How to Find the Best Kiln Wash for Your Firing Temperature and Methods
Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More
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
Commercial glazes are awesome and super reliable, but I also like to use 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
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
Twenty years ago I promised my wife that I would make us a new dinnerware set. I finally made good … 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
To get the most out of commercial ceramic glazes in your electric kiln, you need to understand the product descriptions … 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
Whether you work with cone 5 glazes or do high fire reduction, there are so many variables involved in ceramic glazes. These … Read More