Dragon lady
Jul. 22nd, 2024 05:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offcntrI've been glazing for the last week straight, averaging 60 to 80 pieces a day; closed out Friday with 89. Wednesday, I had a little help, though. Denise came down to glaze dragons.
Actually, I dipped them in the glaze, she did the much fussier part: Waxing the bottoms, lid and base surfaces, and especially the eyeballs. I dip the head in clear glaze, then she waxes. After the wax is dry, the whole dragon gets a base coat, then the head gets a third coat, with a little snap to create interesting splashy patterns around the neck.
The last step, which is probably the fussiest, is cleaning up the bits of glaze still sticking despite the wax.
I am really grateful she likes helping out, and is very good at it. Basically gives me an extra day glazing when we do dragons and banks.
Actually, I dipped them in the glaze, she did the much fussier part: Waxing the bottoms, lid and base surfaces, and especially the eyeballs. I dip the head in clear glaze, then she waxes. After the wax is dry, the whole dragon gets a base coat, then the head gets a third coat, with a little snap to create interesting splashy patterns around the neck.
The last step, which is probably the fussiest, is cleaning up the bits of glaze still sticking despite the wax.
I am really grateful she likes helping out, and is very good at it. Basically gives me an extra day glazing when we do dragons and banks.