For Flux Sake Podcast
CMW’s Matt and Rose Katz join co-host Kathy King to answer your burning questions about clay and glaze in a comical, albeit insightful way. Check out the latest episodes of For Flux Sake below or subscribe on your favorite podcast app.
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Latest Episodes
Episode 44 – Can I really fire my pots in a microwave?
Did you see the video of the potter firing their pot in the microwave? Is that real? Today on the show the gang talk about this curiosity of social media ceramics. They also talk about temperature fluctuations and Matt goes on an epic rant about vitrification and porosity.
Episode 43 – What is this mystery material?
Have you inherited a studio’s worth of raw materials but have no idea what they are? On today’s episode of For Flux Sake the gang talk about how to test mystery materials to find out their usefulness. They also talk about the best ways to record the information you learn from your test tiles, and Matt and Rose give a great report on their trip to the Fiesta Ware factory.
Episode 42 – How do Crystalline Glazes work?
On today’s episode of For Flux Sake Matt does a deep dive into crystalline glazes. The gang also talks about the nature of frits and the composition of stains.
Episode 41 – Should I trust my cones or my thermocouple during a firing?
On today’s episode of For Flux Sake, our hosts talk about the best way to measure progress in a firing. They also talk about Chat GPT and the potential for artificial intelligence in ceramics, as well as answer questions about quartz inversion and firing schedules.
Episode 40 – Why does my glaze leave flash marks on the clay?
Today the gang checks in after an exciting trip to NCECA. They also take questions about glaze recycling, hard water, and sodium flashing.
Episode 39 – For Flux Sake Live! Vol. 2
For today’s episode, we have a live taping from this year’s NCECA conference in Cincinnati, OH. Kathy, Matt, and Rose took questions from the audience about glaze development and mysterious kiln reactions.
Episode 38 – Does clay really have memory?
On today’s episode of For Flux Sake our hosts talk about clay memory and why some slab-built things warp. They also discuss delayed pinging and the aging of glazed work.
Episode 37 – What do I do if my glaze is hard panning?
On today’s episode of For Flux Sake our hosts talk about dipping glazes and what to do when your glaze hard pans at the bottom of the bucket.
Episode 36 – Why do so many cultures use unglazed pots for cooking?
On today’s episode of For Flux Sake our hosts dive down the rabbit hole of unglazed ceramics and vitrification. Along the way Matt talks about the history of kiln technology while also offering to fight any ancient Grecians who might be listening to the podcast. It gets wild.
Episode 35 – What’s the deal with Yellow Iron Oxide and Red Iron Oxide? Are they the same?
On today’s episode of For Flux Sake our hosts answer a handful of questions about material substitutions. They talk about the similarities between iron and cobalt colorants, and which raw materials you can interchange for others.