Ceramic Glazes

Glazy Demo – Adding Recipes and More

Do you use Glazy.org to store/share your glaze recipes? If you’re just hearing about Glazy for the first time, you should definitely go check it out. It’s a ceramics recipe website that allows you to store recipes with photos, share them with the community and analyze the chemistry/UMF of your glazes, all in one place.

Why Specific Gravity Isn’t Listed on Glaze Recipes

Ceramic Glazes, Specific Gravity

If you’ve been glazing for any length of time, you may have heard about the importance of measuring the specific gravity of your glazes and you may have found yourself wondering: “If it’s so important to measure specific gravity, why aren’t specific gravity values published on glaze recipes?”

5 Reasons Why Your Large Batch of Glaze Doesn’t Match Your Test Batch

Ceramic Glazes

Has this ever happened to you? You mix up a test batch of a new glaze, dip a test tile and you like the result, so you mix up a large bucket, dip a test tile and your results look nothing like your test batch?

Commercial Glazes vs Mixing Your Own – A Cost Comparison

Ceramic Glazes, Glazy.org

This post will give you an idea about the differences between commercial glazes and mixing your own from cratch.

Troubleshooting Commercial Underglazes

Ceramic Glazes

Have you experienced issues with commercial underglazes? Participate in my underglaze research project and help me find solutions for underglaze firing defects.

99 Cone 6 Glazes You Can Try

Ceramic Glazes

Have you been looking for new glazes to add to your glaze palette? If so, I have 99 different cone 6 glazes you can try. That probably sounds like a lot to look through, but it’s really just 9 base glaze recipes plus 10 colour variations each.

What Glazes Can You Make with Limited Materials?

Ceramic Glazes, Glazy.org

When you start looking for glaze recipes and have a limited number of materials on hand, you may find that you have almost (but not quite) all the materials for a million glaze recipes, but you can’t find a recipe that only uses the materials you currently have.

How to Measure Specific Gravity – Clay Week 2020

Ceramic Glazes, Specific Gravity

Here's a live demo of how to measure the specific gravity of your glazes so you can have more consistent results. Measuring specific gravity is a way to calculate and control the water content of your glazes. When the water content is consistent, application thickness...

12 Tips for Managing Glazes at a Busy Pottery Studio

Ceramic Glazes, Studio Tips

Glaze Management 101. It’s a lot of work to run a school or community pottery studio. There are a lot of moving parts to look after. I’ve been a studio technician for 5 years now and it’s a very busy and rewarding job. As the technician, I’m taking care of all the behind the scenes…

How to Fix a Hard-Panned Glaze with Epsom Salts

Ceramic Glazes

Have you ever had a glaze settle into a rock hard layer on the bottom of your glaze bucket? It’s impossible to mix and even if you do get it mixed, it just settles out again. This annoying phenomenon is called “hard-panning” and it often happens to glazes that don’t have enough…