Confessions of a Modern Witch: jar

Throwing Thursday - Spirit Bottles

March 5, 2015

My new spirit bottles or witch's jars.

Photo & Pottery by: Renee Sosanna Olson

Throwing Thursday - New Glaze

February 5, 2015

Working with new glaze is always a risk. Each clay body, even from the same company is different. Every glaze is mixed different, even from the same company. Glazing a dish from the same bottle can give a different result. The one thing to remember when working with clay and glaze is to not have an expectation. Forrest Gump would have better described life as a glaze fire kiln, instead of a box of chocolates.

Here are some of my latest fires that were successful -

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Glaze - Black Onxy

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Glaze - Assorted

And some that were not. Sometimes you just don't get what you want either. This is a case of firing at the wrong temp.

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Misfire

Tart Warmers, Spirit Jars and Incense Burners

December 11, 2014

This week I decided to start working on a new item. I love those little tart warmers that use the tea light to melt the wax tarts. I wanted to see if I could make a few. I ended up with a few of those, some spirit jars and two stick incense burners.