A while ago, I made some pieces that stayed in the bisque-fired stage for a very long time. I got stuck! I just wasn't sure how to glaze them. Initially, on this particular piece, I wasn't sure how to treat the medallions on the sides. I wanted them to be noticed but not so different they would look separate. Finally, I pushed past that and used multiple layers of multiple glazes. Adding bands of glazes around the medallions and around the whole piece successful solved my problem. I did make sure that one of the glazes I selected would be runny so as to pull down the sides and blend a bit. Seattle Pottery's Shadow Green, cone 5/6 does that job as long as you put on multiple layers. Now that I've got a "plan", I will be able to complete four more of my old bisqueware pieces and clean off the shelf.
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