Studio: Glaze Formulation Resources
References are provided for those seeking to learn more about ceramic glaze formulation, especially from local sources.
While I am relatively new to glaze formulation, I've covered some ground. Below are a list of resources that I've found invaluable:
Websites:
- DigitalFire.com, a solid reference resource.
- Glazy.org offers an easy to use glaze formulation calculator, among other handy tools for the potter.
- Hamish Jackson, a bright young potter who, while completing his MFA, extensively documented his own journey formulating glazes from a local granite found in Utah. The trail he blazed saved me much time and anguish. Thanks Hamish!
- The Periodic Table
Books:
The following references contain a lot of overlap, but each brings its own worthy and unique perspective. Note I am firing an electric kiln to Cone 6, which explains the mid-range references.
- Amazing Glaze Recipes and Combinations: 200+ Surefire Finishes for Low-Fire, Mid-Range, and High-Fire Pottery (Mastering Ceramics) by Gabriel Kline
- Amazing Glaze: Techniques, Recipes, Finishing, and Firing (Mastering Ceramics) by Gabriel Kline
- Ceramic Technology for Potters and Sculptors by Yvonne Hutchinson Cuff
- Clay and Glazes For The Potter by Daniel Rhodes
- Cushing Handbook by Val Cushing
- Glazes from Natural Sources by Brian Sutherland
- Mastering Cone 6 Glazes: Improving Durability, Fit and Athletics by Jon Hesselberth and Ron Roy
- Revealing Glazes: Using the Grid Method by Ian Currie
- Rock Glazes Unearthed by Mathew Blakely
- Science for Potters by Linda Bloomfield
- Stoneware Glazes - A Systematic Approach by Ian Currie
- The Ceramic Spectrum: A Simplified Approach to Glaze and Color Development by Robin Harper
- The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at Cones 4-7 by John Britt. John's Youtube videos are very useful and easily consumed.