To make my sgraffito piece, I rolled and cut five slabs of clay to score and slip a box. I waited until the clay was leather-hard then painted on three layers of black underglaze. Once the underglaze was dry, I used a small loop tool and a needle tool to carefully etch in my design. When my design was done, it was fired in the kiln. Then I covered it in clear glaze and fired it a second time.
I found the whole process to be very relaxed. I liked having the freedom of completely designing my piece and its design. Etching out my design was really fun and cathartic for me. I loved being able to add as many little details as I wanted. If I were to make this piece again, I'd definitely try and make something bigger that let me really work with my ideas. I think the box broke up my design a lot more than I was expecting. I'd also like to have cleaner lines in the future. I'd love to do this again.
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