After many months of trying to grab the colors of the Sonoran Desert, I think I’ve finally come up with a glaze combo that speaks to me. It’s a combination of several glazes mixed together to create what I call “Sonoran Shino”. When staged in front of a Cholla, for example, you can see the greens are right where they need to be. The brown colors are representative of the desert sand (in some places). This is exactly the type of pottery and glaze that inspires me to continue.
I’ll branch out to explore other color glazes, but finally nailing down a primary glaze makes me happy.
Process Notes
I use a brush to get the variations. Places the glaze really stands out revived heavier coats, whereas the areas that are more brown in tone, got a little less on the brush. This is why I like brushing glaze rather than dipping glaze. It really depends on what I'm making, I guess. In some cases, dipping gets me a more modern look as it's more consistently distributed and quite a bit thicker.