Glaze

Crazing in pottery glaze is a network of very fine cracks that cover the glaze on a piece of ceramics.  Sometimes potters deliberately want to …

Pinholes in pottery glaze are one of the most common glaze defects you will encounter.  They can be tricky to resolve because they are often …

Applying glaze is a learning curve.  It can be tricky to control exactly how much you apply.  This article is about what can happen if …

There are many different reasons why your glaze is not sticking to your bisque pottery.  Maybe it looks fine when you apply it and it …

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 …