In this episode of Wheel Talk, we chat with potter Gabriel Kline, director of Odyssey Clayworks in Asheville, and chemist Bill Collins, Ph.D., co-authors of Amazing Glaze Food-Safe Recipes. They share how art and science come together to create vibrant, functional, and food-safe ceramics.

Whether you’re mixing your first glaze or expanding your library, this episode is full of insights to help you bring beauty and safety to your work.

Resources
Amazing Glaze Food-Safe Recipes: Innovative, Lab-Tested Techniques and Recipes by Gabriel Kline and Bill Collins, Ph.D. (Pre-order now for an October 2025 release)
Anya Bartels Porcelain

Book Recommendations
The Complete Potter's Companion by Tony Birks
Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses by Arun K. Varshneya and John C. Mauro
Amazing Glaze Recipes and Combinations: 200+ Surefire Finishes for Low-Fire, Mid-Range, and High-Fire Pottery by Gabriel Kline (2021)
Amazing Glaze: Techniques, Recipes, Finishing, and Firing by Gabriel Kline (2017)

-----Find more about Gabriel and Bill below-----
@odysseyclayworks
Bill Collins, Ph.D.

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