Layering glazes to get variegation

Wednesday 28th November 2012

Example of the insight-live.com/glossary/94">variegation produced by layering a white glaze of stiffer melt (a matte) over a darker glaze of more fluid melt (a glossy). This was fired at cone 6. The body is a stoneware and the glazes employ calcium carbonate to encourage bubbling during melting, each bubble reveals the color and texture of the underlying glaze layer. It is also possible to get this effect using the same base glaze (stained different colors).

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Reactive Glazes, Glaze Layering

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