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Learn how to glaze pottery with ceramic glaze in this free video series of glazing techniques.
There are 5 videos in this series:
Choosing a ceramic glaze for pottery is the final part of artistic design in ceramics. Learn how to choose a ceramic glaze for your pottery pieces in this free ceramics.
Shaking up ceramic glaze is necessary before applying the glaze to pottery. See how to prepare your ceramic glaze to glaze your pottery in this free ceramics.
You should rinse off your pottery before applying interior glaze to your pottery. See how to apply interior ceramic glaze to pottery in this free ceramics.
You can use a brush to paint ceramic glaze onto the outside of pottery. See how to apply exterior ceramic glaze to pottery in this free ceramics.
The interior glaze and exterior glaze of pottery can be mixed or matched. See how to mix different colors of ceramic glaze on pottery in this free ceramics.
Ceramics, the craft of forming pottery, is over twelve thousand years old, pottery appearing in the tenth millennium before the Birth of Christ. The pottery wheel was invented between the 6th and 2nd millenniums B.C. in Mesopotamia and completely changed pottery production, allowing pottery to be created much faster and more uniform in shape. Today, in the twenty-first century, pottery is produced on a large scale; however, individual potters can mix their own clay or dig it from the ground and focus more on the art and beauty aspects of creating ceramic pottery. Glazing is one of the most important techniques an artist can employ in ceramics. Learn how to glaze pottery in this free ceramics video featuring artist C. Laura Irmis. Irmis will teach you how to choose a ceramic glaze for your pottery. Additionally, she will demonstrate how to prepare ceramic glaze for glazing pottery, how to glaze the exterior of pottery, how to glaze the interior of ceramic pieces, and how to mix glazes on the pottery.
C. Laura Irmis C. Laura Irmis of Saltwater Ceramics had worked in the graphic design industry for over 10 years when she realized her creative passion needed to expand. In the midst of finishing her bachelor's degree, she took a ceramics class and found an additional creative spark she had been craving. Laura received her B.A. in Visual Arts from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg Florida and emerged as a potter. Living on the west coast of Florida has dramatically influenced her creative path. Both music and the beaches have been a driving source of inspiration. The composition of shapes, textures and colors show this inescapable relationship. Laura's tools include handpicked shells from Florida beaches and Egmont Key, a wildlife refuge. Conch shell tops are used to imprint tiny, deep holes portraying a coral feel on the handles and feet. Mangrove pods create unhindered lines while clam shells imprint layered textures, arranged like notes in a melody.dkdk
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