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Before I call a ceramics system repeatable, I want to see the clay body, the glaze recipe or commercial product, and the firing context in the same record. Without that, the studio knowledge is still fragile.
Three evaluation axes to compare:
- quality of the glaze and firing records
- clarity of technique notes
- repeatability of successful studio outcomes
Review materials:
- Ceramic Arts Network: ceramicartsnetwork.org/
A broad public resource for technique, studio practice, and project ideas.
- Glazy: glazy.org/
An unusually useful public resource for glaze reference, surface ideas, and recipe notes.
- Glazy organization: github.com/glazyorg
A useful starting point if you want to inspect or extend the open tooling around glaze data.
Save the strongest examples, scorecards, and decision memos in this folio so future teammates can see what good evaluation looked like at the time.
A useful ceramics starter pack should include one glaze chemistry reference, one community glaze database, and one firing log template. That combination turns the studio into a place where experiments compound instead of disappear.
The kinds of materials worth saving in this space:
- glaze and test tile logging templates
- firing references tied to actual studio outcomes
- technique notes for trimming, glazing, and defect diagnosis
Read:
- Digitalfire: digitalfire.com/
A superb public reference for glaze chemistry, bodies, and ceramic processes.
- Glazy: glazy.org/
A shared glaze database that is most useful when paired with disciplined studio notes.
- Ceramic Arts Network: ceramicartsnetwork.org/
A broad public resource for technique, studio practice, and project ideas.
Documents and downloadable guides:
- Glazy: glazy.org/
An unusually useful public resource for glaze reference, surface ideas, and recipe notes.
- AMACO lesson plans and resources: amaco.com/educators
Solid educational downloads that work well as saved references inside a folio.
Build or inspect:
- Glazy organization: github.com/glazyorg
A useful starting point if you want to inspect or extend the open tooling around glaze data.
Image references:
- Wikimedia Commons pottery gallery: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pottery
A public image archive for forms, materials, and process reference.
- Glazy glaze gallery: glazy.org/
A strong visual library for comparing glaze outcomes and kiln notes.
One common mistake is saving glaze names without cone, clay, or atmosphere context. Another is changing multiple variables in one test and then wondering why the result taught less than expected.
Common traps to watch:
- saving glaze names without firing or clay context
- changing multiple variables in one test without documenting them
- forgetting to capture failed results that still teach something
References that help correct the drift:
- Glazy: glazy.org/
A shared glaze database that is most useful when paired with disciplined studio notes.
- Wikimedia Commons pottery gallery: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pottery
A public image archive for forms, materials, and process reference.
This folio post is meant to be saved and revised. Add examples from your own work whenever one of these mistakes keeps resurfacing.
A workable studio flow starts with naming the clay body and firing range, then logging glaze tests while the piece is still in progress, and finally closing the loop with kiln results that future you can actually interpret. That is how a studio stops repeating mysterious surprises.
A sequence I would actually hand to a teammate:
1. Document the clay body, form goal, and intended firing range before starting.
2. Track trimming, glazing, and test tile observations while the project is still in progress.
3. Finish with kiln results, defects, and changes to try on the next firing cycle.
Useful operating references:
- Glazy: glazy.org/
A shared glaze database that is most useful when paired with disciplined studio notes.
- Glazy organization: github.com/glazyorg
A useful starting point if you want to inspect or extend the open tooling around glaze data.
If your team has a better workflow, post it with the context around team size, constraints, and exactly where the process tends to break.