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New video on Ian Currie Systematic Blend...https://youtu.be/oe4KgunSR_Q

Ian Currie Systematic Blend

New work. Wall pieces. Various shinos.

I have a trash can filled with bird seed. I left the lid open, and the next day found this little guy in there. Definitely a metaphor for something...

Check out Gabriel Kline's new book ! Very nice with good practical information about the ins and outs of glazing.

Having an interesting workshop in Tucson AZ in Feb.2019. Sponsored by Southern Arizona Clay Artists. Details on my website.

Mountain snow

Wanted to thank all the centers who hosted my workshops this year as well as everyone who attended and helped make them possible. About 500 students and over 144,000 tiles and thousands of pots made this a really fun year! THANK YOU!!!

Nice little tea bowl from Shino workshop at Adamah Clay Studio. Feldspar intrusions and wood ash on Gustin shino. Stoneware, wood fired. 2018 #adamahclaystudio #johnbrittpottery #shino #glazeworkshops #glazework #glazelover #ceramicmaterial #ceramicmaterials #teabowl #ceramicmaterialsworkshop #feldspar #feldsparchips #pacer #niceash #johnbrittworkshopsarefun #johnbritt

Workshops scheduled for 2019. More info on my website..johnbrittpottery.com

How to run a Volumetric Line Blend for Pottery Glazes

Nice fall day.

Making some cobalt carbonate progressions.

Ewers

I made a new video for my YouTube Channel showing you how to do a volumetric color blend. Hope it helps. https://youtu.be/1mXUeBdDFKQ

Sieving a glaze. Zinc oxide and tin oxide from a 1000 gram batch.

Oolites trying to form at the bottom of my glaze bucket that has been stored for a long time.

Eating lunch today out of my beautiful Fiestaware bowl. Last year I help them develop some glazes that they developed into the Fresco line. But today I was eating out of it and was just impressed at how spectacular it was! #fiestaware #fiestawareaddict #ceramics #johnbrittpottery #johnbritt #dinnerware #fresco #fiestawarefrescoisawesome https://ift.tt/2SrpE1d

Gold Shino (a.k.a. iron gold and iridescent glazes)

Got some nice bowls in the Shino firing

This is a kiln log in my High Fire glaze book with graph, log and stack all in one. Page 175

Here is an image of an R1 gas kiln firing chart showing temperature rise and overlaid with the oxy probe reading. This is for Derek Au.

Shino bowl

Multi-sectional Ewers

Got an amazing Workshop coming up!!! 3 firings, 50 pieces each, one wood firing. 2 gas reduction... contact jennifer@bethelhorizons.org Also description on my webpage Johnbrittpottery.com/workshops

Beautiful little snake on Roan Mountain NC.

Got some new Ewers. Headed to Appalachian State University for a Glaze Talk today from 2:00- 6:00 p.m. All welcome. Free ($5 for non-club members)

I'm giving a glaze talk on Friday!! FREE ($5 non-members) Boone NC

FREE -Glaze Talk and Discussion- Appalachian State, Boone, North Carolina ($5 for Non-members)

Monster glaze workshop here at Markarts in Wichita KS. #markartsks #johnbrittpottery #johnbrittworkshopsarefun #johnbritt #johnbrittworkshop #johnbrittworkshops #glazetest #glazetests #ceramic #ceramicglazetesting #ceramicmaterials #glazeworkshops

Roan Mountain Little Buck

I should do what?????#glazetest #glazeworkshops #johnbrittpottery #johnbritt #johnbrittworkshopsarefun #johnbrittworkshops #ceramicglazetesting #ceramic #ceramicmaterials #wtf #cornellstudiosupply #cornellstudios

This glaze is called Kitchen Sink Matte and in the color run with 0.5%chrome it kinda looks like a shino in electric on a dark body. Pinholes and all. Will post the recipe later...too tired to get up and get it.

Just finished up our glaze workshop. Great firing at Cornell studio. Excellent students! Super fun. Time! Doing it again here next weekend!!.#johnbrittpottery #johnbrittworkshops #cornellststudios #itisgreatindayton #pottery #glazes #glazedandconfused #ceramic #ceramicmaterials #colorblend #glazeworkshops #glazeworkshop #glazework #getterdone

Dustin Harris did a great job loading our kiln us . We'll be firing it tomorrow and out on Sunday. Will post some images..#johnbrittpottery #johnbrittworkshops #cornellststudios #itisgreatindayton #pottery #glazes #glazedandconfused #ceramic #ceramicmaterials #colorblend #glazeworkshops #glazeworkshop #glazework #getterdone

Got a really nice group of people today at Cornell Studio Supply in Dayton Ohio for our glaze Workshop. We survived day one.#johnbrittpottery #johnbrittworkshops #cornellststudios #itisgreatindayton #pottery #glazes #glazedandconfused #ceramic #ceramicmaterials #colorblend #glazeworkshops #glazeworkshop #glazework #getterdone

As I was getting ready for my Dayton /Cornell Studio Workshop on cone 6 glaze I plotted some glazes I researched for non-crazing at one 6 on "most" bodies and noticed how much tighter they were than the Stull map. I then did the same with other "limits/targets" noticing the variations. It is interesting to see.

Got a few beauties out of the firing. I will post more later. Headed to Dayton Ohio for a Glaze Workshop at Cornell Studio. If you know of anyone who would be interested there are a few spots open this weekend.

"Family Reunion". 10 pots a day no matter what...em's the rules.

This is what my fingernails look like after almost 3 weeks not in clay and glaze. Amazing, no cracks, no torn up fingernails, no hang nails. Excetera.

Got a couple of spots open in this workshop. It is going to be great fun and if you know anyone who would be interested please pass it on! Thx!

Having fun GS.(glazing shitty -no rules, no notes, wgaf glazing)

Finally figured out how to throw these with the handles already attached....😉😉😉

Shrimp Cakes with Lemon Aioli

Clay Club: "Free" Kiln Bricks

Great Trail in Sourhern Virginia...Virginia Creeper! Something like 45 tressel bridges!

The list

Finally got the RAM press up and running.....

Wanted to thank everyone who helped make the workshop possible. ... I know it was a giant group effort but I really wanted to thank Carolyn, Cheryl , Carly , Linda etc...and everyone who made it possible. It's a lot of work when you have 30 + people...but boy was it a lot of fun and laughs. #John.britt1, #Johnbrittpottery, #glazeworkshops #glaze #glazeworkshop, #glazes, #awesomesauce, #glazework #fraservalley #fraservalleypottersguild #surreyartcentre

She was a Color Run in Raspberry base and someone did a version with 2 Chrome and 4 titanium.

Here is a sample of ravenscrag floating blue..base with color run.

Just finishing up the workshop in Vancouver, and had some nice results from Tony Hansen's revision of the Panama Blue Recipe. This is 3.5% copper.

Big tile day at Surry Art Center in Vancouver BC

This was a group of test trying to get yellow spots with a black cover glaze. This is all cone 5 electric by the way.

Still a few more test of this spotted glaze trying to get some different color covers. All the glaze recipes and everything are listed in the group on Facebook entitled " Exploring cone 6 glazes together with John Britt's book"

Just loaded some more stain test for the spotted glaze series. Let you know tomorrow.

Had a great 1st day of glaze testing with our 28 participants ...firing today...out tomorrow.

Getting set up for a glaze Workshop tomorrow at Adamah Studio, here at Bethel Horizons in Dodgeville Wisconsin. Got a couple spots left open if anyone else is interested in doing some cone 6 electric glaze testing and discussions. Great little spot here in southern Wisconsin

Made a bunch of Spotted Black cups for the next workshop in Dodgeville WI. May 18-20, 2018.

Match a tea in spotted bowl.

Headed to Adamath Clay Studio in Dodgeville WI, May 18-20, 2018. I got these new little cups and I thought we could do some tiny glaze testing!

I guess it's hard to make things by hand ....who knew?

Finally made the Fried Egg...from Curate Restaraunt. Very hot oil ..don't burn down the house...

Tiles from out spotted test series...Licorice with cover.

Had a fun workshop at my studio last weekend and Steve Blankenbeker, who works at a brick Factory, told us that this yellow stain that you get when you wet bisque or a brick is actually Vanadium salts.

Getting for our big Ceramic Materials and Process Workshop tomorrow! Should be a lot of fun and very informative. Alex Glover, Steve Blankenbecker and Mike Tkach. For more info or if you want to come, https://ift.tt/2EK323P

Clay Club: Ceramic Materials and Process Workshop- Saturday A...

Doing a group glaze test of this cone 5/6 glaze combo over on Facebook...the group...Exploring cone 6 glazes together with John Britt's books... if you want to participate go over there.

Got a great Workshop coming up at my studio with Alex Glover, Steve Blankenbeker, and Mike Tkach. For more information: check out my website. It's going to be a really good one! Don't miss it!

Got an exciting workshop at my studio coming up...don't miss this one! SUPER rare!

Ceramic Materials and Process Workshop

Having fun!

4th day of our Sculptural Surfaces Workshop at Blue Water Clay in San Pedro, CA (out side Los Angeles ). Fantastic time! #bluewaterclay #johnbrittworkshop # john.britt1 #ceramicsculpture #glazeworkshops #glazes

Glaze Chunk. Fired and cut with wet saw ( thanks Andy Palmer)

As you can probably assume, I'm not much of a skin care guy, but I got this cream from a potter in my class last weekend and it's actually awesome. I'm not making any money off of this either just so you know... it's just really good stuff. Caramaeskincare.com

Lithium Carbonate prices

Got a few spots left in a workshop outside of Los Angles next week. It's going to be very unique one where we're going to just explore sculptural surfaces for a week! We have 15 people so far but are hoping to get 20 participants so we can have more results to work with. Should be a lot of fun! If you don't mind, please share with your sculpture friends! Thx! #johnbrittworkshop #glazes #pottery #ceramics #sculpture #art #ceramicwor #ceramicsculpture #glazeworkshops #sculpturalsurfaces #bluewaterclay #cats

Sculptural Glaze Surfaces Workshop Feb 12-16, 2018

Just finished a glaze for workshop at The Village Potters in Asheville NC. Had 2500 tiles, various samples of unusual glazes, and a ceramic mineral collection.

Tea bowl, thrown, altered, John's Satin 2 Black, cone 6 electric.

Great turnout for the Glaze Class today. Had about 50 people. Did a few demos including a frit making demo. One more day!

Julie Johnson helping me set up at the Village Potters in Asheville for our big Workshop tomorrow ...getting excited.

Sculptural Surfaces workshop Feb 12-16, 2018 at Blue Water Clay in San Pedro CA. A week-long exploration of ceramic sculptural surfaces at mid-range and low fire.

Sorting cone ten ten tiles at Reitz Ranch Ceramic Arts 2018.

Mike Upp got some good results with Val's Turquoise variations.

Sorting tiles at Reitz Ranch

Getting finished up at a wonderful Reitz Ranch Workshop here in Arizona. Looking at 900 tiles today! Will post later. #reitzranch #johnbritt #johnbrittpottery #johnbrittworkshops #johnbrittworkshop #glazes #glazeworkshop #ceramics #cottonwood #jeromearizona #pottery

Here is another visual description of the North Carolina Clay Club oil spot firing.

Got the North Carolina Clay Club Oil Spot firing out. Being an "glass half full" guy, I would say it looks good for a first try.

Bowl in morning light

Fiting tge Oil Spots from January NC Clay Club . Out tomorrow.

Detail from Skull Series. "The Implants Didn't Really Help in the End"

Detail from Skull Series. "The Implants Didn't Really Help in the End"

Shitty kintsuki

Looking at some low fire sculptural surfaces for my February 12-16 workshop in LA. Looking forward to it!

Clay Club: Recap: January Clay Club at John Britt Pottery

Frosty start 2018