Getting Cool Crystal Effects with Titanium Dioxide Glaze
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an opacifier and unlike tin oxide and zircopax, it develops crystals in glazes. Titanium dioxide glazes with … Read More
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Maintaining some heat input after maturation, to slow down the cooling process, or to maintain reduction atmosphere during cooling. See reduction cooling. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Techno File: Titanium Dioxide
Titanium dioxide’s ability to crystallize is what makes it different from other opacifiers. Find what else it can do and … Read More
Super Cool! Slow Cooling an Electric Kiln Firing
If you have ever had problems with pin holing or dunting, slow cooling your kiln could be the solution you … Read More
Techno File: Kiln Venting
Kilns are vented primarily to protect the health of people around the kiln. An additional benefit is that a vented … Read More
Raised-Line Tile Making: The Flores Tile
Ever since I began drawing, I’ve gravitated toward line drawing. The directness of the single line has always fit me … Read More
Archive Article: Controlled Drying and Firing—Large Scale Sculpture and Tile
Careful control of the drying and firing stages is necessary for successful completion of large-scale sculpture and tilework. Although climatic … Read More
Lisa Hammond: Intuited Grace
It is not surprising that Lisa Hammond has been described as the best
woman potter working in Britain at the moment. … Read More
