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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
|  Posted: 2012-10-15 04:37 am Permalink
Thanks!
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6403
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-10-15 05:48 am Permalink
Great looking glazes Rom, I like #1
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2012-10-16 2:55 pm Permalink
How did you guess my secret identity?
Behold! The space cyborg when not fashioning ceramic vessels!
Seriously, though, thanks! I have a bunch more cooking and look forward to seeing what the kiln has for me this weekend.
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6403
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-10-16 7:53 pm Permalink
 Maybe I was thinking of Rum when I typed that (or mabe I was drinking rum  )
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2012-10-21 12:47 am Permalink
Here's the latest two out of the kiln.
#3 is the new Antique Gold glaze and #4 is a brown one like I did before. I like the gold one a lot. It looks pretty cool in person.
Next week I'll have four more out of the kiln: (a blue/green one with the same glaze I used on Joseph's mug, a satin red one, another antique gold, and a second one in rust). Meanwhile, I have 4 bisques to paint. I'm going to try a new glaze that reminds me of some older two-toned mottled Tiki Farm mugs I have.
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3564 | Posted: 2012-10-21 07:17 am Permalink
These are very nice, Wendy
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2012-11-01 9:58 pm Permalink
Here's my latest four skull mugs:
This is the blue/green mottled matte glaze Joseph & I used on his Tiki mug. I glazed the inside with the the same glaze but it oxidized darker than the outside. Kinda reminds me of a space photo of the Earth with all the green and blue.
I was disappointed in this glaze. I put extra coats, but it came out more pinkish than reddish. Still, somebody might like a pinkish mug...
Another antiqued gold one but I made the sockets white instead of rust and the eyesocket cracks are a bit thinner.
I saved the best for last. This is another brown crackle, but I decided to give him eyes. This is my favorite so far and I'm glazing two more the same way to drop off at the kiln this weekend.
Thanks for looking!
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2012-11-03 10:56 pm Permalink
More from the kiln...
This time I have some glossy glazes instead of the previous matte glazes.
Mystic Blue
Black Moss
Drip Glaze Swamp Thing
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6403
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-11-03 11:10 pm Permalink
Cool glazes Tom, are you using a red clay?
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2012-11-04 12:09 am Permalink
Thanks.
I'm still using the same natural white stoneware slip.
I glazed my first several pieces using matte glazes made in-house by Georgie's Ceramics. However, these latest were glazed with Amaco brand glazes. I really like the blue. I glazed my first couple of Ken Ocorr statues with it and I can't wait to see how they turn out next weekend.
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6403
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-11-04 05:59 am Permalink
I really like the two toned effect of the Mystic Blue one Tom. I thought is was blue glaze breaking over a red or tan clay but it's more complicated than that 
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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
"And now, from the clay of the ground, the Lord God formed man" Genesis 2:7
Pirate Ship Tree House
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Badd Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 28, 2008
Posts: 268 | Posted: 2012-11-04 08:40 am Permalink
Cool mug, I want that mystic blue glaze
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Beachbumz
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Jan 09, 2008
Posts: 991
From: 21°/156° MAUI
| Posted: 2012-11-04 2:52 pm Permalink
Tom, love this last batch, that blue does look great, sorta southwestern skull style.. I'm liking Swamp Thing though.. He's mine..!
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hang10tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1971
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-11-04 3:10 pm Permalink
Great colors
Love da eyes
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tobunga
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
Posts: 896 | Posted: 2012-11-04 4:42 pm Permalink
Aloha Doctor Trader Tom!
Yep, the Mystic Blue is my favorite too! Have you considered modifying the greenware before firing by carving into the surface? Like making cracks on the skull and stuff like that? You could even carve text, and customize for people with their names that way!
Great to see Trader Joe! He has a big boy hair cut and everything! Great piece the two of you did together!
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