Mike Dodd surrounded by a myriad of pots in his Somerset studio gives the viewer a basic introduction to the 4 elements used in glazing. He explains how to source minerals and illustrates his talk with examples from the vast array of pots and glazes in his repertoire.
Shells in Ceramics
Sebastian Blackie explores elusive answers to a simple question: who first used shells when firing their pots? When clay is heated to stoneware temperatures, in a kiln fired with wood, ash will combine with the clay to form a glaze. Fly ash contains the glass forming mineral silica, as well as ‘fluxes’, such as potassium, … Read more