Crazy Blue Glaze
Lea Ann Roddan
A couple of years ago, I made some small glaze test bowls each about four inches in diameter and two inches high. There were 15 altogether, each glazed with the random glazes left over or forgotten in the back of the glaze room. Some had two glazes on them, some just one.
Number 10 blew my mind. The glaze was from a bucket that Robby Abrams brought to the studio. He said it was several years old and could not vouch for it. So I tried it.
After I dipped the porcelain dish into the glaze, the glaze began to crack. By the time it went into the kiln all the glaze had cracked and curled up in an interesting pattern. Bob put it into the kiln anyway. And this is what happened in the kiln
The surface is smooth and shiny. It feels good in the hand. I use it for ice cream or yogurt or a small leftover portion. At Thanksgiving it was perfect for cranberry sauce.
I tried to glaze another piece with the blue, but it was not at all the same. This dish is truly one of a kind. It was a gift from the kiln and from an old tired bucket of glaze. Wish I could repeat it, but I can’t.