Glazing made easy e-course

​Duration of class
6 weeks formal video classes, 4 weeks reviewing
10 weeks total viewing

Contents of e-course

Week 1
  • ​What is a glaze and how to understand glazing.
  • The history and pathways of pottery glazes.
  • ​What is needed in your studio for glazing pottery.
  • ​The purpose of glazing.
  • ​Planning the glaze process and preparing your bisque ware.
  • Using of cold and hot waxes and cleaning of bottoms and lid areas. 
​Week 2
This week is presented by commercial, functional potter (Lynn Barnwell) assisted by Antoinette
  • Buying commercial glazes.
  • Glaze effects.
  • Mixing and using commercial glazes.
  • ​Dipping and testing commercial glazes.
​Week 3
Different dipping techniques.
Pouring glazes.
Spray glazing.
Understand glaze additives
  • ​Suspending agents
  • ​Flocculants
  • ​De-flocculants
  • ​Brush-on mediums
Mixing and preparing glazes​
Week 4
  • Understanding raw materials for glazes.
  • Making test tiles.
  • How to mix a glaze from a recipe.
  • Measuring the density of glazes.
  • Procedures and tips for glazing test tiles.
​​Week 5
Glaze projects
  • ​Cuerda Seca glazing
  • Majolica​
  • Glaze layering
  • Different resist methods
  • Glaze printing
  • Glaze trailing
​Week 6
  • ​Understand heat work.
  • ​Firing glazes.
  • Glaze faults and remedies.
  • ​Glazes and firing techniques.
  • ​Analyzing glaze test results.