Glaze One: Understanding and Using



Glaze One: Understanding and Using
Wednesdays, November 5-December 3 (no class on Wednesday, November 26), 6:00PM-9:00PM with Stephen Homer
Does glazing bring about feelings of panic or dread? Find yourself often disappointed in your glaze results? Or maybe you’re just curious about different types of glazes and how to apply them? This class is for you! We will approach glazes and glazing in a straight-forward way with plenty of hands-on learning and experimentation so that you can leave feeling more confident and free with your work.
This is part one of a three part Glaze series. Part two will focus on how to find recipes, mix, and test them. Part three will focus on adjusting glazes for color and fit.
Skill Level: Three (Intermediate)
Requirements: At least two ceramics classes or equivalent experience with firing and glazing
Does glazing bring about feelings of panic or dread? Find yourself often disappointed in your glaze results? Or maybe you’re just curious about different types of glazes and how to apply them? This class is for you!
We will go over the different types of glazes, methods of application, layering, special effects, and everything in between. Don’t worry, there’s no heavy chemistry or complicated math involved in this class, just simple and straight-forward ways to make your glazing more predictable and get better results. We will make lots of fun test tiles, play with weird glazes, and go over things like re-glazing, re-firing, and answer all your burning questions about glaze. You don’t even have to make your own work to test stuff on, we will provide bisqued objects and test tiles for you.
This is part one of a three part Glaze series. Part two will focus on how to find recipes, mix, and test them. Part three will focus on adjusting glazes for color and fit.
Week One:
Types of glazes
Dipping vs Brushing glazes
Terms used with glazes and glazing
Application methods
Glaze thickness
Test tiles
Week Two:
Layering glazes
Mixing glazes together
Using fluxes, washes, and overglazes
Multiple firings/Re-Firing
More test tiles!
Week Three:
Glaze defects
Re-Glazing - Tips and Tricks
Specialty glazes - Lava/Crater, Crawl, Gloop, etc
Testing on bisqued objects
Week Four:
Putting it all together
In-depth review of everyone’s tests
Included with class:
Bisqued items to test glazes on
Firings of all work made during the course
Studio access outside of class time during the following hours:
Monday-Thursday 8:30AM-9:00PM, Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM, Saturday & Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM
You will need to bring:
Something to take notes with if you’d like