7 Fun Ways to Decorate with Slips and Engobes
Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More
Do you need to learn what ceramic raw materials are and how they function in clay and glaze recipes? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve gathered some great articles on ceramic raw materials and plopped them right into this section. Learning how these materials work together enables you to better achieve the results you want in your work.
Plus, if you haven’t already, be sure to download your free copy of the Ceramic Raw Materials: Understanding Ceramic Glaze Ingredients and Clay Making Materials, which includes a glossary of common ceramic raw materials, and the primary functions of those materials, as well as charts for clays and feldspars found in most clay and glaze recipes.
Today, potters and ceramic artists are fortunate to live in an age of super abundance of ceramic raw materials. Innumerable clays and glaze materials offer us a bewildering array of choices, which come to us as white, gray, or brown powders conveniently packaged in uniform bags. Ceramic raw materials come to us from every corner of the earth in a purified and refined state.
Understanding fluxes, feldspars, clays, opacifiers, and colorants will help you develop more successful clay bodies and glazes. In these archives, you’ll learn which ceramic materials to purchase when stocking a glaze lab. You’ll also find out all about pyrometric cones and how they are still the best way to find out what is happening inside a kiln. Ever wonder why some clay bodies are short and others are wondrously plastic? You’ll find the answer here.
Whether you would like to formulate your own engobe recipe, or you would like to dig and process your own clay, you’ll find helpful information to get you well on your way. So jump in today and start unraveling the mystery of ceramic raw materials!
Learn the fundamentals of clay and glaze materials when you download this freebie, Ceramic Raw Materials.
Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More
Feldspars are important ingredients in clay bodies and glazes. In both applications, their primary function is to supply fluxes to … Read More
Today, we live in an age of super abundance of ceramic raw materials. Innumerable clays and glaze materials offer us … Read More
Ahhh plasticity! It’s the property of clay that got us hooked on it in the first place. Caused by just … Read More
Let’s face it, the ceramic medium by it’s very nature is not a very green art form, but fortunately, there … Read More
Paper clay is any clay body to which paper pulp (processed cellulose fiber) has been added. It is a wonderful tool to use in the … Read More
Keeping clay out of your drains is a must for any ceramic artist. This can be a particular challenge for … Read More
With winter approaching, it might be time to think about bringing in any outdoor ceramic art you might have (if … Read More
I have been using commercial glazes lately, because I have been working out of my home studio since I bought … Read More
With today’s high-tech computerized kilns, you may have wondered why pyrometric cones are necessary when firing your ceramic art. Even … Read More
Learn the fundamentals of clay and glaze materials when you download this freebie, Ceramic Raw Materials.