Crazy Beautiful Crazing: Uncovering the Mysteries of Snowflake Crackle Glazes
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
Tag: specific gravity
The weight or density of a liquid measured in proportion to that of water. A glaze with a specific gravity of 1.2 is 1.2 times as dense as water per unit of measure. See hydrometer. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Recording Glaze Development
It’s amazing how many students and full-time clay workers go about making glazes with a lengthy and time-consuming process, only … Read More
Matte Cone 6 Glazing Techniques and Recipes
Donna Polseno creates beautiful buttery matte surfaces with a lot of beautiful depth, but it took a lot of experimentation … Read More
In the Studio: Terra Sigillata: Blending Bases
I have grown to love terra sigillatas for their versatility in color, sheen, and because they’re a relatively low-tech way … Read More
Simple Cone 6 Ceramic Glazes
Ceramic glaze recipes are to potters and sculptors like candy is to a kid on Halloween. We just can’t seem … Read More
How to Make a Floating Stick Hydrometer for the Cost of a Milkshake
Getting glazes to come out the same from batch to batch is a lot easier if you are sure the … Read More
Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
The Crystalline Journey
I vividly remember my first introduction to crystalline glazes. I was in my second ceramics class of my undergraduate education, … Read More
How to Transform Your Clay Body into a Casting Slip
Ready-made casting slip is commercially available in all firing ranges, making it super convenient. But if you like to combine … Read More
Following a Thread: Matte Glazes at Mid Range
Vase, 14 in. (36 cm) in length, Polseno Peach and Polseno Terra Cotta with additional glazes.
I am not sure when … Read More
