Happy Bee Stoneware Nesting Bowl
- Details
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 29 May 2018 17:35
Products Used
Bisque- SB-124 Medium Nesting Bowl
- SW-001 Stoneware Clear
- SW-111 Wrought Iron
- SW-211 Glacier Blue
- SW-161 Yellow Matte
- SG-401 Black Designer Liner
- SG-407 Yellow Designer Liner
- SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral
Decorating Accessories
- CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
- CB-106 #6 Script Liner
- Clay Carbon Paper
- MT-013 Honeycomb Mat
Miscellaneous Accessories
- Synthetic Sponge
- Pencil
- Pattern: Download
Designer: Laura Fraedrich
Instructions
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SW-111 to the inside of the bowl.
- Using the Clay Carbon Paper and a pencil, transfer the pattern onto the outside of the bowl.
- Pour out some SG-407 Designer Liner Yellow onto a palette. Using the synthetic sponge, load the MT-013 Honeycomb texture mat with the yellow Designer Liner. Randomly stamp areas of the outside of the bowl, making sure not to stamp on top of the bee.
- Repeat step 4 with SG-401 Designer Liner Black.
- Using the SG-401 Designer Liner Black, draw over the lines of the pattern, fill in alternating lines on his body, his pupils and his mouth.
- Using the CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 3 coats of SW-161 to the bee’s head and alternating stripes on his body.
- Using the CB-106 Script Liner, apply 2 coats of SW-001 Stoneware Clear to the bee’s wings..
- Using the CB-106 Script Liner, apply 1 coat of SW-001 Stoneware Clear to the bee’s mouth and the black stripes on his body.
- Using the Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SW 158 Lilac Matte to the center of the inside of the bowl, overlapping the Lavender Mist by about an inch.
- Using the Soft Fan brush, apply 3 coats of SW-211 Glacier Blue to the rest of the outside of the bowl. Do not glaze the bottom or foot of the bowl. You can paint over his antennae and feet.
- Using the CB-604 Script Liner, apply one coat of SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral to the bee’s cheeks.
- Wipe off any excess glaze from the foot of the bowl with a damp sponge.
- Do not stilt or hang over the edge of the kiln shelf.
- Fire to cone 5/6.