Last week I blogged about the draped slab dish I had made and decided to glaze with a glaze I hadn't used before "crackle white". That blog can be seen
here. When the dish came out of the kiln, it simply looked like it was glazed with solid white glaze (the underside had a clear glaze, so the terracotta clay showed through, as it does on the edges as can be seen in this photo).
To complete the crackle effect, some India ink and a paintbrush are necessary.
The ink is painted on the plate.
Make sure the whole plate is covered,
Using a damp cloth, wipe the plate
but if any spots are missed, the process can just be repeated.
The finished plate has a lovely crackle effect on the white glaze.
Here is a detail of the crackle white on this dish!
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