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Pie Plate Bee Bath
Form
- SB-101 9″ Pie Plate
Colours
- SW-510 Blue Gloss
- SW-136 Weathered Blue
- SG-401 Black Designer Liner
- SG-407 Yellow Designer Liner
Decorating Accessories
- CB-604 #4 Soft Fan Brush
- AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper
Miscellaneous Accessories
- Synthetic Sponge
- Pencil
- Water
- Pattern
Instructions
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- Using the pencil and AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper, trace the bee from the pattern onto the inside side of the plate 7 times, leaving equal amounts of space between each.
- Using the SG-401 Black Designer Liner, go over the traced lines of each bee and fill in every other stripe of the body.
- Using the SG-401 Black Designer Liner, make rows of dots between the bees. Use the photo as a reference.
- Using the SG-407 Yellow Designer Liner, fill in the stripes of the bees’ bodies that aren’t black.
- Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SW-510 Blue Gloss to the outside of the pie plate and to the top rim, leaving the bottom of the plate unglazed. Use a damp sponge to wipe off any glaze that may have gotten onto the bottom.
- Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SW-136 Weathered Blue to the inside of the plate including over the bees.
- Do not stilt or hang over the edge of the kiln shelf.
- Fire to cone 5/6.
- To use as a bee bath, put a layer of glass pebbles into the plate and fill it with water just so that the pebbles are covered.