This semester I have been teaching at University of Saint Francis and have been creating new glazes for the ceramic department. I extruded and made some test tiles, with white slip applied to one side of the tile and numbered them accordingly. I made up 43 cone 10 glazes varying in color. I also tried to have an even amount of gloss, satin, and matt surfaces for the glaze tests as well. I also included a couple of textural glazes for those wanting a different look. I fired two sets of glazes for a total of 86 test tiles. One set was fired in a oxidation atmosphere (electric kiln), and the other set was fired in a reduction atmosphere (gas kiln).
The students have been really receptive to the amount of options they have now. I have also made up 21 different Raku glazes, which I have recently fired. Those glazes really turned out nice and should be a hit with the students as well. Pictured are the tiles I made and the tests I have done so far…minus the new Raku glazes. The bottom row of tiles are some of the previous test tiles they had before I started my endeavor.
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