Online Extra: The New World of Crystalline Glazes
Crystalline glazes are seductive and instantly capture the eye. How exhilarating to create a glaze that suggests floating galaxies, frosty … Read More
Tag: iron oxide, black ferrous
FeO—reduced form of iron oxide—gives same results as red iron in the firing, dependent on oxidation/reduction. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Online Extra: Oil Spot and Hare’s Fur Glazes
As a category, oil spot glazes are sometimes called Black and Brown ceramics. They include a wide variety of iron … Read More
How to Incorporate Colored Clay into Delicate Pinched Coil Vases
With their delicate undulating rims, Cheryl Malone’s seemingly paper-thin vases bear a striking resemblance to flower petals. No surprise since … Read More
Technofile: Demystifying Chrome Oxide for Fantastic Ceramic Glaze Color
Chrome oxide or Cr2O3 is a common studio material that can help produce beautiful colors in the kiln. But it can be … Read More
Glazed and Confused? How to Mix a Color Blend and Interpret the Results
In today’s video, I am sharing a clip (and a recipe) from John Britt’s best-selling video Understanding Glazes. In this (much-condensed) … Read More
The Distressed Look: Using Texture, Engobes, Underglazes and Glaze to Create a Weathered Looking Surface
I love the versatility of the ceramic surface. Treat it one way and it can look shiny and new, and … Read More
Reclaimed Iron Oxide: Ceramic Artists Use the Byproduct of an Environmental Clean Up
I grew up in Western Pennsylvania (coal country), and I can remember an orange-tinged stream close to my grandmother’s house. … Read More
Emerging Artist 2013: Jason Bige Burnett – Bakersville, North Carolina
There are layers of stories on the surfaces of Burnett’s pots; stories created using both traditional and contemporary ceramic processes … Read More
A Recipe, a Video, and a SALE!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Here in the U.S., we celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday. Like many holidays, Thanksgiving celebrations typically involve lots of food, and family … Read More
How to Build a Solid Arch Ceramic Kiln with Castable Refractory
Kilns can be built out of many things and castable refractory is one of the materials we rarely consider. Perhaps … Read More
