{"id":3960,"date":"2024-10-11T08:55:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T05:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2026-02-19T23:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:48:10","slug":"textured-turquoise-over-honey-flux-by-jackie-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?p=3960","title":{"rendered":"Textured Turquoise over Honey Flux by Jackie Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frost Porcelain Mug, featuring AMACO Textured Turquoise over Honey Flux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This mug is glazed on <strong>Laguna Frost porcelain<\/strong> to create a soft, coastal turquoise fade that breaks beautifully over the form and pools along the rim and shoulder. The surface is built by <strong>layering two AMACO Potter&#8217;s Choice glazes &#8211; Textured Turquoise over AMACO Honey Flux<\/strong>, a combination that encourages movement, gentle speckling, and glossy turquoise depth where the glazes overlap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we\u2019re seeing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Upper half:<\/strong> A flowing turquoise field with vertical rivulets and pale, watery streaks. This comes from <strong>Textured Turquoise<\/strong> interacting with <strong>Honey Flux<\/strong>, which helps the turquoise <strong>melt, brighten, and travel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transition line:<\/strong> A natural \u201ctide mark\u201d where the glaze thickness shifts-often showing richer blue-green tones and subtle breaking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lower half:<\/strong> A soft cream porcelain base protected with a <strong>clear glaze<\/strong> so the surface stays food-safe and glossy while keeping the lighter, airy look.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decoration:<\/strong> Golden ginkgo motifs are added as <strong>overglaze transfers\/decals<\/strong> and fired low afterward so they sit cleanly on top of the glaze without burning out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glaze recipe \/ application notes (as used on this mug)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clay:<\/strong> Laguna Frost porcelain<br><strong>Outside (upper 2 inches):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AMACO Honey Flux \u2013 3 coats<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AMACO Textured Turquoise \u2013 3 coats<\/strong> (applied over the Honey Flux)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outside (bottom):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frost porcelain + <strong>clear glaze<\/strong> over the bare lower area <em>(dip first)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inside:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AMACO Textured Turquoise \u2013 3 coats<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Firing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Glaze fire to <strong>Cone 6<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overglaze decals fired to <strong>Cone 018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Textured Turquoise over Honey Flux works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using <strong>textured turquoise over honey flux<\/strong> produces a layered glaze surface with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>More flow and depth<\/strong> (Honey Flux acts like a \u201cmover,\u201d helping the top glaze travel and soften transitions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Richer turquoise variation<\/strong> (thin areas go misty; thicker areas deepen and pool)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organic movement<\/strong> that emphasizes the mug\u2019s curves and gives each piece a one-of-a-kind drip pattern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Frost Porcelain Mug by Jackie Ford, featuring AMACO Textured Turquoise over Honey Flux\" class=\"wp-image-3963\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagunaclay.com\/product-page\/wc437-frost-6\" rel=\"noopener\">Laguna Frost<\/a> porcelain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?tag=honey-flux\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"380\">AMACO Honey Flux <\/a>x3 (top 2 inches)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AMACO <a href=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/?tag=textured-turquoise\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"74\">Textured Turquoise<\/a> x3 (top 2 inches)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bottomwhite &#8211; Frost porcelain with clear glaze over (dipping first)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AMACO <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.amaco.com\/pc-25-textured-turquoise\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Textured Turquoise<\/a> x3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fired to Cone 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then Cone 018 for overglaze decals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jackiesandiak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jackie Ford<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Turquoise Ginkgo leaves Mug by Jackie Ford\" class=\"wp-image-3963\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_2515-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Handmade porcelain mug made by Jackie Ford decorated with golden ginkgo leaf motifs  and turquoise glaze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":38,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,17],"tags":[904,1241,847,984,380,131,74],"class_list":["post-3960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-combos","category-mugs","tag-amaco","tag-cone-018","tag-cone-6","tag-decals","tag-honey-flux","tag-porcelain","tag-textured-turquoise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960","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=3960"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12811,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960\/revisions\/12811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marijadesign.lv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}