Can i make a homemade pottery glaze?
I have recently had an interest in clay, and i got some bakeable clay. I don’t want the whole kiln and pottery wheel [yet!] but I do want to have a glaze to make them look shiny and slick and be able to be drunken out of. Thank youss!!!
If you have clay which can be baked in your oven at home (polymer clay) you can’t make your own glaze for it. You can use varnish or acrylic paints to get it shiny. There are also colors which sculpey sell as glazes.
That clay is also not suitable for cups or plates. For one if there is plasticizer left in your clay it can leach into food, the other thing is that polymer clay is very porous and next to impossible to clean properly after use.
If you want to make functional items, try to find a class in your area. You could try local art center or ceramic studios. The advantage of a class is that they teach you how to do everything and also have all necessary materials available. Especially if you are not sure how often you do ceramics or for how long it can be cheaper to keep taking classes – also if something breaks you don’t have to deal with fixing it…
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