Glaze Rake Stoneware Plate

Designer: Michael Harbridge

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Instructions

  1. Wipe down bisque bowl with a damp cleaning sponge to remove any dust and prep the ware for color.  
  2. Apply two coats of Black Engobe to the back of the plate. You can also apply it to the foot, since two coats of Engobe won’t stick to most kiln wash.  
  3. Use the fan brush or sponge to really dampen the top of the plate. You want this to be wet, so the colors don’t dry fast. After applying water, apply a good coat of Thin ‘N Shade to the top of the plate to slow the drying process.   
  4. Center the plate on the banding wheel. With the writer tip on the bottles of Stroke & Coat Colors, Start the wheel turning and squeeze the color right from the bottle onto the surface of the plate in rings of color, starting in the center of the plate working out to the edge. This color should be thick, and you want to work quickly so the color does not dry.  
  5. Use the hair tip of the liner brush to pull lines out from the center of the plate, first dividing the plate in half, then quarters, then eighths, all working out from the center.  Do not worry about washing the brush out between stroked through the color.  
  6. Pull lines of color from the outside edge of the plate into the center between each division created. Notice how the pattern changes.  
  7. Place the top of the brush in the very center of the plate and start the plate turning to create a swirl of color In the center.  
  8. Allow the colors to dry naturally. The plate may take a day to dry because of all the moisture you applied to keep the color from drying fast.  
  9. Fire to cone 6. 

Supplies

Form 

  • SB104 Rimmed Salad Plate

Colors

  • SC097 Cant-elope 
  • SC033 Fruit of the Vine  
  • SC010 Teal Next Time  
  • SC015 Tuxedo 
  • EG005 Black Engobe  
  • AS957 Thin ‘N Shade 

Decorating Accessories

  • RB140 #8 Soft Fan 
  • CB202 #2 Detail Liner Brush 

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Cleaning Sponge 
  • AC224 Writer Tips 
  • Banding Wheel 

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