Glaze Test Results? Not Right, Doggone It!

I think it's important to share failures as well as successes, hence this post!  

While it's disappointing to have a test go wrong, there are things to be learned from it. That's why we test first, right? It's much better than ruining a whole kiln load of work.

In some areas, there was clouding, which usually indicates the glaze is too thick. In other areas there was what appeared to be some pinholing, rather than that nice, smooth texture we all love in our finished pottery.

I took these pics and sent them off to both my old ceramics teacher and to the glaze manufacturer for troubleshooting. I should be getting some answers back soon, and hopefully they're some fairly easy tweaks. Heck, maybe I can re-fire these guys and they'll be safe to use!

Well, one step closer to awesomeness, anyway. :)