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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!
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Batch, please!
Learn how we mix and batch a glaze!
Self Absorbed
Learn more about clay body absorption and why it’s important.
Glow Up!
Rose shows you how to make a glow in the dark glaze.
Make a Plaster Slab
Learn how we make a plaster slab for testing.Â
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.
CMW UMF Calculators
UMF glaze calculators are designed to assist potters in formulating glazes with specific surfaces and textures in mind. At their core, these calculators utilize the concept of Unity Molecular Formula, which represents the molecular ratios of the materials in the glaze. By inputting the desired materials and their respective proportions, you can generate custom recipes that perfectly align with your artistic vision.
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NEW COURSE ALERT: Making Glazes, Make Sense
Making Glazes, Make Sense: The Ultimate Glaze Chemistry Guide Are you ready to unlock the true potential of your ceramic art? Do you dream of creating glazes that are not only stunning but also perfectly predictable? Then get ready, because "Making Glazes, Make Sense:...
Lava Glazes!
Unleashing the Fury: A Deep Dive into Lava Glazes Lava glazes are known for their dramatic, textured surfaces that mimic the look of molten rock. The bubbling and foaming effects are a result of a fascinating chemical reaction. Do you have everything I should know...
What Does Vinegar do to Clay?
Vinegar in Clay: Miracle Cure or Myth? In one of our recent For Flux Sake episode 103, What Does Vinegar do to Clay? Spencer from Texas dives into a common pottery practice: adding vinegar to clay. Matt, with his scientific approach, explains that vinegar (acetic...
For Flux Sake Podcast
Listen to Our Latest Podcast Episodes.
Episode 108 – How does a kiln sitter work?
Do you remember the joys of using a kiln sitter? Those mini cones were so cute until you dropped one in the bottom of a fully loaded kiln. Even though manufacturers have shifted to computer controlled models, sitters were a key part of electric kilns for decades....
Episode 107 – How can you tell if a glaze is fully melted?
Today your favorite glaze experts answer a listener's question about judging the melt of an ash glaze, methods for wet mixing bentonite, and whether or not it's safe to use industrial dinnerware made before lead was regulated. They also open the show talking about why...
Episode 106 – Are metallic glazes similar to melted metal?
Have you ever wondered what makes a bronze glaze work? This week on the show the gang answer a listener's question about metallic oxides in glazes, and discuss the finer points of what makes a pinhole a pinhole. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us...
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