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Ash in glazes
I am a huge fan of ash glazes. The most simple combinations of clay and ash, free of any industrial touch, can form some of the most beautiful glazes imaginable, and mostly all of the great glazes we admire so much from China are of this composition. One of my favourite ash glazes is based…
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Oxidation Clay Bodies
Successful pots all start with clay. But clay suppliers have a vested interest in producing clay bodies as cheaply as possible to maximise profit. Which means in some cases the bodies they supply do nothing for the glazes and the bodies themselves look dull and lifeless – for some reason this seems especially true for…
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Little Wobbler
Little Wobbler was a short lived but fun and cute kiln that sparked my interest in soda firing again, and taught me a lot about firing and kiln building. Here I share the design and build of the cutest kiln there has ever been at Clay College
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Mashiko Clay
Sakura Tsuchi, a beautiful local clay from Mashiko in Japan, made it’s way home with me in my hand luggage to be tested in a range of stunning glazes
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A guide to Triaxial glaze testing
I love testing using triaxials: you prepare the three corners, and blend between them, and before you know if from three you suddenly have as many glazes as you wish! They have some limitations – for example when it comes to testing materials you are better off setting up a test such as a quadraxial,…
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