Frozen Pond Turtles
Designer: Ericka Paige
Instructions
Turtle 1 – Sage:
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- With the RB144 Soft fan glaze 3 coats of UG220 Sage onto the legs, belly, head, and inside of the turtle box.
- Avoid glazing the bottom of the feet.
- Apply the same glaze to bottom half of the shell and the inside, apply 3 coats. Avoid Glazing the inside rim.
- Apply 2 coats of SW120 Northern Woods onto the top of the turtle shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply 2 coats of SW253 Green Opal onto the top of the turtle Shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply 2 coats of SW408 White Flux in a hexagon pattern on top of the shell. Add small dots to fill in the gapes between the hexagons. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply one coat of UG068 Apple Green using a Dotting Gyre around the bottom of the shell and for the eyes.
- Fire to cone 6.
Turtle 2 – Leaf Green:
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- With the RB144 Soft fan glaze 3 coats of UG021 Leaf Green onto the legs, belly, head, and inside of the turtle box.
- Avoid glazing the bottom of the feet.
- Apply the same glaze to bottom half of the shell and the inside, apply 3 coats. Avoid Glazing the inside rim.
- Apply 2 coats of SW128 Cordovan onto the top of the turtle shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply 2 coats of SW108 Green Tea onto the top of the turtle Shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply 2 coats of SW408 White Flux in a hexagon pattern on top of the shell. Add small dots to fill in the gaps between the hexagons. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply one coat of UG232 Olive using a Dotting Gyre around the bottom of the shell and for the eyes.
- Fire to cone 6.
Turtle 3 – True Teal:
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- With the RB144 Soft fan glaze 3 coats of UG091 True Teal onto the legs, belly, head, and inside of the turtle box.
- Avoid glazing the bottom of the feet.
- Apply the same glaze to bottom half of the shell and the inside, apply 3 coats. Avoid Glazing the inside rim.
- Apply 2 coats of SW112 Triger’s Eye onto the top of the turtle shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply 2 coats of SW101 Stone Demin onto the top of the turtle Shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply 2 coats of SW408 White Flux in a hexagon pattern on top of the shell. Add small dots to fill in the gaps between the hexagons. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.
- Apply one coat of UG019 Electra Blue using a Dotting Gyre around the bottom of the shell and for the eyes.
- Fire to cone 6.
Supplies
Form
- BI S2403 Stoneware Tuckaway Turtle Box
Colors
Turtle 1 – Sage
- SW253 Green Opal
- SW120 Northern woods
- SW408 White Flux
- UG220 Sage
- UG068 Apple Green
Turtle 2 – Leaf Green
- SW108 Green Tea
- SW128 Cordovan
- SW408 White Flux
- UG021 Leaf Green
- UG232 Olive
Turtle 3 – True Teal
- SW101 Stone Demin
- SW112 Tiger’s Eye
- SW408 White Flux
- UG091 True Teal
- UG0019 Electra Blue
Decorating Accessories
- RB144 Soft Fan
- RB106 Script Liner
Miscellaneous Accessorie
- Sponge
- Water
- Dotting Gyre
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