Glazes from Mount Vision Granite

As a ceramicist, a large portion of my work is dedicated to formulating ceramic glazes from the locally available granite rock. This activity includes glaze formulation research and education, sourcing and processing of the local materials, extensive experimentation, and detailed documentation.

Early in the process I elected to use this site as a repository for documentation which has led to the development of a series of "Mt Vision Granite" articles, organized below.

The first group is informative and provides background on inspiration, place, geology and chemistry and processing of the local granite. The second group records experimentation details.

Inspiration, Geology, Chemistry, and Processing

• Mt Vision Granite: Inspiration
• Mt Vision Granite: Geological Setting
• Mt Vision Granite: Chemical Composition and Identification of Local Samples
• Mt Vision Granite: Processing

Glaze Experiments and Results

• Mt Vision Granite: Base Glaze Experiments
• Mt Vision Granite: Iron Oxide Experiments
• Mt Vision Granite: Cobalt Experiments
• Mt Vision Granite: Titanium Experiments
• Mt Vision Granite: Copper Experiments

Slip Experiments and Results

• Mt Vision Slip: Initial Explorations

Resources

• List of Useful References

Being that this effort is continuous, these articles will remain a work in progress.