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.

What students say about the classes.

 John L. Tennessee, USA -
Wow, what a class! For those looking to find the "missing dots" that seem to dog you, this course nails it. The material covers all the bases and more. Plenty of intro to materials, glazing methods and trouble shooting. I especially appreciated the "Improving the usability of glazes" as it relates to brushing on glazes. I recommend the course to anyone who wants to get a handle on how glazes work, why and don't want to be a physics student to understand.