#glaze fire

[claypigeonpottery]

How does glazing work? In the photos you just posted it looks like a solid layer like mud I was picturing it like a translucent coating like paint or modge podge. Does it peel off after firing?

it actually melts! it hardens into that glassy finish once it cools. often the glazes are completely different colours before and after firing.

ceramic glaze composition is a bit beyond me tbh—it’s either chemistry or witchcraft lol

ceramic glaze coats the bisqueware and melts in the kiln. that’s why you have to be sure there’s no glaze on the bottom of pieces, or anything leaning against the piece, because once the glaze cools it will be attached to whatever it was touching

(and these ones have glass marbles over the clear glaze—they melt down and create a cool watery effect)

[marywoodartdept]

A Finished Project

Richele, our ceramics blogger, reflects on managing expectations when some recent glaze came out differently than expected. She also shares experiences with glazing a new mushroom shaped teapot and a sunny serving plate. #MarywoodArt #Ceramics

[aphemera]

grrm was actually so smart when he made rhaegar a depressed musician because i can actually see why everyone was so in love with him

[robinsceramics]

The magnificent catbeast thrives in snowy conditions; its gorilla-like arms are theorized to help compensate for the weight of its neck.

image description: a big, sturdy creature made of porcelain. It has a catlike head, thick limbs, and a leopard-like tail. The white clay is covered with a translucent pale-golden glaze that has crackled, leaving little lines all over the sculpture.

[acorviart]

fire eel

[daftpatience]

big batch of cat mugs coming 🎉

[chipper-smol]

spiky girl

[glazedcroissant]

Playing with clay

[hyydraworks]

Little men!

[loodness]

I have no words.

[random-chaos-and-stuff]

I made a lemon blue isopod for my art midterm/3D art final

I finished early, and when he went to check it out he told me to make him a friend (if done early we were supposed to improve it but it was perfect as all isopods are)

This was the friend (+the lemon blue I made with its new friend) it was a lot more rushed and not as nice, but it was cute enough.

[claypigeonpottery]

may the kiln gods be kind! 🙏🏼

[marywoodartdept]

Glazed Pieces in Ceramics III

Victoria, our art therapy blogger, returns with an update on her ceramics pieces. Sharing the ups and downs of the firing process, she shows us how she fixes mistakes throughout the process. #MarywoodArt #ceramics #ArtTherapy

I took Ceramics II in my fall semester, and one of the last pieces I made was a sculpture, a hole in the shape of a heart on her chest. That specific sculpture, seen in the cover of this blog post, took a handful of hours of dedication to make and a good chunk of clay as well. It was fired during that specific semester, but I haven’t touched it until this past week because of my focus on other…

[smolartdork]

My moomin bell is out of the kiln! I’m not sure why the clear glaze came out so splotchy but other than that I like how it came out.

More pics!!

[robinsceramics]

two little guys waiting to be glazed and fired!!

image description: two porcelain sculptures with green tulip plants painted on them. The sculpture on the left is a wizard with a single big eye looking up with a blush. The one on the right is a simple bunny with closed eyes and yellow, purple, and pink tulip bulbs.

[ezariumi]

winter.