How to glaze a teapot. How to use Shino glazes.

Описание: Glazing with Shino could be the most interesting, enjoyable thing it the whole pottery making process. It also could be super stressful so in this video I wanted to show one of the ways to work with Shino. I’ve prepared the glaze in a previous video so now it’s time to glaze some pots. What could be more challenging that glazing a teapot? I thought it might be a great thing to show because this was and still is the hardest pot to glaze. In the example that you’re seeing, I wanted to show that it can also be playful.

Shino is the only glaze that allow you to do that - pour loosely and get super interesting effects. One thing to remember - you have to be slow and gentle and your glaze needs to be thick. With that in mind you can really experiment with the pours and gravity. Remember to enjoy the process and look at it as it’s a practice. You cannot really control Shino - you can only help it to express itself.

And also - with Shino, everything comes to firing. The final stage is the most important. You can have a best Shino recipe, you can glaze your pots beautifully and then you can make a mistake or two with the firing and you’re gonna get boring Shino. It’s all about the fire.