{"id":12459,"date":"2026-01-29T18:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?p=12459"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:33:18","slug":"northern-lights-on-the-white-stoneware-by-mick-foote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?p=12459","title":{"rendered":"Northern Lights on the White Stoneware by Mick Foote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northern Lights on the White Stoneware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This Northern Lights on the white stoneware clay was shared on facebook by Mick Foote after people asked for the exact layering. It\u2019s designed for Cone 5 -6 glazes and creates a soft, atmospheric blend &#8211; like aurora bands over a pale horizon.The hint for this light look is not using AMACO Odsidian celadon glaze as a base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Combo Looks Like Northern Lights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Snow<\/strong> gives a bright, clean base on white clay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blue Rutile<\/strong> adds that cloudy, aurora-like movement and blue atmosphere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Obsidian<\/strong> anchors the bottom, creating a darker \u201chorizon.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smokey Merlot<\/strong> adds subtle warmth and depth as it fades down\u2014helping the layers look more dimensional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clay + Form Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mick used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.potclays.co.uk\/clays-slips-grogs-white-stoneware-porcelain\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>white stoneware from Potclays UK<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The piece size noted after 04 Cone bisque:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>105 mm<\/strong> at the rim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>75 mm<\/strong> high<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bisqued to Cone <strong>04 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>White clay without Obsidian helps the blues and aurora-like transitions read brighter and cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northern Lights Glaze Application instruction:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inside 3x <a href=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?tag=snow\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"50\">AMACO Snow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outside top 1\/2 3x AMACO Snow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outside bottom 1\/2 3x <a href=\"http:\/\/obsidian\">AMACO Obsidian<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top 1\/2 3x <a href=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?tag=blue-rutile\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"406\">AMACO Blue Rutile<\/a> (except 5mm at rim) and 5 mm overlap with<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bottom 1\/2 3x <a href=\"http:\/\/Smokey Merlot\">AMACO Smokey Merlot<\/a> fading to bottom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10mm band 3x<a href=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?tag=honey-flux\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"380\">Honey Flux<\/a> 5mm down from rim and same at mid point between Blue Rutile &amp; Smokey Merlot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fired to Cone 6 medium speed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for Best Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To get this Northern Lights on the White Stoneware keep in mind the following tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep your <strong>coat thickness consistent<\/strong> (especially Snow and Blue Rutile).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>fade<\/strong> is the magic: apply Smokey Merlot strongest near the overlap, then lighter toward the bottom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test on a <strong>small cylinder\/tile first<\/strong> &#8211; different clays and firing cycles can change flow and color break.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mick keeps it simple and does everything right on his phone. He doesn\u2019t edit the pots at all \u2014 he just likes his photos to look cleaner and more \u201cfinished.\u201d:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He usually starts in <strong>Dola<\/strong> to swap in the background he wants. After that, he jumps into <strong>Snapseed<\/strong> to crop, add any text, and sometimes a little vignette if the photo feels like it needs it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He says there are a few more little steps sometimes, but that\u2019s the main workflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit:Mick Foote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mick Foote\u2019s \u201cNorthern Lights\u201d combo on white stoneware creates a soft aurora look at Cone 5\u20136. Here\u2019s the exact glaze layering and placement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":34,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,17],"tags":[904,406,847,380,1263,260,440,64,50,128],"class_list":["post-12459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-combos","category-mugs","tag-amaco","tag-blue-rutile","tag-cone-6","tag-honey-flux","tag-mick-foote","tag-northern-lights","tag-obsidian","tag-smokey-merlot","tag-snow","tag-white-stoneware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12459"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12518,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12459\/revisions\/12518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}