Changing a vases colour.

Stuck with it :o)

"whilst i have personally changed the colour of a lamp it was one that i had made and was "new". the colour did not turn out right so i re-glazed it and popped it back into the kiln and the result was great. HOWEVER, although you will be able to re-glaze this vase i do not know about the actual firing of something that old, it may be a case of try and see but be prepared for the fact it could spoil in the firing. good luck.

Well, after reading the two replies... a no and a yes but it might drop to bits, it looks like I'm stuck with the colours. Oh well, y'never know the colour of it might grow on me. Perhaps it's not quite as yucky as i first thought.

Thanks for the advice Annemarie and Paula

Take care

Jay.

Jay: This is a bit tongue in cheek, but have you considered latex spray paint? Certainly will change the color, and can still be removed so as not to completely destroy the value of the piece? Just a thought. Wayne Seidl

If you can find out enough info on the vase, your odds will be greatly improved. You should be able to add an overglaze to the existing one, so the final color would be a combination of the two. The overglaze would be chosen for a lower temperature than the original glaze, so there won't be actual mixing of the glazes.

I don't think that there should be any particular risk of the pot going to pieces or anything, but more likely of non-uniform overglaze and running off the surface. So if you don't mind risking your only pot, and if you can think of a color combination where a runny, uneven overglaze would look good, then go for it!

Maybe all you need is a contrasting color running down from the shoulder of the piece to give it new appeal. That seems at least feasible. Any way you can get some other pieces to experiment on?

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turn it into a completely new project and put a mosaic all over it?

steve

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