I decided to try Amy Roberson's water etching technique that was featured in the May/June issue of
Pottery Making Illustrated.
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| I made some tiles, waited until they were leather-hard, and then applied damp circle shapes (made of paper) |
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| I brushed glossy Mod Podge over the tiles and waited for it to dry |
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| Then I carefully removed the paper (using an x-acto blade) |
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| There's bare clay wherever the paper had been. I used a wet sponge to sand it away. I went a little overboard on the tile on the left - you can see I accidentally sanded away the Mod-Podge and wrecked the pattern. Oops. I'm so clumsy. |
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| This tile looks good though! I can't wait to see how it looks glazed. |
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| I'm excited to try this technique on some cups and saucers. Our shino and translucent glazes will show off the relief pattern pretty well, I think. |
You can see Amy Roberson's work at
http://www.amyrobersondesigns.com/
