Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Naked Raku Pot - Rewaxed
When I waxed it the first time, I realized there were spots which didn't polish up, and looked dirty. So I took a metal scrubby and dish soap, and scrubbed these areas. I found that some of them needed to be scraped. I used my thumbnail until I wore my thumbnail down, and then I switched to a knife blade, to scrape these rough bits off. Then I dried the piece and rewaxed it. Now it is quite uniformly shiny and smooth, and the colors show through beautifully :
There's something about this piece, which has strong colors and shine, but is not glazed, which is really appealing. It has an earthy, natural feel to it.
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I absolutely love the look of results. Google brought me here to ask my question(s). I am about to start my Naked Raku journey after watching many videos on the subject. They all focus on the wonders of appearance. That said the " feel " of rough fired clay concerns me. I am one of those unfortunate potters that can't stand the dry, rough fired clay. I see you accomplished a beautiful shiny and smooth finish for your naked raku pot. The question is: " if it feels at all like dry rough fired clay after the rewaxed application? "
ReplyDeleteI did it again. I just noticed this posting was done aeons ago. Oh Well, I tried. Thanks Google
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