Summer's sizzle has cooled considerably meaning less time on the roads of America and basking in our now frigid swimming pool.....so? So! Back to the Mud Hut! Cynthia and I made a recent trip to Nixa, Missouri to visit our favorite supplier, L & R Specialities, Inc. We came back with some glazes and 200 pounds of Deep Red clay. For years we have given away our best work not wanting to give inferior gifts which has resulted in us not having a matching set of our own. Our pottery consists of mismatched, albeit fantastic, work.I decided that before we make anything else I would make us a matching set of eight bowls as we are moving into chili, potato soup and stew weather. Weighing them out on my digital scales I kept the size uniform but allowed the variances that occur under my potter's hand. The Pattern Green glaze we brought back produced the color we were looking for. You will note in the picture two colors, green and brown. How did we do that? One dip in the glaze produces brown on the Deep Red clay while two dips in the glaze produces the green. I personally love the variance between the colors rather than one, boring color. Enjoy and we will post more as we hang out in the Mud Hut. Cynthia has already bisqued components of a Christmas wind chime that is sure to be a big hit while I have two coffee cups ready for bisque. More later!
