Shino!
I recently got a sampler set of Shino glazes that I have been wanting to try! For the ceramic purists out there, these are not *really* real shino, since I am firing in an electric kiln, with no reduction, or potential for carbon trapping, blah blah blah. But, they look like shino, and there were some really great glazes in this sampler! I am impressed. My favorites are in the picture on top, with the ones I like somewhat less in the picture on bottom. All are on my white porcelain bead body, and I just glazed a variety of leftover bisque that I had sitting around. I think I will retest all of them on the same form, perhaps something a bit more appropriate. A voluptuous form of some sort seems to be a good choice for shino, for some reason. I would also like to test the whole series on a clay body with some iron in it, like my tile glaze. I think it would be fun to make some stoneware beads for a change! What do you think of these glazes?
