Pulled from the Ceramic Recipes archives of thousands of clay, slip, and glaze recipes, the following satin and matte glazes are sure to add a soft, sensory experience to your ceramic forms. For more, visit ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramic-recipes. 

1 Forest Sincoff Gard’s Matte Clear. 2 Forest Sincoff Gard’s Matte Clear–Sand. 3 Forest Sincoff Gard’s Matte Clear–Satin Sea Foam.

4 Lauren Smith’s mug, 3½ in. (9 cm) in height, wheel-thrown porcelain, Turquoise Blue Matte glaze, fired in oxidation to cone 10 in a gas kiln. 5 Emily Schroeder Willis’ vase, 9 in. (23 cm) in height, handbuilt cone-6 porcelain, Sister Patty’s Satin Matte glaze (creamy white glaze), fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln, 2014.

6 Paul Eshelman’s covered cups, to 5 in. (13 cm) in height, slip-cast stoneware, Cushing Satin Matte glaze, fired in oxidation to cone 4.

 

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