Glaze That Glitters: A Little Experimentation Leads to Some Nice Low Fire Crystal Glazes
When Deanna Ranlett was in school, she wanted to find a glaze that looked like eye shadow. She liked the effects of some high-fire crystalline glazes, but could only fire low in the school studio. Undeterred, she started experimenting with Mark Burleson’s “Love Child” glaze. She tested and retested and came up with some sweet glaze recipes that gave her the eye-shadow look. In today’s post, she shares her recipes and some details on the experimentation that lead to them.
The Distressed Look: Using Texture, Engobes, Underglazes and Glaze to Create a Weathered Looking Surface
In today’s post, Lisa Pedolsky shares how she works in layers and stages to create her distressed surfaces. She also shares a low-fire glaze and engobe recipe.
A Plethora of Purple: Glaze Recipes for Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain
In today’s post, an excerpt from Linda Bloomfield’s Colour in Glazes,
I am presenting a plethora of purple glazes – from low fire earthenware
recipes to mid-range and high fire stoneware and porcelain, there
should be something for everyone interested in making some purple
pottery!
Creating Subtle Layers with Sgraffito, Slip, and Multi-Toned Glazes
I just love the sugary matt surfaces, color schemes, and subtle layers in Kristen Pavelka’s work. Kristen uses gorgeous red earthenware to her advantage by creating linear sgraffito marks through white slip. Then she creates subtle layers of glazes — often using two tones of the same color — in a paint by number fashion. The result is work that looks as yummy as a frosted sugar cookie. In today’s post, Kristen explains these decorating techniques. She also shares glaze and slip recipes!
Messing With Majolica: An Instructor Shares Tips for Learning and Teaching the Majolica Technique
In today’s post, an excerpt from the May/June issue of Pottery Making Illustrated, Jake Allee shares what he learned when he recently delved into the Majolica technique. I really like the advice he gives on experimenting in your work. This may be just the impetus I needed to start some majolica experiments myself.
Throw, Cut, and Paste: Combining Wheel Throwing, Handbuilding and Multi-Step Glazing to Create Distinctive Vibrant Forms
Potter Joan Bruneau wanted a little more lift from her thrown vase forms, but pesky old gravity was keeping the bottoms looking static. So she started to think of other ways she could make more gestural forms and came up with what she calls her “cut and paste” technique. Today, Joan shares that technique with us. Joan also shares a couple of glaze and slip recipes. Plus, for more recipes from Joan and others, check out our newly expanded free download 15 Low-Fire Glaze Recipes from the Pros: Recipe Cards for Low Fire Pottery Glazes, available today!
Festive Flower Bricks: Coil-Built Forms Fit For a Party
Today, in an excerpt from the November/December 2010 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated, Arthur Halversen takes us through the coil building process he uses to construct his flower brick forms. He also shares his recipe for the frosting-like glaze he uses – the icing on the cake, as they say. – Jennifer Harnetty, editor.
Rustic Handbuilt Work Blurs the Lines Between Functional Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture
Today, Joseph Pintz shares his clay body and glaze recipe he uses to give his work that vintage, rustic look. Plus he talks about the process behind his rough-hewn, handbuilt pottery.
How Low Can You Go? Ten Tried and True Low Fire Glaze Recipes Available for Download!
To illustrate the potential of the low firing range, we have put together Ten Tried and True Low Fire Glaze Recipes: Recipe Cards for our Favorite Low Fire Ceramic Glazes. Today, I am posting a sample recipe from this collection — a dry lithium glaze with a great texture – but you can download (for FREE!!) the whole package on our free gifts page.
Matt Glaze Recipe, Cone 06-04 oxidation
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