About My Glazes

All the work is stoneware fired to 2100° F in a reduction-fired kiln. The glazes use oxides from manganese and copper for colors from silver-black to purple-blues and green. The surfaces are semi-matt to very dry sculptural glazed surfaces. I use a wax resist technique for decorating some work, which achieves graphic, hard-edge patterns. Most of my work is decorative as opposed to utilitarian and involves platters and plates for two-dimensional exploration. It also involves bowls and vessels for exploring three-dimensional ideas.

About My Glazes

All the work is stoneware fired to 2100° F in a reduction-fired kiln. The glazes use oxides from manganese and copper for colors from silver-black to purple-blues and green. The surfaces are semi-matt to very dry sculptural glazed surfaces. I use a wax resist technique for decorating some work, which achieves graphic, hard-edge patterns. Most of my work is decorative as opposed to utilitarian and involves platters and plates for two-dimensional exploration. It also involves bowls and vessels for exploring three-dimensional ideas.

A Few Glaze Formulas

Purple Blue Glaze with Slip

G200 H.P. 35.0
Fusion 403 5.0
Barium Carbonate 40.0
EPK 18.0
C & C Ball Clay 2.0
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Copper Carbonate 6.0
Veegum CER 1.5
Bentonite 2.0

Yellow Ochre Glaze with Slip

Unispar 14.3
Whiting 28.6
EPK 57.1
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Gerstley Borate 4.0
Ochre 5.0
Wood Ash 20.0
Bentonite 2.0

Bright Red

Unispar 75.0
Whiting 15.0
Silica (325m) 5.0
C & C Ball Clay 5.0
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Mason 6088 15.0
Bentonite 3.0