Making and Understanding Ceramic Glazes

Are you sick of the ever rising cost of commercial glazes? Want to better understand what your glazes are, and how to adjust them to your needs?

Join our beginner friendly course that will help you make your own glazes and understand the role and function of each of our glaze materials. This course will introduce you to what raw materials are and how they behave, how glaze can be developed and adjusted using the UMF and Stull Chart as well as the effects of coloring oxides and stains.

Topics:

• Mixing glazes
• Fluxes, Glass formers and Stabilisers
• Unity Molecular Formula (UMF) and Glaze calculation software
• Stull Chart
• Colourants
• Glaze Flaws

You will need:
PPE - a respirator mask or dust mask
My recommendation for masks https://www.amazon.com/GVS-SPR643-Elastomeric-Professionals-Replaceable/dp/B095YC3ZD5/ref=s

Scales - Precision scales ( Please get in touch to discuss this requirement)

Test sieve 80 mesh - https://www.botpots.co.nz/product/test-sieve-80-mesh/

Test Tiles - Approx. 100

Although test tiles will be fired at Island View Pottery it is recommended you also fire tiles in the kiln you regularly use.

Dates:
Sunday October 1st, 8th and 15th 10-12pm