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Pottery by Osa
Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

A rare snippet of my decorating process. Here I’m filling in the monstera pattern on this planter with terra sigillata (a watery, refined clay slip) made with clay from Ontario. This is much different than painting—it’s basically glaze application. The difference is, I’m applying three layers of terra sig to achieve my desired result. If I apply the sig too thinly, it will come out brown. Three coats (and proper firing) gives me a rich olive green with a bit of variegation. #pottery #ceramics

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A short Timelapse video of me holding an unfired planter in my lap. It has a carved monstera leaf motif on it and I am painting three layers of terra sigillata into it. I’m sitting at my work table and you can see a small jar of pale liquid labeled “Kitchener” (the town where the clay is from) as well as other jars, test tiles, etc. As I paint, the terra sig goes from dark to light as it dries. Because of the time lapse, it seems to happen quickly.
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