The slab building was a long process but this is because I wanted to make sure that it turned out successful, however, this is a test outcome the final outcome is still being worked on. Measuring and cutting it out correctly was easy however cutting down the sides to a 45 degree angle proved to be difficult as some the sides would cut down correctly, this is because I did not have enough control when cutting the excess clay away.
When I cut it wrong it would not fit together correctly which meant it would likely fall apart so I used a surforn to try to get it to the correct shape. Next I needed to carve the logo into the ceramic box, which was the hardest part of the process because it needed a lot of control and patience to get the logo correctly carved out and I did this by using carving tools. Once the logo was carved I left it to dry fully then have it fired in the kiln. The glaze I used Sky blue glaze for the main body and a grey glaze for the top and bottom however once it was fired the glaze was patchy so I had to re-glaze it in order for it to be a solid colour.
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