As my stacks/towers/abandoned signs/structures start coming out of the kiln after being bisque-fired, I need to make some choices regarding color schemes/relationships. Here are the first few intrepid pieces in an old wooden drawer I salvaged over 10 years ago. The difference in color balance between some of the pieces is remarkable. The warmer (but shinier) pieces were shot on my phone, the cooler (more accurate) ones were done on my 10-year old point-and-shoot camera.
Phone.
The surface has more of a glare than I am used to.
Point and shoot camera.
The color scheme is a mix of St. John's black, metallic black (to stain the cracks), iron rust, frosty crystal (a white crackle glaze), and nutmeg. The pieces are fired to cone 6 (2232 degrees Fahrenheit).
Camera on phone.
Point-and-shoot camera.
The sign/oval showcases what that Frosty Crystal glaze does.
The St. John's Black is the crawling glaze on the diagonal beam.
This is that old shelf I mentioned at the top of this post. I made several (but not all) of my pieces so the could potentially fit in this box or one that has yet to be fabricated.
We'll close with a few masks...
More to come. Stay tuned!
