by Kyra Lysynecky | February 29, 2024 | Glazes, Informative, Myth Busters
The Truth About Lead in Ceramics Let’s dive into a topic that often sparks concern and confusion among consumers: lead in ceramics. It’s a subject surrounded by misinformation and fear, but it’s time to shed some light on the facts. First and...
by Kyra Lysynecky | December 15, 2023 | Charts, Informative
Whether you are a novice shaping your first clay creation or a seasoned potter refining your craft, having a curated collection of ceramic books is always a great resource to have.  But…here’s the thing…Although we love books, our opinion is that many of the ceramic...
by The CMW Team | June 22, 2022 | Glazes, Informative
More Tin talk…one more example of what Tin does. These are the same glaze, again made without Tin on the right, adding Tin to the same batch on the left. This time, the glaze is just increasing the level of opacity. As we said in earlier post today, when we...
by The CMW Team | June 8, 2022 | Glazes, Informative
Reduction is a new concept for a lot of people, that’s because the majority of people are firing in electric kilns, which basically only fire in Oxidation (there are some ways to do it, but they aren’t the safest or most stable). Most people think about Reduction in...
by The CMW Team | June 8, 2022 | Glazes, Informative
Continuing on the conversation about Tin! Copper Red glazes are interesting as they often contain a lot more Tin than Copper. We’ve seen formula that will have 0.5% Copper and 6x or more Tin. These two glazes are from the same batch. The tile on the right is without...
