glaze firing

The bits of yellow ochre have got past the throwing stage...must get these down to the supplier, luckily only just over 12 miles away...they will have to deal with the clay company. I'm sure it isn't me now, I cleaned the table scrupulously before kneading this clay..and I haven't used yellow ochre since about a year, and then it was a powder not granules... . First peek!!
Then unpack, shelf by shelf
I'm getting a problem of small bits dropping from the kiln roof...there must be something I can paint on it to stabilize it. I don't think battwash would do, possibly something similar.
The new iron red...possibly needs
reduction firing, still interesting....
Segasaurus!!
This firing really needed to go higher, but gas was getting low. I managed a longer soak instead. I'm getting better at firing, but I'm still not sure how to push that last bit.


Look at those red mugs in front....

This is a glaze that should be applied generously...but now it is doing this, quite nice but unpredictable!! I'm trying to find a replacement red, but I think I'll have to make do with a new batch of this for now

Warped bowl.

I think the footring could be the root of this, plus I'm working at the top of the firing range, plus it could have done with a heavier rim. It is a bit nondescript.
I put the blue pots on the bottom shelf as this colour likes it hot! Could have been more thickly applied, but still fine.
Shaving mug. New shape!
Also a new batch of glaze...which was supposed to be black... I think another 2.5% of oxide, and yellow ochre not yellow iron oxide.

My favourite yellow ochre comes from a copper mine in North Wales....I must go back and get more, as I'm fiddling on trying other colourants, and they just don't give me that luscious black!!