Back to the wheel after about a month off.
I've been wanting to try making a Tagine for a while. I have to admit I borrowed the decoration idea from Dan Unsworth of Ingleton Pottery. He has a video on youtube so I guess it's not a trade secret. I used stoneware clay and a slip with the same clay and cobalt carbonate for the decoration...I have no idea how that will come out. This Bmix-5 is a mid-range stoneware and I need to look for some glaze recipes for this next batch of work. I have been frustrated by the commercial glazes. I think the Tagine is usually made of unglazed earthenware which is seasoned in similar fashion to cast iron pans, oiled and heated.
Survivors of my last minute pre christmas Raku demolition firing.
If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see the black specs in the bottom of this bowl. That's bits of crud that are falling off the kiln lid when I open it. It's why I'm not firing Raku until I reconfigure the kiln.
