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I take a small amount of clay, sometimes Iron Stoneware clay, other times Taos Red
Earthenware clay, and even Porcelain clay as well...
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...and I roll it into a ball. Then I roll the ball onto a textured surface. |
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Next I poke a hole through each round textured bead with an aluminum knitting needle. I poke through until I see it about to protrude through the opposite end, then I take it out and poke it through from the other side. This leaves both sides with a nice clean hole. |
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The next step is to allow it to dry and bisque fire the lot of them to 06. Afterwards I glaze them and refire. |
| Here are the finished textured bead rounds. Reds are notorious for not firing nicely. The secret to getting a nice bright red everytime you kiln-fire is to put all your reds next to your peep hole. Red needs air to fire well. If you aren't getting good reds, your kiln is not ventilated enough -- take out those peep hole plugs and place your items near those peep holes. |