The pot is dipped into a large vat of glaze, and held a moment while the glaze coats the surface. This bowl has already had some decorative work done on the inside, so it is only dipped to the rim.

Quickly the bowl is pulled out and any loose streams are shaken off, or shaken into the surrounding surface, in order to keep it smooth.

Another option is to paint with the glaze. Here Sheryl is adding a different colour to the edges of a sushi plate to create a more complex effect.

As mentioned, wax can be used to resist glaze. In this picture Sheryl has painted a stripe of white glaze onto a tray, and now she adds wax on top of the stripe. When she dips it in black, the wax will resist the black leaving a nice white line down the centre.

These are just some of the ways glaze is used. One of the most exciting aspects to pottery is that a simple bowl can turn out so many different ways in the hands of different potters.