05/02/2026
g l a z e testing •
Jumping right back into it for 2026, new projects coming up which require some different glazes to get the look and feel I'm chasing. Here's a little peek into part of the process!
Glaze testing is part science part maths, alot of notes, then excitement and anticipation for the firing 🔥 results.
In the studio I test and make all my glazes from raw materials, the base recipes are usually from books and online forums which are then tweaked with a multitude of testing to find the right fit and colour.
The raw ingredients are combined in different ratios to make a gloss, semi gloss, matte, transparent, opaque glaze and then the oxides are used as colourants. Next variables are the clays, application, firing, cooling, can all make a glaze look totally different!
So lots of testing happens before a glaze makes it into production!
Personally, I love this part of ceramics combining chemistry and delving into all the variables you can achieve ✨️