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If you didn’t know, Ceramic Materials Workshop is a small business. Our mission is to provide our community with a solid understanding of their glazes and clay to make your studios the best that they can be. In order to do that, we do all of our testing, research, editing and production in house. If you find our content helpful, please consider supporting our mission by taking some of our online courses or supporting us via our Patreon. Our team thanks you for your consideration!
CMW Commercial Clay Body Profile Testing
Over the past several years, the CMW team has collected and tested scores of commercially available clay bodies. The results are meant to help our students understand how these clay bodies perform to make their studios the best that they can be. Click below button to find results of the bodies that have been tested to date. We plan to add additional profiles as we continue to test additional clay bodies.
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Not Just Hot Air: Understanding Thermocouples in Your Kiln
Not Just Hot Air: Understanding Thermocouples in Your Kiln For centuries, ceramic kilns have been the fiery hearts of the studio. But behind the scenes, a tiny but mighty device ensures your ceramics reach their full potential: the thermocouple. In this article, we...
Ceramic Materials Workshop’s Consulting Services
CMW Ceramic Consulting Services Many people know Ceramic Materials Workshop for our online glaze and clay courses, but did you know that we also offer ceramic consulting services? Who We Can Help We offer answers for everyone. We’ve helped many hobbyists, medium...
UMF Glaze Calculators: A great tool for glaze chemistry
How To Use CMW's UMF CalculatorLearn How to Calculate the UMF By HandCheck Out a Sample Lesson From CMW's Glazed & Confused WorkshopUMF Glaze Calculators: A great tool for glaze chemistry Among the myriad of glaze formulation methods, U.M.F. (Unity Molecular...
Job Listing
Rookwood Pottery Company
Wonderful opportunity with a historic company!
Learn more about Rookwood here
Note that you must be able to relocate to Cincinnati!
Position: Clay and Glaze Chemist
- Location: Rookwood, Cincinnati
- Type: Full-time, On-site
- Salary Range: $95,000 – $115,000
Responsibilities:
- Formulate and test molecular glazes and clay bodies, ensuring top-quality outcomes.
- Lead glaze color development and modifications, leveraging a photo spectrometer for precision.
- Supervise and enhance glaze offerings across various product lines including tile and pressing, hand-thrown pottery, slip-cast items, jiggered dinnerware, and decorative tiles.
- Work with a 50-member team, providing clear communication across production, tile sales, and retail sectors.
- Manage raw material supplies, maintain relationships with suppliers, and oversee quality control of blended clay bodies.
- Coordinate laboratory testing and batching of glazes, working closely with lab assistants and batching staff.
- Contribute to the overall aesthetic advancement of Rookwood’s pottery offerings.
Requirements:
- Looking for a passionate ceramicist who loves to experiment and will further the aesthetic growth of this wonderful company.
- Expertise in gas-fired kiln operations (Blau), preferably experienced with mid-fire temperatures.
- Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with diverse teams within the company.
- Experience in raw materials management and quality assurance.
If interested, please email your resume and cover letter to jamrb4@aol.com
For Flux Sake Podcast
Listen to Our Latest Podcast Episodes.
Episode 65 Electric Kiln 101 with Freddy Fredrickson pt. 2
Listen to the final part of our conversation with the fantastic Freddy Fredrickson, former kiln master at Alfred University and founder of Fredrickson kilns. This episode will have you thinking beyond temperature when trying to get the most out of your kiln during...
Episode 64 Electric Kiln 101 with Freddy Fredrickson pt. 1
Join Matt as he dives deep into kilns with Freddy Frederickson, the legendary founder of Fredrickson Kiln Company. For over 30 years, Freddy wasn't just building kilns at The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, he was perfecting the craft as their...
Episode 63 Should I bisque higher than I glaze?
Thanks to everyone who came out to our live taping at NCECA. We had a blast and look forward to airing that episode in a few weeks. Today on the show the gang talk about the effect of mold in clay, bisque firing higher than your glaze temperature, and the wild wild...
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