Towards the end of the semester is always the time for glazing and stains in my ceramic class. I wanted to work specifically with the iron glaze. This particular glaze is pretty easy to control the coloring and shade of the color. This is all dependent on the amount of iron and how many layers you decide to add on. 

The darker the shade of iron, the more layers it takes to add on. When fired in a high fire kiln, the most layers of iron will take on a dark purple to black bronze color.

The lighter the iron on the piece will turn a light brown to a burnt orange color. I accomplished the lightest shade of orange by adding on one coat of the iron and taking a sponge dipped in water to remove as much iron as possible until it is just stained bisque ware.

I also experimented with two tones and mixing glazes to created different coloring than the glazes provided in class. These two were done with the glazes Temmoku, Leach Clear, and Wood Ash.