Hydrangea Soup Bowl

Instructions

Begin with soft fired stoneware bisque.
Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove debris.
Apply blended bands of UG-92 Lilac, UG-87 Regal Purple, and UG-93 Wild Violet into the inside of the bowl. Keep UG-92 Lilac in the center and UG-93 Wild Violet in the outer edge, with UG-87 Regal Purple in the middle. *Use of a banding wheel is extremely helpful but not required. Easiest blending occurs while colors are wet. Brush water over the underglaze if it dries as you are still blending*
Copy hydrangea pattern twice onto transfer paper, and transfer the hydrangea pattern twice into the inside of the bowl, overlapping slightly. *Using two different colors of markers to transfer the pattern may be helpful in visualizing the overlap. Trimming away excess transfer paper from edges of pattern will reduce any crinkling*
Pour UG-3 Baby Blue into AC-219 Designer Bottle with Writer Tip and cover one hydrangea, leaving the centers of the flowers. Let dry.
Pour UG-2 Sea Blue into AC-219 Designer Bottle with Writer Tip and cover the second hydrangea. Let dry.
Using SG-407 Yellow, cover the centers of the flower. Let dry.
Cover inside of the bowl with 2 coats of SW-001 Stoneware Clear.
Apply 3 generous coats of SW-170 Blue Hydrangea to the rim and underside of the bowl.
Dampen a clean BT-910 Synthetic Sponge to wipe away all excess glaze from the foot.
Fire to cone 5/6. Sample was fired to Cone 6.

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