Grogged Pink and Iron Spangles - Creating a New Pair of Vases

Watch a detailed pottery tutorial demonstrating the creation of two unique vases using a blend of textured stoneware clays and iron spangles. Follow along as the process unfolds from mixing and wedging clays, incorporating iron for dramatic speckles, to throwing, trimming, glazing, and firing the vases. Learn about bisque firing in an electric kiln and reduction firing in a gas kiln. Observe techniques for fixing irregular rims, cleaning glazed wares, and finishing touches like sanding pot bases. Gain insights into working with specialized clay bodies and achieving distinctive surface effects in ceramic art.

- Introduction
- Mixing the clays and iron spangles
- Throwing the vases
- Trimming the vases
- Fixing an irregular rim
- Packing the electric kiln for a bisque firing to 1290ºC
- Glazing the vases
- Cleaning up the glazed wares
- Packing and reduction firing my Rohde KG-340 gas kiln
- Unpacking the kiln
- Sanding the pots bases
- The finished pair.