#glazegeek

#glazegeek warning I’ve been fine tuning this rusty copper glaze, and I think I’ve got it! For those following along, this is version eight of this glaze. The last four versions have been beautiful, I just wanted to keep playing. With each revision I assumed it would get too glossy, and run all over, but it just kept getting better. I think this one is the final. Shimmery yet still rustic. Yum. Time to try it on a larger piece and see what that copper can do when it has room to run!!! (Yes, I do get 3 explanation marks excited about new glazes. 😂) . . . #glazeporn #creativityeveryday #makeart #pottery #ceramics #cup #etsy #etsymudteam #clayartsutah #ceramicglaze #testtiletuesday #instapottery #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfflakrahH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#glazegeek warning: This is my control freak side. Crystalline glaze runs. It’s what it does best. I love to use that to show the movement of the glaze when it becomes a liquid at 2100+ degrees. But I also love controlling that movement. Making it stop on a dime, or drip exactly where I want it to drip. This piece does both. I always say glaze is the first consideration in pottery, not the last. We need to shape the clay with the glaze properties in mind. An ash glaze needs bumps and divots to collect in, a celadon glaze needs pooling points to show off, and a crystalline glaze needs a smooth surface with room to run. Design then build. When I cut the line for this arc above the black texture, I ran my thumbnail against the upper part of the cut, making the slightest lip to direct the glaze to the drip points on either side. I do this all the time, but this one! 😘 I’m afraid there will be a lot of glaze geek posts this week. So many cool things happing! . . . #potterydesign #crystallineglaze #teabowl #yunomi #pottery #ceramics #cup #potterymaking #makersmovement #makeart #imadethis #handmade #etsyhandmade #etsyfinds #etsygifts #clayartsutah #etsymudteam #pottersofinstagram #potterylife #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/CjS4qKRLcO5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Icy blue still hot from the kiln. ❄️ Blue is the easiest color to get with crystalline, so I have 4 different blue glazes, but this one can be tricky. Perfect firing. 💙 💙 💙 Small update today at 3:00 MST. #glazegeek #crystallineglaze #crystalline #pottery #ceramics #keramic #teabowl #handbuildceramics #handbuiltpottery #handmade #etsy #etsyshop #etsysellersofinstagram #etsymudteam #clayartsutah #makeart #creativityeveryday #blue #potteryaddict #potteryglaze #ceramiclife #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/CaNIoU6J5v9/?utm_medium=tumblr

Total glaze failure, and I absolutely love it. 💙💙💙 #glazegeek warning. This is my blue crystalline glaze. As is true for most crystallines, it is very finicky. Even though I use smooth porcelain, I have to burnish the piece to create a perfectly smooth surface for the crystals to form. The glaze must be exactly the right thickness when applied, because it needs to move (aka: run and drip) in the kiln, so the height of the glaze area is also important because it can change the glaze’s “runway.” Finally, the kiln must reach top temperature quickly, then cool to 1970° and hold there for 4 hours. Everything has to be just right. 🐻 I believe the cold, wet weather made the bisqueware slightly damp when I glazed this cup, so it didn’t hold as much glaze as it needed. I’m doing test tiles to reproduce this result, because today’s fail will, hopefully, become my new favorite glaze. I love these variations. Especially how it changes with the height of the glaze area (see last photo). It’s like three glazes in one! #failureisalwaysanoption . . #failureispartofsuccess #happyaccident #creativityeveryday #pottery #ceramics #crystallineglaze #etsy #etsyfinds #etsymudteam #clayartsutah #makers #makersmarket #potteryofinstagram #handmade #handbuiltpottery #handmadeisbetter #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/ClBtsK3rRDN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thinking about this spring green tea bowl from last week’s firing. I’m going to try altering the color to a purple. #glazegeek challenge! Woot! . Why yes, this is how I spend my Saturday nights. Don’t you? 🤪 . . #lifeofapotter #springgreen #teabowls #pottery #ceramics #instapottery #ceramique #artforeveryday #ceramicdesign #potteryaddict #potterylove #ceramiclife #handmadeceramics #madeinaskutt #ceramiclicious #etsymudteam #clayartsutah #etsystore #etsyshop #etsyhandmade #handbuiltpottery #handmade #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbl3tpqrRDW/?utm_medium=tumblr

#glazegeek warning! Honestly, I need to control my curiosity sometimes. This yellow glaze (Parakeet Yellow)was fired at cone 6, but didn’t have much visual texture. So I stuck it in with yesterday’s bisque firing at cone 06. The background lightened to a paler yellow, and the crystalline darkened to this interesting orange. So cool! Now I want to send all my finished test tiles through a bisque fire just out of curiosity. . Side note for people who don’t speak in cones: 06 is like -6 in kiln temperature measurements. Generally potters fire from cone 010 (coolest) to 04 (hotter) to make the clay absorbent before glazing, then fire again from cone 5-10 to chemically change the glaze and clay into pottery that will outlive us all. Okay, it might be turned into shards when your happy dog tail whacks it off the coffee table, but the pieces will still be around for future museums to reassemble. :) . . . #experiment #creativityeveryday #cone6 #pottery #ceramicart #teabowl #yunomi #homeart #coyoteclayandcolor #ceramicdesign #potteryaddict #potteryglaze #ceramicglaze #potterylovers #instapottery #ceramiclife #etsymudteam #etsy #etsysellersofinstagram #handmade #madeinaskutt #clayartsutah #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/dawnatkin/p/CZSHTukPH_y/?utm_medium=tumblr

Check out that perfect frozen drip! It also dripped glaze onto the catch plate, away from the foot, exactly as planned. Good boi. . #iloveitwhenaplancomestogether #glazegeek #handmade #pottery #ceramics #glaze #ceramicglaze #cone6 #handbuiltpottery #ceramicart #artistsofinstagram #makers #potterylove #claytalk #etsyfinds #etsy #etsymudteam #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/CRT5_iIDSl7/?utm_medium=tumblr