Blackboards and chalk

Way back in January I took a workshop from Sandy Simon and Bob Brady at Trax Gallery. Bob taught us a great technique that I am calling "reverse mishima". You coat greenware with black underglaze and bisque. Then coat the piece in white slip and with a etching/drawing tool draw through the slip to the black. I have gone one step further and am also painting black underglaze on the white bisque and etching through this. The line is scratchy and I am loving it. For some reason this striped oval vase reminded me of notebook paper - so I added some alphabet lettering. I didn't glaze the outside. I left the underglaze exposed. I like the way the chalky dry surface looks like an old school black board.