PROJECT FIVE DIFFICULTY RATING SURFACE DECORATION PAINTING WITH GLAZE
As we have said many times before in ClayCraft, glazes and glazing are subjects in their own rights and strike fear into many makers, especially at the early stage of their ceramic learning. There are so many different ways to use glaze, as demonstrated in Linda’s brilliant coverage of the subject each month, but as you must know by now, we use commercially prepared glazes for the projects in the magazine, simply because, in the fast editorial turnaround, there is no time to develop, make and test new glazes, then apply them to the work. Commercially prepared glazes offer wonderful scope for experimentation, available in a huge range of colours and finishes, from matte to glossy, crystalline to crackle; there is no effect…
