Z -Commercial Glaze Workshop Janet Montville-

Commercial Glaze Workshop 

Teacher - Janet Montville

Janet.Montville@janesartcenter.org

Insta: @montvilleceramics

Thursday, April 3rd, 10-5 pm (including lunch break)

Sunday, April 6th, 10-4 pm (including lunch break)

Level: Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced

Learn to glaze correctly with commercially available glazes to get the results you want. There is no reason to stress when choosing the type of glaze for your project. Are you ready to get the results you long for? This workshop will clarify all that! 

What to Bring to the workshop

- Cone 5-6 Clay bisqued prior to the workshop (must be purchased at Jane’s)

- 10-15 small (½-1 lb) premade and bisqued (fired once) test tiles (smallish work)

- 3-5 bigger pieces (maximum size- 10” in either direction)

For best results, your pieces should include a variety of shapes and surfaces:

-vertical and horizontal shapes

-deep texture and light texture (example: carvings, stamps and slip)

-underglaze drawings or color

Materials Provided

- Glazes, Brushes, Tape, Wax

- Amaco Cone 5/6 Glazes (Potter’s Choices, Celadons, Shinos, Satin Matte)

- Laguna Cone 5/6 Glazes (Crackle, Dry Lake, Dynasty, Mystic)

- Opulence Cone 5/6 Glazes (Satin Matte, Reduction Look, Gloss, EnviroColor Semi Matte)

- Mayco Cone 5/6 Glazes (Classic, Matte, Crystal glazes)

Day 1: Thursday, April 3rd

-Students will learn about different types of glazes for a variety of surfaces.

-Is your glaze food safe? Dinnerware safe?

-Demonstration showing “how to glaze with commercial glazes” 

-Glaze Layering will be demonstrated & a list of well known combinations will be available

-Students will glaze their small pieces. Kiln will be loaded and fired

Day 2: Sunday, April 6th

-Kiln results analysis and discussion from the first firing

-Two glazing techniques will be demonstrated; Frozen Pond and Making Patterns with Tape

-Students will glaze their bigger pieces.

-Kiln will be loaded and fired. Pieces will be ready for pickup two days after end of workshop

Thank to Amaco, Laguna (Axner, local distributor), Opulence (Mid-South Ceramic Supply) & Mayco for their generous donation of glazes for this workshop!