This course teaches the process of testing and experimenting with new pottery glazes for reduction firing in a gas kiln. The learning outcomes include understanding how to make test tiles, mix glaze samples, categorize glazes, and select final glazes. The course covers various types of glazes such as crackle, yellow, black, and metallic. The intended audience for this course includes pottery enthusiasts, artists, and individuals interested in ceramics. The teaching method involves a video demonstration of the glaze testing process and sharing recipes for the selected glazes.
Searching for New Pottery Glazes - Reduction Fired to 1290ºc
Overview
Syllabus
If you'd like to see the final selection of glazes straight away you can find them here,
- Introduction
- Making test tiles
- Unpacking tiles from a bisque firing
- How I mix up glaze test samples
- Labelling the tiles
- Unpacking the tiles from the gas kiln, fired to cone 10
- Categorising the tiles for selection
- Discussing current glazes
- Old glazes on porcelain
- Crackle glaze alternatives
- Yellow glazes
- Misc glazes
- Black and metallic glazes
- The selected glazes
- Photographs of the chosen glazes
Taught by
Florian Gadsby
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