Summer is just around the corner, so I’ve set up a small kiln outdoors. I was a little nervous about it at first, but then, I hit my stride and enjoyed the view.
To my delight, the new weight I had made for me flattened all my new pieces easily. With some practice, I got the timing just right without cracking the glass.
My latest improvisations in enamel were successful. I fired pale trans parents onto bare fire scaled copper and got some great effects. I fired them to 1500 degrees F. About 3 minutes total firing time.
I’ll be making more of these and trying some new colors as well.
My latest adventure in copper enameling, sgraffito light switch covers. I begin with a layer of clear and the follow with a layer of opaque color. I incise away the top color to reveal the luminous clear underneath.
Here is the opaque color before firing:
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