Frozen Pond Turtles

Turtle 1 – Sage:  

1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust. 
2. With the RB144 Soft fan glaze 3 coats of UG220 Sage onto the legs, belly, head, and inside of the turtle box.  
3. Avoid glazing the bottom of the feet.
4. Apply the same glaze to bottom half of the shell and the inside, apply 3 coats. Avoid Glazing the inside rim.  
5. Apply 2 coats of SW120 Northern Woods onto the top of the turtle shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner. 
6. Apply 2 coats of SW253 Green Opal onto the top of the turtle Shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.  
7. 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. 
8. Apply one coat of UG068 Apple Green using a Dotting Gyre around the bottom of the shell and for the eyes.  
9. Fire to cone 6.  

Turtle 2 – Leaf Green:  

1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust. 
2. With the RB144 Soft fan glaze 3 coats of UG021 Leaf Green onto the legs, belly, head, and inside of the turtle box.  
3. Avoid glazing the bottom of the feet. 
4. Apply the same glaze to bottom half of the shell and the inside, apply 3 coats. Avoid Glazing the inside rim.  
5. Apply 2 coats of SW128 Cordovan onto the top of the turtle shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner. 
6. Apply 2 coats of SW108 Green Tea onto the top of the turtle Shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.  
7. 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. 
8. Apply one coat of UG232 Olive using a Dotting Gyre around the bottom of the shell and for the eyes.  
9. Fire to cone 6.  

Turtle 3 – True Teal:  

1.  Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust. 
2. With the RB144 Soft fan glaze 3 coats of UG091 True Teal onto the legs, belly, head, and inside of the turtle box.  
3. Avoid glazing the bottom of the feet. 
4. Apply the same glaze to bottom half of the shell and the inside, apply 3 coats. Avoid Glazing the inside rim.  
5. Apply 2 coats of SW112 Triger’s Eye onto the top of the turtle shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner. 
6. Apply 2 coats of SW101 Stone Demin onto the top of the turtle Shell. Apply with a RB106 Script Liner.  
7. 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. 
8. Apply one coat of UG019 Electra Blue using a Dotting Gyre around the bottom of the shell and for the eyes.  
9. Fire to cone 6.  

Inspired by Kathy McGuire’s Frozen Pond technique.