Crooked Lawyer Potter Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Guidance please. The picture below is of a honey pot glazed with a dark red glaze on light colored B Mix clay. I find the rim distractingly white and would prefer it to be a darker color so as to contrast less with the body. But of course it is the rim where the lid fits so it can not be glazed. How can I color it with something that wont melt and stick to the lid? Will a pure oxide wash be OK? An underglaze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked Lawyer Potter Posted June 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 OOOps. Here is the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piedmont Pottery Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Why not glaze the rim and fire the lid separately? Chilly and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 You could glaze a fair amount of that rim. Put bisqued lid in place. Run a pencil around to mark where it sits on rim and wax only the area required. Your glaze looks stable enough to do that. Chilly and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 when you make another one, you might want to tighten up the hole for the stick. you may never have found a wasp under the top of one of these jars. Chilly and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswan Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 An iron oxide wash will work, I've done that before. If it's too thick it might sinter a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked Lawyer Potter Posted June 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 Thanks to you all. And oldlady -- I will keep a sharp eye out for wasps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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