{"id":3449,"date":"2014-08-31T18:48:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T18:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frogsongdesigns.com\/studio\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2018-02-12T00:10:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T00:10:40","slug":"work-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frogsongdesigns.com\/studio\/work-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Work in Progress…"},"content":{"rendered":"

So how are those pieces made?<\/p>\n

I get that question rather a lot, and find that pictures are worth more than words in trying to explain.\u00a0 So…here’s a quick recap of the steps that went into creating three recent pieces.<\/p>\n

Carving<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once each piece had dried to a leather-hard consistency, I painted colored underglazes onto the raw clay.\u00a0 I may use only one color, or layer a few together to get the shades I want.\u00a0 It can be tricky judging color at this stage because the wet clay and wet underglazes are NOT going to look the same once fired.
\nNevertheless, with my best effort at the underglazes in place, I started carving to expose my design.<\/p>\n

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Carving begins… <\/div> <\/div>
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Carving done! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Carving… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Drying – Slowly – and Into the Kiln…<\/strong><\/p>\n

SLOW drying is key.\u00a0 Followed by a first firing to a relatively low temperature.<\/p>\n

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First firing… <\/div> <\/div>
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In the kiln… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Drying slowly… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Drying slowly… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Waiting for Glaze…and Another Firing…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once fired, the work is bone dry and ready for final glazing.\u00a0 I sometimes paint additional underglaze colors into a design at this point, but each of these pieces went straight into a final glaze.\u00a0 The last step is the second firing to the final, highest temperature. Fingers remain crossed during this entire stage – and, then…<\/p>\n

\"Photo <\/a>
Waiting for glaze… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Waiting for glaze… <\/div> <\/div>
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Fired once… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Done!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Stoneware <\/a>
Done! <\/div> <\/div>
\"Stoneware <\/a>
Glazed and fired <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Stoneware <\/a>
Done! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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