Silkscreen Glazed Mushrooms

Designer: Bob Moreni

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Instructions

  1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
  2. Center the mushroom top on the banding wheel.
  3. Place some of the following colors on a plate: SC097 Cant-elope; SC102 Just Peachy; SC055 Yella Bout It.
  4. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan Brush, starting at the top of the mushroom, apply 2-3 coats of SC055 Yella Bout It, coming down about 1/3rd of the way while spinning the banding wheel. Next apply SC102 Just Peachy about 2/3rds of the way down. Finally apply SC097 Cant-elope to the final third of the way down towards the bottom of the mushroom. Allow to dry.
  5. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SC097 Cant-elope to the inside of the mushroom top. Allow to dry.
  6. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan Brush, Apply 1 coat of SC080 Basketball to the top textured section of the mushroom stem. Wipe back with a damp sponge leaving the color in the crevices. Allow to dry!
  7. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan Brush, apply 2 coats of SC097 Cant-elope to textured part of the stem. Allow to dry!
  8. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SP254 Speckled Vanilla Dip to the rest of the stem. Allow to dry!
  9. Cut out the Flower, Lady Bug, Butterfly, and a section of the Grass Silkscreen.
  10. On a glazed tile, place a small puddle of NTBR Clear One. To this add a small amount of Jell Food Coloring and a few pinches of AC310 Silkscreen Medium and mix well with a Palette Knife to the consistency of Peanut Butter or Toothpaste. Push the mix in a puddle.
  11. Starting with the Grass silkscreen, apply to the bottom of the stem going all the way around then to the bottom edge of the mushroom top.
  12. Next, apply the flower centering it around the top in 3 places followed by the butterfly’s and the lady bugs. Also, the tall flower on the stem. Make sure to clean the silkscreens, do not allow color to dry in them. Allow to dry.
  13. Using a brush for the size of the area, apply 2 coats of each color to the following areas: Flower – SC023 Jack O’Lantern, Center SC024 Dandelion; Lady Bug – SC073 Candy Apple Red; Butterfly – SC011 Blue Yonder, high light with some SC076 Carra-bien Blue: Leaves – top part SC027 Sour Apple, lower part SC052 Toad-ily Green. Grass- using a DB804 #3 stipple the area with SC043 Lettuce Alone.
  14. On a glazed tile mix some SC026 Green Thumb with some AC310 Silkscreen Medium and mix well with a Palette Knife to the consistency of Peanut Butter or Toothpaste. Push the mix in a puddle.
  15. Align the grass screen back over the area that was screened before on both the top and stem. Apple the SC026 Green Thumb mix. You may have to clean the screen between applications. Allow the screen to dry between cleanings.
  16. On a glazed tile mix some SC015 Tuxedo with some AC310 Silkscreen Medium and mix well with a Palette Knife to the consistency of Peanut Butter or Toothpaste. Push the mix in a puddle.
  17. Align the other screens and screen each with the black mix. You may have to clean the screen between applications. Allow to dry!
  18. Using the end of a brush handle add dots of SC011 Blue Yonder, SC016 Cotton Tail and SC055 Yella Bout it in the grass areas to create small flowers. Allow to dry!
  19. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan Brush, apply 1 thin coat of NTBR Clear on to each piece. Be careful when brushing the clear glaze not to smear the SC015 Tuxedo. Allow to dry!
  20. Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06/05.

Supplies

Form 

  • 4344 Narrow Dome Mushroom Cap
  • 4349 17.75” Large Mushroom Stem w/Skirt

Colors

  • NTBR Clear One Brushing Clear Glaze
  • SC012 Blue Yonder
  • SC015 Tuxedo
  • SC023 Jack O’Lantern
  • SC024 Dandelion
  • SC026 Green Thumb
  • SC027 Sour Apple
  • SC043 Lettuce Alone
  • SC052 Toad-ily Green
  • SC055 Yella Bout It
  • SC073 Candy Apple Red
  • SC076 Cara-bien Blue
  • SC080 Basketball
  • SC097 Cant-elope
  • SC102 Just Peachy
  • SP254 Speckled Vanila Dip

Decorating Accessories

  • AC310 Silkscreen Medium
  • DSS0112 Flowers Silkscreen
  • DSS0113 Bugs Silkscreen
  • DSS0107 Botanical – Trees Silkscreen
  • BT910 Synthetic Sponge
  • CB106 #6 Script Liner
  • CB110 #10/0 Liner
  • CB202 #2 Detail Liner
  • CB604 #4 Soft Fan
  • DB804 #3 Flat

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Water Bowl
  • Paper Towels
  • Desert Paper Plates or
  • Glazed tile for a Palette
  • Palette Knife
  • Banding Wheel
  • Scissors
  • Gel Food Coloring

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