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
Tag: titanium dioxide
TiO2—matting/opacifying agent. Promotes crystal growth, visual texture in glazes. 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
Aluminum Foil Saggars: An Easy Alternative to Traditional Clay Saggars
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
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
How to Do a Triaxial Blend to Test Pottery Glazes
A triaxial blend is an excellent tool for learning about glazes and materials but if you’re new to glaze testing, … 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
Scratching the Surface: The Terra Sigillata Clay Tile Paintings of Jenny Mendes
Drawing/painting on clay is something I have experimented with from time to time with limited success. So I always have … Read More
Techno File: Rutile
Rutile is that unbelievably beautiful glaze additive that produces colors ranging from light and dark blue, to tan, gold, yellow, … 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: 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
