The recipes shared below from Ray Brown and Maya McNicoll work in the potters’ practices to develop layers of surface information for functional, visually compelling pots. 

Ray Brown's Recipes

Maya McNicoll's Recipe

1 Ray Brown’s bowl, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in diameter, cone-6 porcelain, underglaze, cobalt stain, Campana Clear glaze with Mason stains, decals, 2024. Photo: Companion Gallery. 2 Maya McNicoll’s cups, 3.5 in. (9 cm) in height, Mac’s Mud Brick Red clay, underglaze with Darvan 7, Vaughan Smith’s Slip with Oriental Green stain, fired in oxidation to cone 5, 2024.

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Topics: Glaze Chemistry
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