Techno File: Chasing Chun
Chun originated over a thousand years ago in China, first reported in the Song Dynasty, as Jun Ware. While many … Read More
Tag: opacifier
In glaze formulation, a material that produces inert inclusions or minute crystals in glaze, causing it to become opaque. Most common are tin oxide and zirconium silicate. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
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
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
In the Studio: Metal Marking on Functional Ware
Linda Bloomfield and Dave Finkelnburg
Testing standards are important to both the studio artist and his or her customers. While we may give specific instructions … Read More
Testing Ceramic Glazes and Colorants to Expand Your Palette in Mid-Range Firing
Though it would be nice to just mix up a glaze based on a photo and get exactly those results, … Read More
Techno File: Opacity: Color and Cost
There are two main opacifiers (one inexpensive, the other costly) commonly used in ceramic glazes. Aside from general opacity, their … Read More
In the Studio: Rare-Earth Oxide Glazes
The rare-earth oxides are not particularly rare, but they can be expensive and have only recently become widely available. They … Read More
A Potter’s Language
One of the foundations of our work in clay has been the development of a language of marks. This visual … Read More
Technofile: Chemistry for Potters
The Elements
The elements were forged in nuclear furnaces inside stars. Ordinary stars like the sun burn hydrogen, two hydrogen atoms … Read More
Painted Decoration with Slips and Underglazes
Ceramic artist Bede Clarke has explored a number of different paths in his career. Recently, after focusing primarily on wood … Read More
