Sandy Miller on fri 12 aug 05
First the glaze has to pull you in to want to touch it. It that happens the pot you pick up should be like a delight to touch. When I unload glaze samples I put them in piles...........solely based on the very first time I pick them up after that the tests that make into the "look" further pile are taken outside in sunlight and examined with my naked eye, then a magnifying glass to see what is going on. I love the satin matts with dolomite but as of late am using a glossy that just caresses your hand and feels fat .........or is that PHAT?
Sandy Miller
www.sandymillerpottery.com
I have an old studio mate who handed me a sandpaper tumler that felt so awful in my hand I almost dropped it. I asked him why in the world he would put this glaze on a piece of work. He has cystic fibrosis and said that is what it felt like for him to breath everyday............the tumbler left me with a visual image and touch I will remember forever...........powerful.
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