It is important to wash my hands and wipe any dust off of my bisque
ware before glazing because if I do not my pot will have places without
glaze on it. Glaze does not stick to oily finger prints for the same
reason it does not stick to wax resist. When applying wax resist it is
only necessary to use it on pots that are going to be dipped. When you
are dipping your pot the appropriate amount of time to keep it in
contact with the glaze for one second.
Coil Pot:
My coil pot is going well. I have not been having trouble making my coils or I would have decided on a less complicated design. My coil pot is about a third of the way built. It is going to be a bit more than twice as tall and I still have to smooth out the inside so it is not just waterproof but also pretty. I also have to smooth out the outside where my scoring is showing. Since my pot is made out of circular coils they do not fit together exactly. I have been working on a way to make them look graceful while at the same time still having a functional piece. I am not sure if my piece is matching up with my original silhouette. Honestly I just drew that as a rough sketch of what I wanted to accomplish. Whether it matches up or not I will have a piece that is the same diameter at the top as I do at the base and it will be at least seven inches tall. Basically I would not want to follow my silhouette because it would not turn out as nice as I can possibly make it. Issues have come up that I was not expecting and I have had to improvise so it is going to be slightly different but still nice.
