jumping right to the very best from the glaze firing disaster that made a mess of my kiln;
there are no words to express my undying love of REE's in crystalline glazes. and this first attempt using a new element truly made up for putting my livelihood on hold, fucking up my kiln AND getting covid during my 35th birthday and thanksgiving...
let's investigate with some close-ups;
*bites lip seductively*
iridescent triangular crystals? say it ain't so...
Zoisite (Var.) Tanzanite Merelani Mines, Arusha, Tanzania 3.5 cm x 1.6 cm x 1.3 cm. Cut stone 2.8 carats. Jeff Scovil photo. Beautiful unheated gem tanzanite crystal with (God forbid) considerable 'gem rough' within the crystal that would cut larger stones than the example provided here. There is no damage to the crystal other than the contact at the bottom from extraction. First recognized in the year 1967, the stone is rare in the terms that it is only found in one mine near Mt Kilimanjaro, in the country of Tanzania. This is the only mine in the world that produces gem tanzanite crystals. Tanzanite is 1,000 times rarer than a diamond; the stone is expected to be completely mined out in the next couple of decades, which further increases the rarity of the stone. Tanzanite is in the top 10 rarest minerals on earth. Tanzanite has the mineralogical attribute to be trichroic and appears different colors in different lighting at different angles of the axis. Tanzanite was formed 585 million years ago. Many people are of the opinion that tanzanite’s colors are superior to sapphire. #tanzanite #tanzanite #tanzanite #Crystal #gemstone #rockhounds #rockhounding #geology #geologist #gemologist #mineralshow #minerals #naturalgemstone #instacrystals #crystalshop #gemshop #crystals #gemstones #gemporn #mineralporn #crystalporn #geologyrocks #fineminerals #finegemstone #crystalline #geologypage #metaphysical https://www.instagram.com/p/Co5n9BnP1fc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
😍💎Which is your pick?!? All of these babies have been added to the website shop in the past week! I've probably added almost 200 pieces in the past couple weeks. You can shop the website any time between sales, or you can also add items to your checkout along with custom Instagram items during sale checkouts. 💕 . . . . . . . . . . . #uruguayanamethyst #amethyst #crystals #crystalshop #crystalshops #crystalsforsale #crystalsales #crystalshopping #crystalcollection #crystalcollector #crystallove #crystallover #rockhound #crystalvibes #crystalporn #healingstones #crystalenergy #interiordesign #crystalsforhome #crystalinterior #fengshuicrystals #statementcrystals #crystalornaments #mermaidcrystal #mermaid #oceanjasper #crystalcluster #rosequartz #mushroomcrystal https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7UomUr0_Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
the March 28th firing was really great, and here's the indisputably best teapot to come from it
it's the one that broke and haphazardly repaired while loading into the first bisque firing! ha!
the glaze turned out so wonderfully. gorgeous macro and micro crystals in envious shades of greens, yellows, blues and all the pond scum to pass around!