Understanding Glazes: Glaze Colours and Consistency – workshop Nov 11, 2018
Register for workshop Glaze Colours and Consistency Are you ready for the next level of Understanding Glazes? Pre-requisite: Understanding Glazes – How Glazes Work This class is a level 2 class of my Understanding Glazes series. In order to take this class, you...
Understanding Glazes: How Glazes Work – workshop Aug 11, 2018
Register for workshop Understanding Glazes – How Glazes Work – Level 1 This is a Level 1 class for ceramic artists who make their own glazes (or plan to) and want to better understand how glazes work. (Note: This isn’t a class about how to mix or...
Understanding Glazes: Glaze Colours and Consistency – workshop June 30, 2018
Register for workshop Glaze Colours and Consistency Are you ready for the next level of Understanding Glazes? Pre-requisite: Understanding Glazes – How Glazes Work This class is a level 2 class of my Understanding Glazes series. In order to take this class, you...
Understanding Cone 6 – NCECA presentation 2018
On Mar 15, 2018 I gave my first ever NCECA talk. I was part of a panel discussion called Glazes Without Borders, moderated by my teacher, Matt Katz. This video is a 20 minute clip of my presentation titled “Understanding Cone 6”. My co-presenters Kiara...
Understanding Glazes: How Glazes Work – workshop May 13, 2018
When we understand our materials and how they interact with each other, we can alter our glazes to make them better. Spend less time troubleshooting and more time making!
Understanding Glazes Workshop – Feb 24, 2018
Are you a ceramic artist who makes your own glazes? Do you want to better understand your materials and how they work? Ceramic glazes are a complex subject that often leave us scratching our heads. A recipe calls for a material we don’t have access to. We try a new...
Understanding Glazes Workshop – Oct 21
We explore: • Glass formers, fluxes & stiffeners – how they function and which materials fall into each category • A basic intro to glaze chemistry • Why colourants react differently in different glazes • How to determine if a recipe is suitable for...
Understanding Glazes Workshop – Sept 9
We explore: a basic intro to glaze chemistry, glass formers and fluxes and how they interact with each other during the firing, why colourants react differently in different glazes, how to determine if a glaze is suitable for functional ware, best studio practices for consistent results, and more
NCECA 2018
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be presenting on a discussion panel on glaze chemistry called Glazes Without Borders at next year’s NCECA conference in Pittsburgh. Our talk is on Thurs, March 15, 2018 from 4-5pm.
Download a pdf of my Understanding Cone 6 NCECA presentation
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