First experiment of my formulation on the torch. This is just me heating a bisque fired bead in the torch. Absolutely fascinating result is that the torch is able to apply enough heat to more than adequately fire ceramics … in fact, it’s able to apply enough heat to over-fire ceramics (in this case, it’s a low-fire clay body). You can see that there are portions that are vitrified. That’s just the clay melting. There is no glaze on this bead. . This is encouraging; having more than enough is better than struggling to get enough. However, it means that I have to be careful about how much heat I’m applying while I’m working on the piece. . #ceramics #glass #flameworking #glazechemistry #penlandwinter #PenlandWinter2022 (at Penland School of Crafts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYjwe9XLT5o/?utm_medium=tumblr
