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Hidden Gems: Dipping & Layering Glazes
Find some beautiful and unexpected layered glaze combinations in the DL series!
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Hallowe'en Glaze Roundup
Halloween is creeping up fast, and these glazes are a must for your collection!
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Artist Spotlight: Brian Chen
Through clay, Brian Chen explores anatomy and architecture as a way of grounding, healing, and reflecting on identity.
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Dipping & Layering Glazes: Tips & Tricks for Success!
The Dipping & Layering glaze family bring the beauty of Amaco glazes and the speed of dip application together for you! Here are my best tips for successful results when using the Dipping & Layering glazes
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Amaco Fall Layering Favorites
If you find yourself in the studio, ready to glaze some mugs or other pieces, here are some of my favorite autumn-themed glaze combos, just ripe for the picking!
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Artist Spotlight: Kate Schroeder
In this week's Artist Spotlight, we explore the journey, process, and inspirations of Kate Schroeder, a maker redefining what clay can do.
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INKs and Stencils on Chocolate Clays
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DIP Into Color!
Find out more about the Amaco Dipping & Layering glazes, new colors, layered inspirations, and more!
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Exploring PHASE glazes
Introduced in 2024, our Phase Glaze line is one to keep on your studio shelves! These cheerfully colored opaque glazes for cone 5-6 develop a subtle mottling where they’re thick. They’re stable when used alone. When layered with other glazes, they can flow dramatically.
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Embrace Spontaneity with Crawls Glazes
In the clay world crawling is the word for when glaze moves away from the clay during firing, or “crawls”, leaving bare clay and clumped glaze. Try out the NEW AMACO CRAWLS crawl for a dramatic and fun way to liven up your pieces.
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Try Something New: Magic Forest Glaze Combination
Cara brings you a layered glaze combination that's truly enchanted. Try it out today!
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Some People Need Air to Breathe… Mark Errol Can’t Live Without His Brent Wheel
Mark Errol grew up around clay from a very early age. He attended a small town school with just under five hundred students in grades K - 12. Clay wasn’t on the curriculum. But Mark managed to get his hands on some anyway and his dedication to ceramics began.
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Nikki Mizak Wants To Be Part Of Your Every Day
Nikki Mizak is one of six ceramic artists who demoed at the the Amaco NCECA booth in 2017. In addition to being a ceramic artist, Nikki is an Army wife and mother of two who enjoys having her own garden and raising chickens.
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En Iwamura Wants to Grab Your Attention with Bright Color and Dark Humor
Ceramic artist En Ewamura works mainly with large-scale, coil-built sculptures intended for installation spaces. The surfaces of his work come alive with a combination of bright patches of color and beautiful graphic imagery.
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