Luke Whitmore

Hand-built ceramic vessels. Form, surface, repetition.

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24 May 2025 Tagged: materials, process, surface

I wanted to experiment with oxide washes on greenware; so mixed a wash using manganese dioxide, gillespie borate and a pinch of bentonite.

Applied this onto greenware with a white commercial slip; using brush and sponge.

I've found it difficult to use a wash with slip after bisque, because it's difficult to achieve enough contrast.

I'm hoping this will be able to be layered and improved after bisque.

Ideally I want to shift the tone either towards the white or the darker manganese at this stage to create a more unified palette.