In the Studio: Rare-Earth Oxide Glazes
The rare-earth oxides are not particularly rare, but they can be expensive and have only recently become widely available. They … Read More
Tag: CMC gum
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) — an organic gum used as a suspension/adhesion agent in glazes. Normally, a small amount of gum is added to a quart or so of warm water and left overnight. Once dissolved, this solution may be added in small doses to glazes, slips, and engobes to improve application performance. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
In the Studio: Underglaze Over Glaze
Traditional Zulu beer pots called ukhamba in the Zulu language are pots made from fine terra cotta and are produced … Read More
Using Rare Earth Oxides as Ceramic Colorants to Obtain Intense Colors
Ceramic stains make it possible to create glazes that fire to just about any color of the rainbow. But one … Read More
Pattern and Fabrics, Pattern and Clay
Pattern and fabrics have been interconnected for millennia. From the materials that we cover ourselves with to those that are … Read More
In the Studio: Glitter Flashing
My interest in crystals in saturated metallic glazes led me to travel to China several times to research a 12–16th … Read More
Using Glaze Additives to Make Average Glazes Great
Sometimes the glazes we use are good for one purpose, but not so good for another. A glaze might perform … Read More
How to Make Magic Rice Paper Transfers for Pottery
A couple NCECAs ago, I bought some rice paper transfers from a supplier at the conference. They are super fun … Read More
How to Make Homemade Underglazes
The truth is, I was a nerdy ceramics undergraduate student. I wanted to learn everything, right away -— and I … Read More
The Colorful World of Majolica: A Beautiful Low-Fire Pottery Glazing Technique
Our summer of DVD filming continues and, in a couple of weeks, Linda Arbuckle will be coming to town to … Read More
