AN ONLINE CERAMICS COURSE · CONE 6 & CONE 10 OXIDATION
Understanding & Developing
Ceramic Glazes
Stop hoping a glaze will turn out and start knowing why it does.
A practical, artist-led course in glaze chemistry, testing and creative control,
taught from my studio.
Join the waitlist
A few good reasons to be on it:
- An early-bird price - an exclusive discount before enrolment opens to everyone.
- First through the door - early access before the public launch.
- Free bonus guides - first access to the downloadable tools as they're released.
From the studio
"I don't want glaze making to feel like mixing a recipe, firing it and seeing what turns out. Once you have consistency, you're free to be as creative as you like."
I'm Steve Brown. I started developing my own glazes because I wanted real control over the surface of my work, not to collect recipes, but to understand what the materials were actually doing.
This course is that whole process: we set up a simple workspace, mix a clear glaze, test it, fire it and read the results until glaze stops feeling like magic and starts feeling like something you can repeat and steer.
What you'll learn
Five modules, one repeatable process
Module 01
Understand glaze & choose your firing
Learn what a glaze really is, silica, alumina and flux. Read a recipe with understanding, and choose between Cone 6 and Cone 10 oxidation for your clay and kiln.
Module 02
Set up a safe, simple workspace
Build a glaze workspace without buying the whole catalogue, a focused materials list, safe-working habits that protect your lungs, and storage so nothing becomes a mystery bucket.
Module 03
Make your first glaze
Mix a clear glaze from scratch, weighing, sieving and recording every batch, and measuring specific gravity so it goes on the same way every time.
Module 04
Test & develop a glaze
Move from following recipes to developing your own proper test tiles, line blends, taking a clear glaze from transparent to white, and seeing how application changes everything.
Module 05
Fire, read & troubleshoot
Read a fired test the way I do it. Gloss, opacity, movement, fit and diagnose pinholing, crazing and crawling with a calm, step-by-step sequence.
MEET YOUR TEACHER
Steve Brown
You might recognise me from the Great Pottery Throwdown.
I came to clay after 25 years as a film animator, and now I make pots full-time from my studio.
I taught myself glaze chemistry for one reason: to take control of my own surfaces. No mystery, no relying on chance, just careful testing, good notes and a process I can repeat and push in any direction. That's exactly what I'll hand over to you.
"Consistency gives control. Control gives creative freedom."
THE WAITING LIST IS OPEN
Ready to understand
your glazes?
Join the waitlist for your early-bird offer and be first
to know when enrolment opens.
