Special Effect Glazes
with Linda Bloomfield
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Course InformationDate: 28.9.25 & 30.9.25
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm Price: $480 Tutor: Linda Bloomfield Class materials and firing included Please bring along your apron or messy clothing. Covered shoes are essential. Workshop includes lunch break, please bring own refreshments (microwave and fridge available, as well as coffee and tea) |
Learn all about glaze chemistry – what each glaze material contributes to the mix, and how to adjust glazes to either correct defects or to make special effect glazes, with UK ceramist and author Linda Bloomfield.
Participants will choose, make and test their own base glaze (be in matte, gloss, or special effect), as well as using oxides to create line blends. After firing students will review, discuss, and receive feedback on their results, leaving with a better understanding on how glazes work and the knowledge to enable them to create and refine glazes on their own.
The workshop is suitable for all levels, but will be especially useful for intermediate makers who already have glaze making experience and are interested in developing special effects.
All glaze materials, and equipment are provided. Test tiles will be provided, but if you’d like to test on a specific stoneware clay, please bring your own.
Tests will be fired in an electric kiln going to cone 9.
Participants will choose, make and test their own base glaze (be in matte, gloss, or special effect), as well as using oxides to create line blends. After firing students will review, discuss, and receive feedback on their results, leaving with a better understanding on how glazes work and the knowledge to enable them to create and refine glazes on their own.
The workshop is suitable for all levels, but will be especially useful for intermediate makers who already have glaze making experience and are interested in developing special effects.
All glaze materials, and equipment are provided. Test tiles will be provided, but if you’d like to test on a specific stoneware clay, please bring your own.
Tests will be fired in an electric kiln going to cone 9.
About the Artist
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Linda Bloomfield is a potter and author of Colour in Glazes and Special Effect Glazes.
She trained in engineering and has a PhD in materials science, having worked as a visiting scholar at at MIT, a researcher at NEC in Japan and a research fellow at Imperial college in London. She now runs her pottery business in London designing and making porcelain tableware and teaches glaze workshops around Europe. You can learn more about Linda's work HERE. |