Fireborn Glaze Preview
Pictured below are only a few of our over 40 outstanding glazes. We use them alone and in combinations to create our diverse pottery. In the table below are pots with only one or two simple glaze combinations. On my more recent work, I use much more complex glaze decoration.
Please note, I have developed these glazes through a lifetime of research, testing and experimentation. Creating glazes is like formulating a glass. Glass that, when melted and cooled, fits over the clay. The colors are the result of the interactions between glaze materials and the firing process. I fire in a reducing atmosphere. How much I reduce, and when I reduce, and the ramp of the temperature up and down are critical to the development of color in my glazes. Coloring oxides, which are powdered minerals used to color glazes, can produce huge variations of color depending on what they are combined with chemically and how they are fired. For example, copper oxide can produce a deep blood red, or blues or greens and even black, depending on the glaze composition and firing process.
Recently, I have been moving toward more exciting and colorful glaze combinations. So far, the response had been excellent. Every time I open the kiln and restock the gallery, the new work is the first to go!
Unfortunately, photography of these pieces is dificult because the glazes are shiny and reflective. What you see here are mostly my primary stand-alone glazes To really appreciate my glaze combinatons go to Preview Pottery or to Recent Work or visit Fireborn Gallery in Pittsburgh.
| Glacier is a Chinese chun glaze, characterized by a mottled, glossy surface of blues, greens and purples. Glacier is peaceful and practical and has been a best seller for years. Available on all forms we make. |  |
| Nebula is a combination of Copper Red and black with a chun overlap that creates subtle greens and purples swirled in deep pools. We use it mostly on vases and bowls. |  |
| Copper Red is an exceptionally elegant, classic Chinese glaze that we use exclusively on vases. We think the Emperor would have been pleased to receive one of our Copper Red pieces. |  |
| Shino glazes are Japanese classics that are highly variable. Our Shino ranges in color from a creamy tan to orange with black or silver carbon-trapped flashes or spots. Many variables affect the final outcome. The glaze is part of the artistic process and completes the pot. |  |
| Verdigris is a quiet green with dark undertones, reminiscent of a bronze patina. Silky soft to the touch, this glaze has subtle variations in color and texture, making every piece exciting. |  |
| "Tambo" is a Japanese word meaning low vegetation, like in fields or a rice paddy. The browns, greens and golds remind us of fields just before the harvest. Used primarily on sushi ware and bowls, Tambo is available on select items in the Fireborn line. |  |
| White Crackle is a glossy white glaze, with a very slight hint of blue, that has a great crackled matrix on the surface. Looks great on sushi ware, rice bowls and teabowls. |  |
| Tenmoku is a classic Japanese glaze ranging from the glossiest black, where thick, to a warm brown, where thin. Great on teaware, bottles and dinnerware. |  |
| Rainforest is an earthy combination of two glazes that streaks into greens, blues and golds as they run down from the lip of the pot. |  |
| Celadon is translucent, glossy bluish green, our subtle celadon is another classic Asian glaze. This glaze becomes a deeper green where it pools in the throwing lines and other subtle textures of our forms. |  |
| Plum is an iron-saturate metallic glaze with tiny crystals in a contemporary finish. Plum pieces complement natural materials like granite or wood and are equally at home on a stainless steel work surface. |  |
| Chun and Coblat Blue Both are overlapped with an accent of oilspot. Oil spot glazes were used by the Chinese. They have a high boron content and the boron and silica in the glaze separate into spots. |
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| Crackle Celadon and Chun The glazes break into purple/red where overlapped. In a crackle glaze, the glassy glaze is stretched over the clay. Usually glazes are formulated so that they will be under compression. Crackle glazes are the opposite. |
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| Tenmoku and Chun Both glazes are overlapped with accents of oil spot, copper red and gold. |
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| MyQ Blue This is a semi transparent light blue glaze with opalescent bubbles. |
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| Gold and Kaki There are two of my newest glazes. The Kaki breaks into hares fur when thick. |
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| These are only a few of my glazes. I have over 40 glazes on hand...all beautiful! |
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