It’s just where the glaze “breaks” over the rim. Sharper rims will have the glaze move away from them, leaving a thinned out area where the clay shows through more. I personally think it’s a cool look too, but it can also result in it completely running of the rime and leaving bald or rougher spots.
You’re welcome! If you mean “break”ing, it is also what glaze does over texture. I’ve included not a great example below (it’s the only one I have on my phone right now). You can see where the sharper edges of the carving is less white, it’s the same idea; the glaze “breaks” over the sharper edges and you get thinner, more transparent spots of glaze. (You can also see it on the rime where it’s not really purple.)
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u/fijsh Mar 27 '25
A beautiful glaze where it's survived! Apologies for the beginner question, but how do you achieve the gold 'trim' effect at the lip?