The egyptian paste figures finally came out of the bisque. they're prtty cool. there's 1%, 2%, and 3% copper carbonate oxides here. they look pretty cool.
this super fine image shows our egyptian paste figures all dried out. the salts in the clay body have leeched out and formed a crust on the outer surface. once fired these should react with the copper oxide (or any oxide for that matter) mixed in. this is one of the earlier glazes and i really want to be impressed with the results
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