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Zircon opacifier, no longer being manufactured. See zirconium silicate. Toxic in inhalation. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook

Chun originated over a thousand years ago in China, first reported in the Song Dynasty, as Jun Ware. While many … Read More

To get the most out of commercial ceramic glazes in your electric kiln, you need to understand the product descriptions … Read More

A triaxial blend is an excellent tool for learning about glazes and materials but if you’re new to glaze testing, … Read More

Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More

Today, we live in an age of super abundance of ceramic raw materials. Innumerable clays and glaze materials offer us … Read More

Testing standards are important to both the studio artist and his or her customers. While we may give specific instructions … Read More

I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More

Though it would be nice to just mix up a glaze based on a photo and get exactly those results, … Read More

Drawing/painting on clay is something I have experimented with from time to time with limited success. So I always have … Read More

One of the characteristics of terra sigillata is the uniform opaque color created when it’s applied in multiple layers. As … Read More