​​​​​​​Module 1  - Recipes & Ingredients.

• PowerPoint: 3 Main Components of Glaze

• Mix 500 grams of  a glossy base glaze

• Split into 5 - 100 gm. batches for testing

• Mix 500 grams of  a Matte base glaze

• Split into 5 - 100 gm. batches for testing

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Module 2  - Easy Line Blend Testing 

• PowerPoint: Lecture - Coloring Oxides

• Perform a Color  Line blend  •  Glossy

   •  Labeling test tiles

   •  Adding colorants

​Module 4:  Tweak Colors or Surface

  • PowerPoint Lecture: - Make it Matte 

  • Perform a Color  Line blend  • Matte
      •  Labeling test tiles
      •  Adding colorants
   • Discuss Glossy results

Module 4:  Tweak Colors or Surface

• Discuss Matte results

• Make it mottled 
• Make it more transparent (see thru)
• Make it more opaque - can't see thru
• Make crystal formations
• Make it crawl

 Module 5 - Fine Tuning Your Glaze.

• Discuss and compare test results.
* How much water? 
• Glaze thickness - Make a hydrometer

• Purchasing materials
• Firing schedules + using cones
• Food safety

• Next steps

Intro to Glaze Chemistry 

Live in Studio • June 2022 • Grass Valley, CA

dates determined by the group

(possibly Sat. June 11 and June 25)

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LIVE ON ZOOM in Jan 2023 ​​