Accepting the unexpected...Again

The canary yellow swirls were done with the LS I made and put into a squeeze bottle. I traced a swirls onto a commercial wax paper (it's actually the wrapping from some graham crackers) and let the LS dry before placing on top of BE black.

I see the potential of this method. The LS was not a smooth finish, but I might be able to solve this by holding at 1450 longer. I was hoping for an enamel-like finish. I might be able to get this effect if I play around with the thickness of the LS swirls or designs, the length I hold at 1450, etc.

I didn't hold the temp at 1000 degrees and maybe that's why it bubbled. I also didn't add any chads, which also may have helped.



Here I tried to make my own glass bale, fusing directly onto a finished piece. Mistake!
First- I forgot about the rule that the glass wants to be at a specific thickness. So when this was fired, some stayed and some parts shrunk.
Second-I didn't have the cap piece wide enough (see the exposed fiber paper).
Third-I fired this design down, which created an added texture, which I didn't want. Even though I fired on fiber paper, it just doesn't produce a smooth, shiny finish.

More learning lessons ;)

Firing schedule - Starting temp 69 deg
Lo
At 47 min, temp = 570, increase to L2
At 1:15, temp = 775, increase to L3
At 2:00, temp = 1040, increase to L4 (no hold)
At 2:17, temp = 1235, increast to L5
At 2:50, temp = 1450. Held for 34 min.
At 3:24, turned off kiln to cool overnight.