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Photo by Matt Koroulis
Camera: Pentax Zoom 90WR
Film: Kodak Tmax 400 Black & White 35mm
Developed and scanned at Panda Lab in Seattle.
Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug to form a cocoon, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand, or a minimalist rock trio.
Here is one of the latest pieces I am working on for my show that I install on March 29th. This is a shellac resist technique where you paint shellac onto to dry greenware, porcelain or clay with no grog or sand works best. Let the piece dry overnight then wipe back the exposed areas with a wet sponge. This creates a beautiful raised area for glaze to pool around and highlight. The shellac burns out in the bisque firing and you need to wipe/sand off the shellac ash that is left on the piece before glazing. Fun technique!