing. I just wrap the pieces in the plant and fire, in oxidation or reduction. The result is a redish blush of the salts and a clear glaze at the stem (only a little). Different plants give different results but as a start the ones tha grow fast are generally better.

I would Hold for 20 – To give a more even temp distribution and I feel like heavy feldspar glazes develop with time.