| Morning Glories For this piece, a 12" plate was used. A limited palette of colors was used: Purple Violet of Iron, White for Flowers, Antique Green, Rich Brown, Yellow and Sevres Blue. 1st Firing Start by painting the pattern with Yellow for the centre of the flowers, White for Flowers for the morning glories, and touches of Purple of Violet Iron to give the flowers a soft shadow where needed. The leaves were painted with Antique Green. Purple Violet of Iron was applied to the top and sides of the plate. Fire to cone 018, to achieve a matte finish. 2nd Firing Repeat process of 1st Firing. Fire to cone 018 3rd Firing Repeat the process of 2nd Firing. Fire to cone 018 4th Firing Shadow leaves were done on top and sides of the piece using Purple Violet of Iron and Rich Brown. At this stage, the buds and stems were added. Fire to cone 018 5th and 6th Firings Shadows were darkened and a very soft wash of Sevres Blue was applied in 3 spots. Fire to cone 019 c Maria de Lourdes Barradas |
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