Hi Véronique, You’re very welcome—I’m glad you enjoyed it! In my experience with ceramics as with cooking, many ingredients are interchangeable. Use the recipe as a guide for amounts, but feel free to experiment with the ingredients. I used cobalt oxide, but if you have another cobalt on hand, I’d say give it a try! You can also try using different pigments. I used a transparent glaze in powder form as my frit. The cuerda seca technique should not be used for kitchenware, decorative pieces only. Good luck!

Thank you very much for sharing this decoration technique with us. I was writing down the recipe and looking for the ingredients from my suppliers when several questions popped up! What kind of frit do you use in your mix? You mentionned Cobalt but is it Cobalt carbonate, Cobalt oxyde or cobalt sulfate? And finally is this safe to use for kitchenware? Thank you.

Thanks for your comment David! I’m always thrilled to hear when my posts have helped or inspired someone. I wish you the very best of luck with your new studio in Taos – it’s such a beautiful and inspiring part of the world, especially for pottery. I’d love to revisit New Mexico one day. All the best, Amelia

Hi Sunitha, I know we already talked on Instagram, but I wanted to add my answer here as well in case more viewers had the same question! I used regular glazes (not underglazes) with this technique and I do not use a transparent coat on top.

Thanks so much Eli, I had a great time with your team! Your pieces come out of the kiln tomorrow! 😉