Glazing and Re-glazing

Things are not always as they seem in ceramics. Oftentimes a glaze does not look anything like the color it will be after the pot is fired. It is easy to assume that because a glaze application is red when it is brushed on that it will stay red. Not so. The red in these pots turn a beautiful moss green after the final firing. The gray looking glaze turns into a deep cobalt blue. The pink color on the top left pot is really a clear coat to cause a shiny appearance. It becomes important to make careful notes in between times so as not to forget exactly which glaze is on which pots. Sometimes a pot needs re-glazed in order to balance the colors. Sometimes a second color needs to be added after a second firing in order to observe the interaction of color.