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

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

This is a blast from the past post that features some older work of Kari Radasch and her clay appliqué … Read More

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an opacifier and unlike tin oxide and zircopax, it develops crystals in glazes. Titanium dioxide glazes with … Read More

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

Whether you work with cone 5 glazes or do high fire reduction, there are so many variables involved in ceramic glazes. These … Read More

Commercial glazes are awesome and super reliable, but I also like to include glazes that I mix on my own … 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 descriptions … Read More

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

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