Hare’s Fur and Oil Spot Glazes
Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More
Fe2O3—powdered rust—refractory red in oxidation, converts to black iron (flux) in reduction and/or high-fire. Low quantities in clear glaze produces celadon-green—high quantities produce temmoku black or saturated iron red—powerful flux. More than 5% in a glaze significantly increases fluxing in reduction. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More
Cobalt blue glaze recipes are in most potters’ repertoires because they produce beautiful blue glazes. And what’s not to love … Read More
Who can resist a beautiful bright red glaze? But red is also one of the most difficult colors to achieve … Read More
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
When you pull a piece out of the kiln and there is a glaze defect on it, you might think there … Read More
My pottery style has evolved over the years, but there has always been one constant: I have a passion for … Read More
Twenty years ago I promised my wife that I would make us a new dinnerware set. I finally made good … Read More
Ryan Coppage, PhD and Jenn Wicks
Do you ever wonder how a glaze can completely change color with the adjustment of a single ingredient? Take a … Read More
Whether you work with cone 5 glazes or do high fire reduction, there are so many variables involved in ceramic glazes. These … Read More
Today, we live in an age of super abundance of ceramic raw materials. Innumerable clays and glaze materials offer us … Read More