Glaze of the Month Archives - Brackers Good Earth Clays

AMACO Crystaltex Series – November Glazes of the Month

by Cindy Bracker | Nov 2, 2015 | Featured, Glaze of the Month, Low Fire

Recently, I saw this image on Instagram, and I was absolutely enchanted. Although I have thought for years that the CTLs offered a nice and fairly unique surface, seeing them fired at Cone 3 blew my mind, so I wanted to share the results and challenge you to test...

Spectrum Semi-Transparents: October Glazes of the Month

by Cindy Bracker | Oct 1, 2015 | Featured, Glaze of the Month, Glazes, Low Fire, Products

Semi-Translucent glazes have been growing in popularity, particularly when layered with other glazes. Most of the excitement has been happening at the Cone 5-6 range, but you need not wear out your elements to achieve that look. Spectrum makes a complete and...

glazes of the month – Best of B’Raku! Bracker Staff Picks

by Cindy Bracker | Sep 1, 2015 | Featured, Glaze of the Month, Raku, Specials, Sales

This month, in honor of our Second Saturday B’Raku event, we are featuring some of our favourite Raku glazes. You will have the opportunity to try them out here at Bracker’s on September 12th, and then pick up the ones you like the most, or order ahead...

Glaze of the month – AMACO Shinos

by Cindy Bracker | Aug 4, 2015 | Featured, Glaze of the Month, Glazes, Mid Fire, News

AMACO’s new Shino glazes yield wonderfully varied colors depending on their application thickness. A light application favors the warm rust base, a heavier application favors their opaque coloration. Textured surfaces enhances this effect. These glazes are...

Glaze of the Month – Select Mason Stains

by Cindy Bracker | Jul 2, 2015 | Featured, Glaze of the Month, News, stains

This month we honor and remember Glenda Taylor, whose pottery was as bright and colourful as she was. Glenda used Mason Stains to achieve the vivid hues in her ceramics. We decided to select 8 colors to feature this month. Many are the exact stains that Glenda...

June Glaze of the Month: New AMACO Satin Mattes!

by Cindy Bracker | Jun 11, 2015 | Featured, Glaze of the Month, Glazes, Mid Fire

These new vibrant glazes from AMACO provide a smooth, satin surface for Cone 5-6 stoneware and porcelain clay bodies. Glazes also provide a durable, non-glossy, weatherproof surface for sculptural and tile work, and are ideal for pottery as well. 100% dinnerware safe....