Fall Stoneware Pumpkin

Designer: Timothy McPherson

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Instructions

  1. Cast the mold with SLS-01 Stoneware White Casting Slip to your desired thickness.
  2. Remove from the mold when leather hard. When dry, clean and fire to shelf cone 04 bisque.
  3. Using the CB-604 # 4 Soft Fan, apply 1 coat of SW-129 Creamsicle to the body of the pumpkin, excluding the part that will sit on the kiln shelf.
  4. Using the CB-406 # 6 Pointed Round, apply 2 coats of SW-104 Black Walnut to the stem.
  5. Using the CB-406 # 6 Pointed Round, side load in the SW-104 Black Walnut and shade the ridges on the pumpkin.
  6. Using the CB-604 # 4 Soft Fan, apply 1 coat of SW-118 Sea Salt over the painted areas, again keeping any floor from the very bottom or it will fuse to the kiln shelf.
  7. Place on a well kiln washed shelf and fire to shelf cone 6.

Supplies

Form

  • CD-524 Small Slim Pumpkin

Colors

  • SW-104 Black Walnut
  • SW-118 Sea Salt
  • SW-129 Creamsicle

Decorating Accessories

  • CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
  • CB-406 #6 Pointed Round

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Sponge
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