A Traditional High Fire Pottery Glaze is Well Within the Reach of Cone 6 Potters
Ah celadons, how I love celadons. These traditional east Asian glazes can produce translucent colors ranging from soft greens and … Read More
Tag: Lithium Carbonate
Li2CO3—powerful AT alkaline flux, especially with soda or potash feldspars. Promotes hardness and recrystallization in LT glazes. Forms low-temperature eutectic with silica. Toxic in inhalation. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Mid-Range Reduction Firing: It’s Not Just Cooler, It’s Cool!
As I have mentioned before on CAD, ceramics is not the greenest of art forms, but it is nice to … Read More
Experiments in Peach Bloom: Extensive Testing Reveals Secrets of an Elusive Ceramic Glaze
Peach Bloom glazes (aptly named since they look like ripening fruit) are some of the most delicate and beautiful glazes … Read More
Accentuating Form with Glaze
I first started working with crawl glazes in the mid 1990s. Initially I was trying to solve a problem with … Read More
In the Studio: Accentuating Form with Glaze
I first started working with crawl glazes in the mid 1990s. Initially I was trying to solve a problem with … Read More
In the Studio: Commercial Glaze Experiments
Many ceramic artists find their studios filling with glazes and materials used for a specific project that they no longer … Read More
Cone 04 Clay and Glaze
1 Four plates, ram-pressed earthenware, various glazes, including Wood Ash Base with 6% MS 6600 Best … Read More
Technofile: Geology for Potters
Rocks
Rocks can be classified into three types: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. The igneous rocks most useful to potters are felsic … Read More
Technofile: Spodumene
Overcome the challenges of using spodumene and discover how to lower glaze melting temperatures and dramatically brighten such colors as … Read More
Egyptian Paste: Building Sculpturally with Color
Egyptian paste or faience is a low-fire mixture of ceramic materials containing clay, sand, colorants, frits, and soluble salts. These … Read More
