More pots and a few experiments.

I made up some frothy grey glaze with silicon carbide that went a bit wild in the kiln!!! but kinda looks ok.

 

This is my first go at Sgraffito technique and glaze recipes used by Yo Thom. 

Many thanks to Yo.

Well I achieved alchemy, turning base metals into GOLD. The pot had a  green copper coating . I thought it would not stay green as I had heard it would have a hint of bronze, but gold, excellent.

Below more pots from this week  and plants from Craig Barber

Ceraria pygmaea

Euphorbia cylindrifolia .v.tubifera

close up Euphorbia cylindrifolia .v.tubifera

oparculicarya decaryil

cyphostemma sp. behaard

Craig and Henry of Williams Cactus's plants

I sold one of my tin robots to a friend last week so decided to drive over to see Craig and Henry, the 2 great fella's that own Williams Cactus and spend my dosh. WoW!!! what wonderful plants and nice blokes.This is what I came away with.

Ceropegia Adrianae square pot

Ceropegia Adrianae square pot

 

Pelargonium mirabile and pot

Pelargonium mirabile

This weeks plants and pots

Well I only had one pot stuck to the shelf this week so things are getting better.

euphorbia globosa

Mestokokema tuberosa about a foot long

pelargonium triste

ceropegia fusca and egg pot

A few close up of my plants

Always like taking close up of my succulents.

Trichodiadema bulbosum flower bud

Ceropegia simonese green form flower

tylecodon reticulatus flower

Ceropegia radican F11

Also "Dirty Gerty" got a new paint job and is now Gorgeous Gertrude

Just put some more pots into for biscuit fire today , looking forward to firing these off tomorrow.

Thought a hanging fissure pots will work for my ceropegia.
This is my first attempt, quite pleased with the result. I have over 40 varieties of ceropegia and need a good way to display them.

just trying a few rooting C.radicans in the pot

Cheers Chilli

RESULT

My second firing and the results were in. Click on the pics below to see them larger.

I had got the finish I wanted.
So a bit of frantic potting up went on. I should coco!!!

Fireworks from albuca spiralis

Better get my name on them huh!!

Adenia ecirrhosa

beautiful stem on Adenia ecirrhosa

dorstenia sp.

Ceropegia Simoneae green form, growing very quickly now

The Ceropegia Simoneae was the reason I got into this. Bought this one about 8 months ago and now it is 3 times the length. Fantastic plant. I also have bought 43 varieties ceropegia now as I love them.

kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

moon pot -othonna tripinerva

The othonna tripinerva was straight out of the packaging yesterday so needs some time to revive.

one of my first "dark" oxide attempts

first potting- tylecodon reticulatus

Not had time to make pots for these Sarcocaulon patterson

but the flower is great

Sarcocaulon camdeboense in tin

leaf detail

So, there you go, it has been an interesting last few months since I got my wheel and kiln. I guess it has been about 3 months I have been trying to start pottery but eventually I am reasonably happy with my first results.
Cheers all
Chilli