Flux Ceramics

A teadust/tenmoku glaze but with a cobalt blue layer inside and over the rim.

Copper green over a lovely pink gloss that gets its color from a rare earth oxide Erbium oxide.

It took a ton of trial and error to get this glaze(s) where I wanted it and it’s my current favorite. There are four glazes layered here and they are all super fluid. Most of these end up dripping/flowing and require some sanding, but the result is worth the hassle I think. You also get a nice collage of different textures, from gloss to satin to matte.

Greens and blues.

Brushing some contrast glazes can give a piece great juxtaposition I think, in this case a soft cobalt blue on the lip.

Loved the movement on this one.

Happy color soap dispensers.

Some extra large soap dishes per a custom order. I love this glaze combo and it was by dipping by accident. A glossy base glaze with a matte glaze over giving a super interesting surface of gloss to matte.

Embrace the scrub daddy/mommy ❤️ midnight surf glaze.

My bright pastel color palette. These glazes are nothing particularly complex but they hold a special meaning to me. I grew up using so I always get a little nostalgic with them, and who doesn’t need some happy colors in their life!?

Another L*D variant.

Apologies for taking a much needed break on the socials :) some lovely flux movement on this recent one.

Per a custom request made a bunch of porcelain thumb dent tumblers.

My “Ocean Sunset” combination.

An ultra vibrant blue gloss I’ve been iterating on. The notches on the spoon rest double as a garlic grater.

Ah, when the drip is just perfect, so satisfying!

I have been playing around with different shapes and sizes for “butter keepers”, aka “French butter bells”. If you have never used one, they are pretty amazing for having soft butter that will not go rancid.

You simply fill enough water in the cup so when the top is inserted upside down the rim touches the water creating a barrier from air. Then you just smash some butter into the top piece, and when ready, just flip it over onto your table voila!

Some more teadust twilight on a few things.

Crystalline glaze with a lovely accent glaze.

One of the L*D vases from a recent firing.

Round two of my Heath Ivory glaze tests. I’ve been using a slightly modified version of this glaze for some time and it’s one of my all time favorite cover/accent glazes (and I’m sure for many others out there).

Round one, I simply did a base + colourant test, to see what I liked, and copper with a pinch of cobalt won. This final round is using one with titanium and one with just the base, and then seeing how it plays in the sandbox with my own glazes. If you’re into it I will post my results when they are done. You can find the original glaze as well as a wonderful take on it with simplified ingredients, by on glazy.

Black satin/gloss with a cobalt accent, on porcelain. This mug is up in the shop.

Per feedback I am trying out adding in stock items, more unique, more one off types, that I usually sell only in person at markets. I am trying to see what people prefer vs made to order, which is what I’ve almost always done online. So expect more one off pieces available vs made to order stock options.

A floating blue glaze over a different floating blue glaze = fun.

I have been having some fun making some soy candles. The best part is, when it’s done you have an awesome cup!

I stamp all my pots with my makers mark and an underglaze stamp. It seems a bit trivial but I find it’s important to me to highlight this amazing place where they were made.

After who knows how many pots I’ve stamped I still get the random not so great one. This is a pic of quite a few terrible makers and stamps 😂 I also do this after bisque firing so any mistake is forever part of that piece (sans sanding off etc).

My ocean sunset glaze combo on a soap dish.

Happy !

Not very many people ever ask why I put a ring on my mugs and I find it serves a few purposes. I find that a good portion of people tend to switch from the handle to cradling the cup as it cools, and the lip gives you support. It also serves as a nice break point for glaze accents.

Poll Time:

Do you tend to always use a handle or put your fingers through the handle wrapped around holding it, or both?

Two very hard glaze colors to photograph, given they are both dichroic (color changes depending on light source type). Both use rare earth oxides to get their color. Left is a glossy base with about 8.2% erbium oxide, right is 7% neodymium oxide. Copper accent over, on porcelain.

Top view of an angled

This mug had a slight imperfection on it so I used it as a glaze test (vs a tile), and well, of course it had to come out amazing!

A lot going on here: testing a altered version of gen’s satin matte (glossy for me/fast cooled) on the lower portion, a cobalt matte cover on rim, then a satin black liner inside, which brought the iron over the rim giving the browns and oranges. Close to a rainbow!