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
Tag: Yellow Ochre
High-iron yellow clay mineral, used as colorant in glazes and slips, converts to red iron oxide in oxidation or black iron oxide in reduction and/or high-fire. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Clay Culture: Freedom of the Press
Experiments printing raw clay on rice paper and nonwoven materials led to the birthday celebration for a clay slab that’s … Read More
Subscriber Extra: How to Build Complex Surfaces with Multiple Firings
Detail of Yoshiro Ikeda’s signature Crackle White Glaze.
Yoshiro Ikeda was internationally recognized for his ceramic art. Possibly the most recognizable … Read More
Cone 04 Clay and Glaze
1 Four plates, ram-pressed earthenware, various glazes, including Wood Ash Base with 6% MS 6600 Best … Read More
Decorating Low Fire Pottery with Slips, Underglazes, and Lusters
Although bright colors have become just as easy to achieve at cone six as they are at cone 06, Gail … Read More
Building Complex Glaze Surfaces with Multiple Firings
Have you ever mixed or purchased a glaze, put it on a piece that you had been saving for that … Read More
Building, Packing and Firing Saggars
This week, we will take a look at how Carcia uses terra sigillata, vegetation, oxides and salts to make her … Read More
