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… Continue reading Ash in glazes
Category: glazes
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
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,… Continue reading A guide to Triaxial glaze testing
Callum Forbes 