Arts & Crafts
Five Basic Components for Glazing Pottery
Pottery glaze is made up of five basic components. These components are silica, alumina, flux, colorants and modifiers. Even though all glazes are made up...
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Terminology for Glazed Pottery
The terminology used in explaining the process of glazing can be very confusing at first. Please find below a quick summary of common used phrases.Underglazes:...
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Glazing Recipes to Seal Pottery
There are 3 basic components to every pottery glaze. They are the refractory component, the flux component and the glass making component. Each component has...
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A Rainbow of Choices
For those who have successfully turned their first clay pot, decorating it can come with a host of difficult decisions. They might have had a...
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Selecting a Matte Finish
Many people have come to associate good pottery with a glassy finish, but there are times when selecting a matte finish might be a good...
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