1. All the elaborate dressings that I put on the pots prior to firing had no effect, with the exception of the copper wire. The banana peels actually prevented the smoke from reaching the pots during firing, which I think is not a pleasing effect, but it does add texture.
2. The copper wire turned the pots pink in some areas, which is pretty, so I'm going to up the use of copper wire next time. I might braid it or twist it to increase the area. I did buy some more from Agway which is a thicker gauge to begin with, though, so hopefully that will have a greater effect than the leftover thin jeweler's wire I had been using.
3. The lustrous effects occurred near where I had placed the packets of salt, so more of those next time. I think the colorful luster comes from the table salt and the uglier brownish color comes from the epsom salt, so I'm just going to use table salt in future.
4. Most of the smoky effects appeared near the bottom of the pieces. I believe this is because that's where the sawdust touched them. So next time I'm going to bury them completely in sawdust and just have that one sawdust layer in the middle, rather than several alternating ones.
2. The copper wire turned the pots pink in some areas, which is pretty, so I'm going to up the use of copper wire next time. I might braid it or twist it to increase the area. I did buy some more from Agway which is a thicker gauge to begin with, though, so hopefully that will have a greater effect than the leftover thin jeweler's wire I had been using.
3. The lustrous effects occurred near where I had placed the packets of salt, so more of those next time. I think the colorful luster comes from the table salt and the uglier brownish color comes from the epsom salt, so I'm just going to use table salt in future.
4. Most of the smoky effects appeared near the bottom of the pieces. I believe this is because that's where the sawdust touched them. So next time I'm going to bury them completely in sawdust and just have that one sawdust layer in the middle, rather than several alternating ones.
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