Stoneware Face Planter

Designer: Laura Fraedrich

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Instructions

  1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
  2. Using the drill with the carbide bit, drill a hole in the bottom of the bowl for drainage.
  3. Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SW-189 Cenote to the inside of the bowl.
  4. Using a pencil and the clay carbon paper, trace the pattern onto the bowl. You can skip the cheeks for now.
  5. Add some SW-508 Black Gloss to one of the AC-222 Medium Writer Tip Kits. Use it to trace the facial features and to fill in the eyebrows and pupils.
  6. Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SW-172 Macadamia to the rest of the outside of the bowl. Use a smaller brush to get into any tight spaces.
  7. Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round Brush, apply 2 coats of SW-506 Bright Blue Gloss to the irises of the eyes.
  8. Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round Brush, apply 2 coats of SW-504 Red Gloss to the lips.
  9. Use the pencil to draw the circles for the cheeks. Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round Brush, apply 2 coats of SW-251 Pink Opal to the circles.
  10. Add some SW-501 White Gloss to the other AC-222 Writer Tip Kit. Use it to fill in the whites of the eyes and add highlights to the pupils, irises and lips.
  11. Dip the back end of a brush into SW-122 Maycoshino and dab it onto the cheeks, nose and forehead to make freckles.
  12. Do not stilt or hang over the edge of the kiln shelf.
  13. Fire to cone 5/6.

Supplies

Form

  • SB-125 Small Nesting Bowl

Colors

  • SW-189 Cenote
  • SW-172 Macadamia
  • SW-122 Maycoshino
  • SW-251 Pink Opal
  • SW-508 Black Gloss
  • SW-506 Bright Blue Gloss
  • SW-501 White Gloss
  • SW-504 Red Gloss

Decorating Accessories

  • CB-604 #4 Soft Fan Brush
  • CB-404 #4 Pointed Round
  • AC-222 Medium Writer Tip Kit (2)
  • AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Synthetic Sponge
  • Pencil
  • Drill with ¼” carbide bit
  • Pattern

 

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