Clay Culture: Jaipur Blue Pottery
Jaipur blue pottery is said to have been imported via Mongol artisans, who mixed their knowledge of Chinese glazing technology … Read More
Tag: Manganese
A Simple Watercolor Majolica Technique
Ceramic stains and underglazes mixed with water painted on unfired white-glazed bisque is pretty similar to watercolor painting on paper. … Read More
In the Studio: Developing Color: Yellow Glazes
The coloring oxides are the transition metal oxides vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper. Transition metals can combine … Read More
The New World of Crystalline Glazes: Developing Beautiful Crystals in Reduction
It used to be thought that crystalline glazes were only possible in an oxidation atmosphere. But as many more potters … Read More
Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Cobalt Blue Glaze Recipes
Cobalt blue glaze recipes are in most potters’ repertoires because they produce beautiful blue glazes. And what’s not to love … Read More
A Simplified Ceramic Chemistry Lesson
If you’re like me, the mention of the word chemistry can send you into a panic–admittedly not my favorite subject. … 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
A Plethora of Purple: Glaze Recipes for Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain
Purple is one of my favorite colors. From pale lavender to deep eggplant there are so many gorgeous purple hues. … Read More
Understanding Glaze and Clay Materials
Today, we live in an age of super abundance of ceramic raw materials. Innumerable clays and glaze materials offer us … Read More
