The following recipes, shared along with his process article, allow Eric Ordway to achieve vibrant color, flashing effects, and reliable functional surfaces out of wood and soda kilns.

Thiele Flashing Slip and Old School Celadon recipes Old Yellow Flashing Slip and NEW Yellow Flashing Slip recipes

1 Eric Ordway's Thiele Ale Bowl, 11½ in. (29.2 cm) in width, stoneware, Thiele Flashing Slip, fired to cone 12 in a soda kiln, 2025.2 Eric Ordway's Blue teabowl, 4½ in. (11.4 cm) in diameter, stoneware, Old School Celadon glaze, fired to cone 12 in a soda kiln, 2025.

3 Eric Ordway's Old Yellow Teapot, 9 in. (22.9 cm) in height, stoneware, Old Yellow Flashing Slip, fired to cone 11 in a soda kiln, 2025. 4 Eric Ordway's New Yellow Tumbler, 7 in. (17.8 cm) in height, stoneware, New Yellow Flashing Slip, fired to cone 11 in a soda kiln, 2025.

 

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