New Decal Pieces

I have tried to use the decals on a lot of my older glazes - the ones that I have been using for years on my textured pieces, but without much luck with the decals... Until this firing:

Final Pieces Fresh Out Of The Kiln…

Back at NCECA in the spring, I was on the lookout for some new glazes and had ordered some samples from Coyote Clay (was on the lookout for more satin glazes & new colors to experiment with).

Pre-Decal Firing Photo Taken With the Hipstamatic iPhone App...

You see, all of my older glazes were bought for the way they broke over my textured pendants. 

And those runny glazes kept eating the decal image. 

The iron from the decal was absorbed into the glaze and ran - could be a cool technique for the glaze notebook, but not what I was looking for.

Pre-Decal Firing Photo Taken With The Regular Camera iPhone App.

So to use these glazes that were more of a satin finish that don't run so much - well, duh Marsha (hand to forehead) - they should stay in place. 

I have a couple of friends/colleagues that must be using these or something similar for their decal pieces… 

Just had to figure out what was going to work on my clay & techniques.

For you see, I have a bunch of bisque stock built up, and I want to be able to put a decal on the back, smooth side and the other to be the textured design…

But did not have the right glazes that met my standards of "looking good" - until now…

Those decal pieces with the owls, they will be added to the My Mom Pattie Etsy shop mid October…

The others will be added to the Marsha Neal Studio Etsy shop around the same time…

I am going to be visiting with family for a few days, and need some computer down time...

What will these turn out to look like??? Check back to see...

And these are pre-glaze fired "painted" word tiles. I am very curious to see if they come out cool or entirely blah...

I used similar techniques to that glaze tile for the Beads-of-clay monthly cone 6 glaze test pic on the sidebar...

So in my head the words will stand out readable against various translucent glaze painted colors...

We'll see I guess!

-- Pictures Taken With & Posted From My iPhone