Marie Lu

@Pres thank you, I will give it a try!
@Mark C. I think you guys are right and I am kinda relived because I feel like a poor connection is easier fixed than a clay/glaze issue. 

@Bill Kielb thank you so much for your response. You made a good point and now that I think about it I definitely have noticed when wet sanding my bisque that sometimes there would be little bubbles coming through the water, meaning there is space between the handle and mug. I always thought that this is probably not a huge deal since the glaze will make handle and mug stick together super well but I guess I was wrong…  I always worried way more about clay body and glaze fit and making durable good glazes but I guess good construction is just as important. Your handle certainly looks like it will never come off that mug! Thanks again for your input. Alle the best,
Marie 

@Bill Kielb thank you so much for your response. You made a good point and now that I think about it I definitely have noticed when wet sanding my bisque that sometimes there would be little bubbles coming through the water, meaning there is space between the handle and mug. I always thought that this is probably not a huge deal since the glaze will make handle and mug stick together super well but I guess I was wrong…  I always worried way more about clay body and glaze fit and making durable good glazes but I guess good construction is just as important. Your handle certainly looks like it will never come off that mug! Thanks again for your input. Alle the best,
Marie 

Thank you fights for the quick answers! @Min I have made similar observations, the glaze that showed significant less gloss after the 6 hour boil has also been in the dishwasher almost every day for about 6 month now without any change in appearance. So I also feel like this test might just be too harsh. I wish I would have a put a regular porcelain mug from the store in too just to see how a commercially made one would hold up. 
 
@Callie Beller Diesel thanks for the warm welcome. Interesting that colorants do seem to have such a strong effect, even with good base recipes. Makes you really think that you always need to run tests even if it looks good on paper. Fingers crossed that you will be successful with the line blends. 
 
@Bill Kielb I agree that not all glazes are winners even when they look good on paper. I feel like though that maybe this test is too harsh because other glazes (variegated slate blue from mastering cone 6 glazes and a stable glossy glaze) also suffered through this test. Going more into the direction of glossy would be a good idea but I am trying to create a satin finish with the 6:1 ratio + slow cool. Thanks again for your time and Input 

Thank you fights for the quick answers! @Min I have made similar observations, the glaze that showed significant less gloss after the 6 hour boil has also been in the dishwasher almost every day for about 6 month now without any change in appearance. So I also feel like this test might just be too harsh. I wish I would have a put a regular porcelain mug from the store in too just to see how a commercially made one would hold up. 
 
@Callie Beller Diesel thanks for the warm welcome. Interesting that colorants do seem to have such a strong effect, even with good base recipes. Makes you really think that you always need to run tests even if it looks good on paper. Fingers crossed that you will be successful with the line blends. 
 
@Bill Kielb I agree that not all glazes are winners even when they look good on paper. I feel like though that maybe this test is too harsh because other glazes (variegated slate blue from mastering cone 6 glazes and a stable glossy glaze) also suffered through this test. Going more into the direction of glossy would be a good idea but I am trying to create a satin finish with the 6:1 ratio + slow cool. Thanks again for your time and Input