Glaze Recipes
VC Clear 2167 Gloss
This recipe from Val Cushing is Jess’ favorite and most used clear glaze. Sparkling clear that works on a wide range of clay bodies.
Cone 6
Works well with colorants.
46.0 – Minspar
30.0 – Gerstley Borate
13.0 – EPK
11.0 – Silica
EM Satin Clear
Cone 6
Works well with colorants.
21.0 – Silica
20.0 – Nepheline Syenite
20.0 – Whiting
20.0 – EPK
20.0 – Frit 3134
2.0 – Bentonite
Antique Copper
Cone 6
34.5 – Custer Feldspar
21.6 – Whiting
13.0 – EPK
17.2 – Cornwall Stone
10.3 – Zinc Oxide
1.7 – Copper Carbonate
1.7 – Bentonite
100 – Total
Battenkill Waterfall Brown
Cone 6
33.5 – Frit 3134
26.0 – Frit 3195
17.0 – OM4
23.5 – Silica
100 – Total
Then Add:
12.5 – Red Iron Oxide
1.0 – Rutille
Dark Olive Matte
Cone 6
75.0 – Nepheline Syenite
10.0 – Whiting
10.0 – Dolomite
4.0 – Bentonite
5.0 – Silica
104 – Total
Then Add:
2.0 – Black Copper Oxide
Glossy Licorice Black
Cone 6
26.0 – Frit 3134
22.0 – Custer Feldspar
5.0 – Talc
4.0 – Whiting
17.0 – EPK
26.0 – Silica
100 – Total
Then Add:
9.0 – Red Iron Oxide
2.0 – Cobalt Carbonate
Glossy Slate Blue
Cone 6
Breaks iron red / dark gray.
26.0 – Frit 3134
22.0 – Custer Feldspar
5.0 – Talc
4.0 Whiting
17.0 EPK
26.0 Silica
100 – Total
Then Add:
1.0 Cobalt Carbonate
0.75 – Copper Carbonate
3.0 Red Iron Oxide
6.0 Rutille
Kaki
Cone 6
10.5 – Lithium Carbonate
10.5 – Bone Ash
61.5 – Nepheline Syenite
17.5 – Tile 6
100 – Total
Then Add:
10.5 – Red Iron Oxide
Sea Blue-Green
Cone 6
Can be a very intense blue.
36.0 – Nepheline Syenite
13.0 – Wollastonite
10.0 – Zinc Oxide
10.0 – EPK
31.0 – Silica
100 – Total
Then Add:
1.0 Cobalt Carbonate
6.0 Rutille
White Satin Matte
Cone 6
32.0 – Gerstley Borate
14.0 – Talc
20.0 – Kona F4 Soda Feldspar
5.0 – EPK
29.0 – Silica
100 – Total
Then Add:
2.0 Bentonite
5.0 Zircopax
Drew’s Base 2
This is the base recipe for Drew's Practical Glaze Chemistry workshop.
Cone 5-6
42.6 – Custer Feldspar
9.6 – Frit 3134
17 – Whiting
3.2 – Talc
10.6 – EPK
17 – Silica
100 – Total