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Floating Blue Glaze Recipe, Cone 6 oxidation

By Jeff Zamek, May 20, 2008 Read Comments (5)

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Floating Blue Glaze Recipe	Cone 6 oxidation
Glaze Material
Gerstley Borate	26%
Nepheline Syenite	48%
Edgar Plastic Kaolin (EPK)	6%
Flint (325 mesh)	20%
Total	100%
Add:
Cobalt Oxide	1%
Light Rutile	4%
Red Iron Oxide	2%

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5 Comments on "Floating Blue Glaze Recipe, Cone 6 oxidation"

penny dillingham February 5, 2013 at 9:20 am -

This glaze is super cool! I was not expecting much but boy I was wowed with this glaze. When you apply it thin, its a pretty brown and with thicker dips, the glaze turns blue. A pretty bright blue. For me, its hard to find a glaze that responds with multiple colors within that one glaze. Of course its easily done with pre made bottled glazes..but then we aren’t here looking for pre made glazes… :) I will post a picture soon.
Dee February 10, 2012 at 12:09 pm -

I live in WA state. Does anyone know of classes on glazing?
Jenn March 30, 2011 at 9:21 pm -

What type of clay body is the glaze on in the sample image?
Janice September 7, 2010 at 8:55 pm -

Will definately try this glaze. Thank you! I might try spraying some ash over this too. If anyone has already tried that, i would love top hear how it looks. Jan Australia
LAMIS August 16, 2009 at 10:54 pm -

Thank you for the resipi i wish i will have this color on my pot..it’s so beautiful. lamis -Australia