Over the past few days in the studio, I’ve been testing a white matte glaze as well as another glaze called Nudibranch on a series of small bowls, to see how they behave on different clay bodies
The blue nudibranch in the center and the bowl above it were glazed with the same base but with a blue colorant added. All the other bowls are coated with the plain white matte breaking base glaze. The interesting part? Even though the recipe was exactly the same, the results came out quite different because of the clay bodies.
On light clay bodies, the glaze fired to a cool, silky matte white. On warmer-toned clays, it developed subtle brown speckles and the breaking effect became more pronounced, especially along the rims, where it really highlights the shape and texture.
Opening the kiln and spotting these small differences is still the most exciting part for me. Same glaze, same firing — yet completely different results depending on the clay. That’s exactly why I love testing.
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