Marcia Selsor on wed 2 apr 03
Terra sig is terra sig. very thin...thinner than milk.
Underglaze slip can be as you like it. I think milk consistency is good.
M
Roger Graham wrote:
> A would-be customer came in this week with a small terracotta pot, unglazed,
> two handles, size of a coffee mug. Little escutcheon/badge on one side with
> first names of bride and groom, and a date. Souvenir from a wedding, where
> every guest was given one of these .
>
> Red terracotta, wiped over with a smear of white slip then sponged back to
> leave just a delicate trace, but well defined white lettering where the
> names are. The customer, herself a bride-to-be, wants to use this idea
> again for her own wedding some months away.
>
> No problem making the pot, or the little badge, or the lettering. But I
> haven't ever done anything with the white-over-terracotta effect. There must
> be good folk on Clayart who've been there, done that. So tell me please,
> how thick or how thin do you prefer for the white slip? Like cream? Like
> milk?
>
> And at what stage do you prefer to apply the thin wash of slip? When the pot
> is leather hard? Bone dry? Or in between?
>
> And what works best for putting it on? Soft bristle brush? Or a sponge? Or
> something else?
>
> And, do you prefer to wipe it off again straight away? Or let it dry a bit
> first?
>
> Any other wise advice? You can save me from having to re-invent the wheel.
>
> Roger Graham, near Gerringong, Australia
>
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rogergraham
>
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