BRH Pottery

The Black-Throated Sparrow is one of the most heat-tolerant songbirds in the Sonoran Desert. It survives extreme conditions by relying on seeds and insects that require minimal water intake. During peak summer heat it limits activity to early morning and late afternoon. Its crisp black-and-white facial pattern makes it one of the easiest desert sparrows to identify.

Saguaro Bowls

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Studio Music

  • Nae:Tek
  • Dub Techno
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More About Saguaro Bowls

I’ve been busy trying to get some bowls together. I managed to get six completed so far. Three of a lighter glaze and three of a medium darker glaze. The lighter glaze is super easy because I just brush on 4 coats of the same glaze color but the darker glaze I brush on two of the lighter glaze and two of the darker glaze. When the darker glaze is just by itself, it really seems too dark. These greenish bowls actually didn’t turn out the way I was hoping, but they still look great! I tried something new with the Saguaros, though. After the glaze fully dried, I scratched out some of the overfilled Saguaro. They’re brown because I scratched out too much of the glaze and when glaze is applied very thin, it turns more of a brown color. I don’t think I’ll do that again because they’re a bit too prominent. I was shooting for subtle.

The Process

The green bowls were two coats of the green and two coats of the lighter glaze. The lighter bowls were just 4 coats of the same color. Either I added too many heavy coats of the lighter glaze or just too many coats because the Saguaros aren't very well defined at the bottom of the bowls. The Saguaros at the bottom of the green bowls stand out a little too much because of the scratching out of the cacti. Might be best if I only did three coats of glaze total. Two coats of the lighter and one of the green, or vice-versa.