Shaina Mahler
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Hi everyone, Does anyone know how to achieve this look, specifically the white glaze? These pictures might all show different techniques/types of glazes, but I’d appreciate insight on any of them. I’m guessing these examples weren’t done with commercial glazes. Thank you for any advice
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Thank you all so much!
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Anyone? :)
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Sorry if a variation of this question has been asked but I wasn’t able to find what I was looking for when searching. Is it possible to get this sort of result from commercial glazes? This is the look I really want to achieve but don’t know if it’s possible with a commercial glaze, or even with an electric kiln. I’d really appreciate any advice. Thank you!
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Hello! I have a handful of glazed pieces that I thought were just test pieces (that I wouldn’t end up selling). I’ve decided I might go ahead and sell them, but they aren’t signed. Does anyone know of a way to sign work that has already been through a glaze firing? Thanks! -
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Bubbles forming in glaze (BEFORE firing)
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Bubbles forming in glaze (BEFORE firing)
Shaina Mahler replied to Shaina Mahler's topic in Clay and Glaze Chemistry
Thanks so much for the responses everyone. So helpful. This particular glaze IS really thick so I’ll experiment with thinning it and cross my fingers that all goes well in the kiln. -
Bubbles forming in glaze (BEFORE firing)
Shaina Mahler replied to Shaina Mahler's topic in Clay and Glaze Chemistry
Thank you! That helps a bit but I’d love to hear more thoughts if people have them. I edited my post to include more detail about the clay and my glazing process. -
Hello! This is driving me a little crazy. As I apply glaze, tiny bubbles immediately show up on the surface and create these little holes. It seems like air is coming up from the clay body. Is this normal? Will there be problems when I fire this? Anything I can do? For more context: this is cone 5/6 clay bisque fired to cone 04. The glaze I’m using is Coyote (rhubarb). The glaze itself is pretty thick and the photo below is after two coats brushed on.
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Loading a two section kiln
Shaina Mahler replied to Shaina Mahler's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
Thank you everyone! -
Question about using kiln wash for the first time
Shaina Mahler replied to Shaina Mahler's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
Thanks Neil! -
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I've decided to not take any chances and go ahead and use kiln wash, but my question is, once I've applied the kiln wash, do I have to fire the shelves on their own or can I load in my bisque ware and do a normal bisque fire? Thanks for any tips!
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Loading a two section kiln
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Loading a two section kiln
Shaina Mahler replied to Shaina Mahler's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
Thank you so much! -
Loading a two section kiln
Shaina Mahler replied to Shaina Mahler's topic in Equipment Use and Repair
Thanks Bill, I don’t know if I’m completely clear on what you mean though. Are you saying no, I don’t need to worry about that and can use 3 shelves? -
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I have a very beginner-question that I can’t seem to find the answer to. I recently purchased an L&L easy-fire e18s which is a two section kiln (two thermocouples). It came with 3 sets of shelves but I’m confused — can I set them all up and fire in 3 sections (with work in the bottom, middle, and top section)? Something I read gave me the impression that a thermocouple needs to be present in each “section.” Am I just confused? Any advice would be appreciated!
