Glaze

If you work in a cold pottery studio or workshop you may have encountered the problem of frozen clay and glaze. When exposed to frigid …

Painting mugs is a great way to personalize gifts.  It can be a great way to express your creativity, whatever your age.  And it’s a …

The most common practice when making ceramics is to fire pottery twice.  The first fire is the bisque or biscuit fire.  But what is the …

Firing clay is the process of turning it from clay into ceramic material.  Most of the time pottery is fired twice, and the second firing …

A lot of heart and soul can go into making your pottery.  So, it can be gutting when your glaze doesn’t turn out how you …

When I first started glazing my own pottery, I wondered how long should glaze dry before firing?  I was well aware that greenware can explode …

With time pottery glaze can dry out.  The water content will evaporate and the glaze can either become too thick to apply.  Or it can …

I sometimes find myself in a position where I don’t have the exact color glaze that I want.  Recently I wondered if I could mix …

If you are learning about glazing, there is a lot to take on board.  There is a large range of different glazes to choose from.  …

There is lots of scope for things to go wrong when you apply glaze to pottery.  You can mess up your glaze design, apply the …

Finding that your glaze has run off your pottery and onto the kiln shelf is not unusual.  Especially if you are just learning to glaze …

Learning to use glaze is an exciting and creative time.  Glaze can create an unending number of effects and finishes.  However, you may have come …