Tag: Zircopax

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

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

I have been using commercial glazes lately, because I have been working out of my home studio since I bought … Read More

Majolica glazing techniques allow Posey Bacopoulos to create both bold lines and areas of bright color, as in the oil … Read More

Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More

Many ceramic artists find their studios filling with glazes and materials used for a specific project that they no longer … Read More

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

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

1 Fired glaze test with a thin glaze slurry where the glaze is underfired and matte. 2 Fired test showing … Read More

In today’s video, I am sharing a clip (and a recipe) from John Britt’s best-selling video Understanding Glazes. In this (much-condensed) … Read More

Drawing/painting on clay is something I have experimented with from time to time with limited success, I must admit! So … Read More