Katarina

This glaze was working fine on tester non-slipped pieces, no pinholing although now on closer inspection I can faintly see the tiny bubbles as well, slipped my eye since they show better on darker pieces. So I only just started testing this glaze out, showed promising on non-slipped pieces and then resulted in very pinholing surface on slipped testers. Wondering if this glaze and the pigmented slips are maybe not a great fit?

Hello everyone, I’m looking for some advice since I’m having trouble with my transparent glaze. I’m using a transparent glaze over slipped ware but I’m encountering pinholing, tiny bubbles in the glaze and some opaque patches (glaze too thick?). I’m making my own slips by slaking down my clay and adding 10% body stains. The slipped surface once bisqued isn’t as smooth as just regular thrown clay, so I was wondering/reading if I should wash my bisque ware before glazing or wipe with a damp sponge so the bisque would absorb the glaze better and get in all the little uneven bits? I also read to try a drop and hold firing/slow cooling. So I fire to 1260’C, dwell for 10 mins, drop down to 1220’C and hold for 15 mins. Should I only have transparent glazed pieces in the kiln or can there also be other glazes present? Any advice on how to achieve a clear and smooth transparent glaze welcome! Thanks!