The Fake Phase Glaze

I have been on the hunt to develop dependable phase separated glazes.  That being said, a tiny chemical change to a glaze can alter the glaze to make it unique from the parent glaze.  So if you want to change from a copper blue to a cobalt blue the wonderful phase can disappear and you get a nice boring blue.  Also any number of other faults can show up.

After six months of testing, looking for phase separation and finding lots of really nice glazes..  I have finally found the glazes I am going to add to my studio.

Pictured below are just a few of the tests I have been working on.  The base glaze formula I have is really working well with producing phase.
 

It's a new Phase! Phase Separation

 Now... I've been going through a phase.  Yup a phase separation!

The term Phase Separation has to do with the fact that the glaze, when properly made to specifically phase, is creating two separate glasses at the same time.  Cool right?  Yes, yes it is!
So how did I get so glaze nerdy?  I took Matt Katz's Online Glaze Class and now I can make my glazes based on science and not poking about to finally get a good glaze for my ware.  Check out his site and classes at  Ceramic Materials Workshop 

So.. On to my new Phases.  :)  Can't wait to put the glazes onto a pot!

 

Sea Life Wall-hangings

 These wall art Seahorses and Fish have been a real treat to create.  Glazing has been an adventure of creating colors that are brighter and more colorful than what I am used to employing in my work.  The clay is a paper clay which makes the artwork very light.  BTW.. these look great on the wall, inside and outside!