The next step in the saga was to glaze them. I used brush on glazes such as: clear crackle, chrysanthos and matt white.
I am used to using three coats of this kind of glaze, so I dutifully painted each mould with three coats… Only to learn they need one!
By the time I had finished I thought I would go for it and see what happened…
The casts came out really well and although some of the glaze was a little thick (some serious sanding required – wear a mask!) it actually really suited the piece as the glaze was really glassy.
The crack in the mould was over the tutor and I decided to make this a feature by painting it with shiny gold lustre. Firing a third time to about 750’C with a ramp of about 100’C per hour (no soak time) revealed the final moulds….
My friend is very pleased with these and has vowed to take them into the office to show everyone!
I am really happy with how they came out and to me are a poinient piece of art work commemorating the female form.