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21. 5 Beautiful Glazes Made with Plants


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You can make a glaze from any plant ash! hear about 5 beautiful ones. 

Every plant ash glaze is completely unique because of the unique mineral and trace metal composition of the ash. In this episode, you can find out about 5 of the most beautiful glazes in the book ‘Pottery Glazing with Plant Ash’ by Oxford Clay: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/shop/ebooks

From purples and browns to light pink, blue and white, plant ash glazes can naturally produce many beautiful colours in pottery. 

The Glaze Recipe used in this episode is:

Cornish Stone - 40 Parts

Plant Ash - 40 Parts

Quartz - 20 Parts

Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube

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Resources for Potters:

⭐ Pottery eBooks

Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon

Free Pottery Guides:

🆓 Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):

🆓 Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)

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Oxford ClayBy Katherine Tomlinson