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Using wax on the red fungal sculpture

22/8/2023

 
The clay body was slightly darker after the higher firing but I think if I had taken it up to a high stoneware around 1280 degrees centigrade or even considered reduction the colour would have been much richer. I chose to use simple wax to seal the piece. I gave the piece a light sanding and then applied the wax with a cloth, a brush and used a heat gun to apply several layers. `the result was a slightly darker tone and I was pleased with the overall look.

I feel like I have finally made a piece that has something new to say and has lots of potential for development, and I actually like it! Am so pleased to have gotten to this point at the end of my first year, its exciting to look at what’s next now. I plan to look at colour, scale and a myriad of different shapes using this technique.

Below is the finished piece
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    ​BA Fine Art First Class

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