glaze Archives – Sue McLeod Ceramics

Commercial Glazes vs Mixing Your Own – A Cost Comparison

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

12 Tips for Managing Glazes at a Busy Pottery Studio

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…

Start Mixing Your Own Ceramic Glazes – A Shopping List

Ceramic Glazes

Are you ready to start mixing your own glazes? Perhaps you’ve reached the point in your ceramics journey that you want to start understanding the materials you’re working with and what is actually happening when you put your pottery into the kiln.

Don’t Skimp on Safety in the Glaze Lab

Studio Tips

Most of our glaze materials come to us in their very basic, unprocessed form. They are dug out of the ground, impurities may or may not be removed, they are ground into a fine powder, bagged and shipped to our suppliers. Working with these minerals in their raw state poses some health risks.