I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect,  … Read More

Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied  … Read More

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Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a  … Read More

Chrome oxide or Cr2O3 is a common studio material that can help produce beautiful colors in the kiln. But it can be  … Read More

Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned  … Read More

A triaxial blend is an excellent tool for learning about glazes and materials but if you’re new to glaze testing,  … Read More

Peach Bloom glazes (aptly named since they look like ripening fruit) are some of the most delicate and beautiful glazes  … Read More

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Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can remember those, and familiarize yourself  … Read More