Understanding Pottery Chapter 4 Tips for Successful Glazing Part 2

Thank you for watching our video on Tips for Successful Glazing.
Understanding Pottery is a video series in production by Washington Street Studios. The series is a digital textbook that will take the listener through the entire ceramic process from the raw material through the finished ceramic pieces. We’ve already published chapter one: What is Clay, chapter two: Clay Properties and Drying and Chapter three: Bisque Firing. This is chapter four: Tips for Successful Glazing. This topic will be presented in three parts.
Tips for Successful Glazing is presented in seven topics:
1. Glaze Compositions
2. Glaze Preparation and Mixing
3. Handling Prepared Glazes (Ready For Use)
4. Surface Preparation of the Work to be Glazed
5. Methods of Glaze Application
6. Clean Up and Finishing of the Glazed Work
7. Glaze Firing
In this video you will learn the about preparing already mixed glazes for use and preparing the surfaces of pots to be glazed. Phil presents tips on stiring studio glazes along with tips and pitfalls. Then he discusses what to do to prepare the surfaces of pots to be glazed that will add to your success.
Show notes can be found at www.hfclay.com...
The next topic in the Understanding Pottery series will be Tips for Successful Glazing, Part 3.
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