Element Gourd
- Details
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 23 July 2014 20:50
Bisque
- CD-1147 Chubby Gourd
- CG-976 Teal Drop
- EL-134 Mirror Blue
- EL-135 Rare Earth
- EL-136 Lapis Lagoon
- SA-002 BLack Accent
- SG-501 Sculpting Medium
- RB-144 #4 Soft Fan
- CB-106 #6 Script Liner
- BT-910 Synthetic Sponges
- AC-223 Large Writer Tip
- AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper
- Designer: Marcia Roullard
- Skill Level: intermediate
- Time:1½ hours
Instructions
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- With a pencil and AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper trace on the leaves on to the gourd.
- Outline the leaves with SA-002 Black Accent.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, drop in a heavy coat with crystals of CG-976 Teal Drop into the leaves.
- Put some SG-501 Sculpting Medium into the AC-223 Large Writer Tip bottle, using the metal tip for a thinner line and form drip lines ½" apart down the fat part of the gourd. Let gravity pull the lines, repeat over the same lines a couple of times, let the drip stop at different places on the line. Allow to dry.
- Using a RB-144 #4 Soft Fan, apply 1 coat of CG-976 Teal Drop to the gourd omitting the leaves.
- Using a RB-144 #4 Soft Fan, apply 3 coats of EL-136 Lapis Lagoon to the top section of the gourd.
- Using a RB-144 #4 Soft Fan, apply 3 coats of EL-135 Rare Earth to the remainder of the gourd, overlapping the EL-136 Lapis Lagoon, one inch.
- Using a RB-144 #4 Soft Fan, apply 2 coats of EL-134 Mirror Blue to the top section of the gourd.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 3-4 coats of EL-135 Rare Earth to the stem. Allow to dry.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 05/06.