Aluminum Foil Saggars: An Easy Alternative to Traditional Clay Saggars
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
CuCO3—a major glaze colorant to produce greens in LT and HT, copper reds in HT reduction, and greens and metallic effects in raku. Toxic in inhalation and ingestion. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
Dick Lehman, Lisa Orr, and Stephanie Wilhelm
Dick Lehman, Lisa Orr, and Stephanie Wilhelm embrace the more-is-more approach with the help of these glaze recipes. … Read More
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
With the warming summer temperatures, I thought I would share some red and orange glaze recipes to brighten up your … Read More
Glazes in the Chun glaze family are lovely light blue high fire glazes that feature opalescence caused by micro bubbles … Read More
Ceramic artist Joan Carcia delights in the fact that she never quite knows how each of her saggar-fired vessels will … Read More
If you’re a maker of functional ware to be used with food or drink, it’s important to test the durability … Read More
Whether you work with cone 5 glazes or do high fire reduction, there are so many variables involved in ceramic glazes. These … Read More
Titanium dioxide’s ability to crystallize is what makes it different from other opacifiers. Find what else it can do and … Read More