7 Fun Ways to Decorate with Slips and Engobes
Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More
Tag: Titanium
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
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
Recipes for Cool Ceramic Glaze Colors
If you’ve seen anything I have made in the last several years, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed … 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
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
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
Glaze That Glitters: A Little Experimentation Leads to Some Nice Low Fire Crystal Glazes
When Deanna Ranlett was in school, she wanted to find a glaze that looked like eye shadow. She liked the … Read More
